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Your book, in ten languages.
In days, not months.

We turn your book into a 15-, 20- or 30-minute audio summary — a Saar — in English and 9 Indian languages. You approve every word before a single line is narrated. From ₹1,499 per book.

No card required · One free Saar per account · Your manuscript stays private

Hindi · Gujarati · Marathi · Tamil · Telugu · Kannada · Bengali · Punjabi · Malayalam · English
Straight answer first

What this is — and what it isn't

We'd rather you know exactly what you're buying than be disappointed on delivery.

What you get

  • A 15–30 minute audio summary of your book, split into parts
  • The same book in up to 3 languages per order, 10 available
  • A 2-minute trailer you can use for marketing
  • MP3 files and a manifest — yours to publish anywhere
  • Full editorial control: read, edit and approve every script

What it isn't

  • Not a full audiobook — we don't narrate your book cover to cover
  • Not a replacement for reading the book
  • Not narrated by a human — these are AI voices, and we say so
  • Not a rights grab — we claim nothing, and list nothing without your say-so
Free trial

Hear your own book before you pay

Every account gets one Saar free. Not a demo of someone else's book — a real, fully produced 5-minute Saar of a chapter of yours, in the language and voice you choose, through exactly the same process a paid order goes through.

Create my free Saar

What the free Saar includes

✓ A 5-minute Saar, split into 2 parts
✓ Any one of the 10 languages
✓ Any of the 30 narrators
✓ A 2-minute trailer as well
✓ No card, no commitment

The limits: one trial per account, up to 25 pages and 30 MB. Upload a single chapter or an extract rather than the whole book — most PDF readers can export a page range.

Why an audio summary

A Saar does work your book can't do alone

Your book reaches people who read, in the language you wrote it in. A Saar reaches everyone else — and gives you something to market with.

🌏 An audience many times larger

Most Indian books are never translated, so they reach only the people who read one language. Ten languages turns a regional readership into a national one — without a translation deal, an advance, or two years of waiting.

🎧 People who listen, not read

Commutes, kitchens, walks. An audio summary meets readers where a printed book can't go — and it's short enough to finish in one journey.

🪜 A doorway to the full book

A Saar isn't a substitute for your book — it's the trailer. Listeners who finish it know whether they want the whole thing, and where to buy it.

📣 Marketing material you own

The 2-minute trailer works as an ad, a social post, a newsletter embed or a launch asset. Most authors have nothing like it.

📚 Backlist that earns again

Titles published years ago become new audio assets in new languages — without reprinting, re-editing or renegotiating anything.

⚡ Days, not months

Studio narration takes months and costs lakhs. A Saar in three languages is typically ready within days, for the price of a nice dinner.

Coming soon

🌐 International languages

We're extending beyond Indian languages so your book can travel further — the same Saar, the same control, a global audience.

Where it goes

Publish it wherever you like

The files are yours. Put them on our platform, your own channels, or both — nothing is exclusive.

Optional · 10% off

List on Saarika

Publish your Saar to the Saarika catalogue and reach an audience already listening to 1,000+ titles across 10 languages. Non-exclusive, revocable any time, and it takes 10% off your order.

Publish it yourself

You get MP3 files and a manifest with durations and checksums. Upload them to Spotify, YouTube, Pocket FM, Kuku FM, your own site, a podcast feed or a newsletter — we place no restriction on where your Saar goes.

Coming soon

Auto-generated video shorts

We're building automatic short-form videos from your Saar — captioned, vertical and ready for Instagram, YouTube Shorts and WhatsApp. Turn one book into a month of posts without opening an editor.

How it works

Four steps, and you approve each one

Nothing is narrated, and nothing is charged, until you've seen what we're going to say.

You choose how involved to be, before you start. In Guided mode you approve each stage below and can edit anything — a human stays in the loop from start to finish. In Automatic mode we run the whole thing and send you the finished Saar, with a review window if you want it. Same pipeline, same quality — the only difference is how much waits on you.

1

Upload your book

PDF or text, up to 250 pages. Scanned books are fine — we read them. We break it into parts and summarise each one, free of charge.

2

Correct our reading

You see how we understood each part, and you can rewrite any of it. It's your book — this is the step that makes the result sound right.

3

Choose languages, voices and tone

Pick from 30 narrators, 7 tones and 4 narration styles. Hear every combination before you decide. Then you see the price and confirm.

4

Review, then download

Read the scripts, edit anything, approve. We narrate, run quality checks, and send you a zip per language.

Plain english

The words we use

A few terms come up throughout Studio. None of them are complicated — here's what each one means.

Saar

“saar” — the essence of something. Our name for an audio summary: a 15–30 minute retelling of your book's ideas, characters and arc, written to be listened to rather than read. Not the whole book, and not a review — the substance of it, narrated.

Parts

We split your book into 2–6 sections, depending on the length you choose, and treat each as its own chapter of the Saar. Parts keep the summary balanced across the whole book instead of dwelling on the opening, and they give you a natural place to make corrections.

Script

The written narration for one part, before any audio exists. This is what you read and edit. Change a sentence and that's exactly what gets spoken — the script is the last word, not a suggestion.

Trailer

A separate 2-minute opener designed to make someone want to hear the rest. It comes with every Saar and works on its own as a social post, an ad or a newsletter embed.

Tone & narration style

Tone is how the writing feels — dramatic, casual, poetic, educational. Narration style is who appears to be speaking — first-person, third-person, documentary or conversational. 7 tones × 4 styles, and you can hear every combination.

Narrator

The AI voice that reads your Saar. There are 30, each available in every language, and you pick one per language. Once chosen it's fixed for the whole book, so every part sounds like the same person.

Under the bonnet

How a Saar is actually made

No mystery about it. Here's the whole process, including the parts that are automated — and the two points where you decide whether it continues.

Steps 3 and 5 are yours. In Guided mode nothing moves past them until you approve — you can rewrite our reading of the book and edit every line of every script, as many times as you like. In Automatic mode those steps still exist and you're still emailed at each one; they just don't block production if you'd rather not be involved.

1

We read the book

Text is extracted straight from your file. If it's a scan with no text layer, we read the pages visually instead — so old and photocopied books work too.

2

We summarise each part

The book is divided into parts and each is summarised on its own. That's why the whole book gets covered evenly rather than the first chapter dominating.

3

You correct our reading

You see those summaries and can rewrite any of them. Everything downstream is built from this text, so a correction here fixes every script and every language at once.

4

We write the scripts

Each part becomes a narration script in your chosen language, tone and style — written directly in that language, not translated word for word from English.

5

You approve the words

Read every script and edit freely. Nothing is narrated until you're happy, because narration is the expensive part to redo.

6

We narrate and check it

Your chosen narrator reads each script. We then check length, look for dead air or truncation, and re-record anything that falls short before you ever hear it.

Is it AI? Yes, and we label every Saar as AI-generated — your listeners should know that too. What matters is how much of it you control: you correct the reading, you edit every script, and nothing is narrated until you approve the words.

The narration

Voices that perform, not just pronounce

Older text-to-speech reads words. Ours is directed — it's told how the passage should feel before it speaks a line, which is why a dramatic Saar actually sounds dramatic.

🎬 Directed delivery

Every passage is sent with an explicit performance instruction — the tone and point of view you chose — not just the text. The same paragraph read as “dramatic, first-person” and “documentary” genuinely differs in pace, weight and emphasis.

⏸ Pauses where they belong

Scripts carry timing cues that the narrator honours as deliberate beats — a held moment before a revelation, a breath between scenes. It's the difference between reading a passage and telling it.

🗣 Native pronunciation

Each language is spoken natively, not as English with an accent. Hindi sounds like Hindi, Tamil like Tamil — including names, places and terms that trip up generic engines.

🎙 30 narrators

A full range of voices across registers and genders, every one available in every language. Audition all of them free before you choose.

🔒 One voice per book

Your narrator is locked for the whole Saar, so part four sounds like the same person as part one — no drift between chapters, no jarring re-cast halfway through.

🎚 Studio-quality output

Recorded at 24 kHz, checked for length and dead air, then trimmed and delivered as clean MP3 files ready to publish anywhere.

These are synthetic voices and we don't pretend otherwise — but they're a long way from the flat, clipped delivery the phrase “text to speech” brings to mind. Hear for yourself below.

Hear it first

Don't take our word for how it sounds

Same book, same length — only the tone and narration style change. Every combination is available to preview before you spend anything.

Dramatic · First-person

Tension and stakes, told from inside the story.

Casual · Conversational

Like a friend recommending a book across a table.

Audiobook · Documentary

Measured, factual, grounded in time and place.

Hear all 280 samples, in 10 languages →

Already on Saarika

The kind of work we already narrate

Over 1,000 titles across 10 languages are already on the platform — classics, regional literature and contemporary non-fiction. Studio puts your book through the same production.

“Listeners who were never going to buy the book.”

Saarika listeners come for a summary and leave knowing whether they want the full work — which is exactly the audience a Saar puts your book in front of.

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A listening audience
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“We had the book for years. In a week it was in three languages.”

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Pricing

One price, per book

No subscription. No royalty share. We take nothing from what your Saar earns.

Taster
₹1,499
+ 18% GST
5 minutes · 2 parts
Most chosen
Standard
₹4,999
+ 18% GST
15 minutes · 4 parts
Extended
₹6,499
+ 18% GST
20 minutes · 5 parts
Full
₹7,999
+ 18% GST
30 minutes · 6 parts
Each additional language (first included; up to 3 per order) +₹1,999
Guided mode — you approve every stage +25%
List your Saar on the Saarika catalogue — optional, non-exclusive −10%
Your first Saar — 5 minutes, one language, up to 25 pages Free

All prices exclude GST. 18% GST is added at checkout, and your invoice shows the breakdown. A ₹4,999 Saar is ₹5,899 including GST.

Prices are one-time and per book. Payment is taken before production begins and is non-refundable — which is exactly why we give you a free Saar first, and why you approve every script before anything is narrated.

Two ways to work

As hands-on as you want to be

Automatic

We produce the whole Saar and send it to you when it's done. You still get a window to review the scripts, and we still email you at every stage — but nothing waits on you.

Best for — a backlist, a deadline, or a book you're confident about.

Guided +25%

You review and approve at each stage: the summaries, then the scripts, then the narration. Request changes at any point. Production only moves when you say so.

Best for — a book that matters to you, sensitive material, or your first Saar with us.

Who it's for

Built for authors and publishers alike

✍️ For authors

You wrote the book. Now reach the readers who were never going to find it — in languages you don't speak, on devices you don't publish to.

  • → One book, one price, no ongoing commitment
  • → A trailer you can post the day it's delivered
  • → Your voice in the writing — you edit every script
  • → Start free before you spend anything

🏢 For publishers

Your backlist is finished work that has stopped earning. Audio summaries turn each title into new assets in new languages, without new production.

  • → 40 titles × 3 languages = 120 new audio assets
  • → Per-book invoicing, no platform fee, no revenue share
  • → Rights untouched — we license nothing
  • → Talk to us about volume: [email protected]
Your rights

Your book stays yours

Unpublished manuscripts, unreleased titles, sensitive work — the handling is the same.

Private by default

Your project is visible only to your account. It never appears in our catalogue, search or app unless you opt in.

Purged after delivery

Your manuscript is deleted 30 days after delivery. Your finished files stay available for 90 days.

You keep every right

We claim no ownership of your book or your Saar. Catalogue listing is optional, non-exclusive and revocable.

Recorded, not assumed

Every approval you give is logged with a timestamp, so there's a clear record of what was agreed and when.

Questions

Before you spend anything

The basics

What exactly is an audio summary?

It's your book's ideas, story and arc retold in 15–30 minutes of narrated audio — written specifically to be listened to, which is different from reading a written summary aloud. A listener finishes it knowing what your book is about, what it argues or where the story goes, and whether they want the full thing. We call it a Saar, from the word for “essence”.

Is this an audiobook?

No. A Saar is a 15–30 minute summary, not a cover-to-cover narration. A 300-page novel would be 9 or 10 hours as an audiobook and costs lakhs to produce; a Saar covers the same book in half an hour for a few thousand rupees. Different product, different purpose. If you want a full audiobook, this isn't it — and we'd rather tell you now than after you've paid.

What are “parts”, and why is my book split up?

We divide your book into 2–6 sections and summarise each separately, then narrate them as consecutive tracks. Two reasons. First, coverage: summarising a whole book in one pass makes models dwell on the opening chapters, whereas per-part summarising keeps the whole book represented. Second, control: parts give you specific places to make corrections, rather than one long block of text to argue with. The number of parts follows the length you choose — a 5-minute Saar has 2, a 30-minute one has 6.

How is the audio actually generated?

Six steps. We extract the text from your file (reading the pages visually if it's a scan with no text layer). We split it into parts and summarise each one. You review and correct those summaries. We write a narration script per part in your chosen language, tone and style. You read and edit every script. Then your chosen narrator voices each script, and we check the result for length and dead air before you hear it. Nothing is narrated until you've approved the words.

Is this AI-generated?

Yes, and we label it as such — your listeners should know that too. We use current large-language and speech-synthesis models for reading your book, writing the summaries and scripts, and narrating them. What matters more is how much of it you control: you correct our reading of every part, you edit every script line by line, and nothing is narrated until you approve the words.

How natural do the voices actually sound?

Good enough that most listeners won't think about it, and you can verify that yourself before paying — the samples on this page are unedited output. What makes the difference is that the narration is directed: each passage is sent with an explicit instruction about tone and point of view, so a dramatic passage is performed dramatically rather than merely pronounced. Timing cues in the script are honoured as real pauses, and each language is spoken natively rather than as accented English.

Will it sound robotic?

Judge for yourself — the samples above are unedited output, not cherry-picked. Modern synthetic voices are far past the flat, clipped delivery people expect, but they are still synthetic, and someone listening closely may notice. That's why we let you hear all 30 narrators and all 28 tone-and-style combinations before you pay anything.

What's the difference between tone and narration style?

Tone is how the writing feels: Dramatic, Audiobook, Storytelling, Educational, Casual, Poetic or Narrative. Narration style is who appears to be speaking: First-person (“I remember the choices he made”), Third-person (“Krishna stood before them”), Documentary (“The narratives have long shaped…”) or Conversational (“You know the story, right?”). They combine independently, giving 28 possibilities — all previewable.

My book isn't in English. Does that matter?

No. We read books in any of our supported languages and produce the Saar directly in whichever languages you choose — the script is written in that language rather than translated sentence by sentence from English, which is why it reads naturally rather than like a translation.

How accurate is the summary?

Good, and you get the final say. AI summarisation can misread emphasis, conflate characters or miss a subtlety — so we show you our reading of every part before writing a single script, and every script before recording a single line. Most authors change something. That step is the difference between an approximate summary and one that's actually right.

The free trial

Is the free trial really free?

Yes. No card, no commitment, nothing to cancel. You get one fully produced 5-minute Saar of your own book — 2 parts plus a 2-minute trailer — in a language and narrator you choose. It goes through exactly the same process a paid order does, so what you hear is what you'd get.

What are the trial limits?

One trial per account, a 5-minute Saar in one language, from an upload of up to 25 pages and 30 MB. Upload a single chapter or an extract rather than the whole book — in most PDF readers, File → Print → save as PDF with a page range, or “Extract pages”. Paid projects take full books up to 250 pages.

Can I download and use the trial Saar?

The trial plays in your Studio account so you can judge the quality. Downloadable files come with a paid order — that's the difference between the trial and the product.

Rights, delivery & payment

Do your prices include GST?

No — every price shown is exclusive of GST. 18% GST is added at checkout. So a ₹4,999 Saar comes to ₹5,899, and ₹1,499 comes to ₹1,769. Your invoice itemises the amount and the GST separately.

Will I get a proper GST invoice?

Yes. Every paid order produces a numbered invoice in your account showing the line items, the GST and the total, which you can download or print at any time. If you're a business or publisher and need your GSTIN on it, add it to your account before you pay.

Who owns the finished audio?

You do. We claim no rights over your book or the Saar produced from it. You can sell it, give it away, or publish it anywhere. Listing it on Saarika is optional and revocable.

What if the summary gets my book wrong?

You'll see it before it's narrated. After we analyse your book you can rewrite any part summary, and before production you can edit every script line by line. Editing is unlimited and free — most people change something, and it makes the result better.

Is my unpublished manuscript safe?

Yes. Projects are private to your account, never appear in our catalogue or app without your opt-in, and your source file is deleted 30 days after delivery. Every access is logged.

How long does it take?

Analysis takes minutes. A full production typically completes within a day or two per language, depending on length. In Guided mode it depends mostly on how quickly you approve.

Which languages can I choose?

English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi and Malayalam. Up to three per order — you can add more later to a book we've already analysed, and you only pay the per-language price.

What do I actually receive?

A zip per language containing MP3 files — a 2-minute trailer plus each part — and a manifest with durations and checksums. Files are yours to publish anywhere.

Why is payment non-refundable?

Because production spends real compute the moment it starts. That's exactly why we give you a free Saar first, let you hear every voice and style before buying, and make you approve every script before anything is narrated.

Start with a book you care about

Your first Saar is free — 5 minutes, one language, up to 25 pages. No card, no commitment. If you don't like how it sounds, you've lost nothing.