De Marque and ElevenLabs have announced a partnership that will allow publishers using Cantook Édition to choose titles from their catalog to make them available in audio format on the ElevenReader app. This initiative covers content in French, Spanish, and Portuguese, as well as many other languages. Cantook Édition currently aggregates 1.8 million titles in French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and other languages. Under the agreement, publishers can directly select books from their Cantook environment to offer on ElevenReader, without needing to create a separate account. Participation is voluntary, and each publisher can choose which titles to include.
ElevenReader supports content in more than 90 languages, including French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Polish. This wide language coverage aligns with the regions where Cantook Édition supports publishers, from Canada to France, through Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. For readers, the selected titles will be available directly in ElevenReader, where they can be searched and listened to, either through a subscription or on a per-title basis. The feature is now available for Cantook Édition users, on a voluntary basis.
The announcement comes at a time when audiobook development remains uneven across different markets. According to the press release, the United States had more than 750,000 active audio titles in 2025, compared to just over 20,000 in the Francophone market. In Spain, despite some progress in the sector, the audio catalog is still significantly smaller than the overall available book selection. For De Marque, the high cost of producing audiobooks has long been a challenge for publishers, particularly for titles that may not have the commercial potential to justify traditional audio production. The partnership with ElevenLabs provides an alternative way to make some of these books available for listening.
Founded in Quebec, De Marque has been developing technologies for the digital publishing ecosystem for more than thirty years. Its platform, Cantook, includes Cantook Édition, which is dedicated to managing and distributing editorial catalogs. ElevenLabs, on the other hand, focuses on developing vocal technologies powered by artificial intelligence.
De Marque and ElevenLabs Partner to Expand Audiobook Access Through Cantook Édition
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