Living Books
Your words. More ways to experience them.
A book can open a door into a story, an idea or a different way of seeing the world.
On NRJ, a Living Book brings your work together with the conversations, reflections and experiences around it. Readers and listeners can discover the book—and explore further with its author.
Start with your ebook or audiobook. Bring both if you have them.
Upload your ebook in EPUB format or share your narrated chapters. Publish a complete book or release it chapter by chapter, with the option to add video introductions, interviews and companion material.
What makes a book “living”?
A Living Book can grow alongside its author and audience.
Your book may be complete, while new conversations and supporting material offer fresh ways into it. Or it may still be taking shape, with readers and listeners following its development.
You choose what suits your work:
- Read, listen and watch — bring text, audio and video together in one journey.
- Publish progressively — release chapters at a pace you can sustain.
- Go beyond the page — add illustrations, interviews, exercises or downloadable resources.
- Open a conversation — invite comments and questions on individual chapters.
- Give people a reason to return — add new material, with update notifications for subscribers who favourite your journey.
Your Living Book can be simple or richly layered. Begin with what you have and build from there.
Start with what you have
An ebook ready to be read
Upload your EPUB and give your book a home on NRJ. You can begin with the text alone, then add narration, visualisations, author interviews or companion content whenever you wish.
An audiobook ready to be heard
Bring an existing recording or begin narrating your book. Share the complete work or publish it in instalments.
A back catalogue with more to give
Introduce earlier books to a new audience. Add fresh reflections, revisit an exercise or reveal the story behind the story.
A manuscript still taking shape
Share work in progress and invite responses. A Living Book can begin with a chapter, a poem or an idea worth exploring.
Is your book eligible?
You can upload your ebook, audiobook or both, provided you hold the rights needed to publish each format on NRJ.
If your book is covered by a separate publishing, distribution or narration agreement, check whether that agreement permits you to share the relevant format here. Upload only the formats for which you retain the necessary rights or have permission from the rights holder.
Meet the idea behind the format
Join Tom Evans, author and co-founder of NRJ, as he explores how Living Books connect storytelling, creativity and audiences.
Discover ways to begin and how your work can continue developing after publication.
Create a connection around your work
For fiction, share a glimpse into your characters, setting or writing process. For nonfiction, help readers put an idea into practice. For poetry, offer your voice alongside the words.
A question about a chapter can begin a conversation. A reflection can become a companion piece. A reader’s response can reveal a new perspective.
You decide how much to share and how you participate.
Give your book its next chapter
Have an ebook, an audiobook or the beginnings of either?
Tell us about your work and explore how it could become a Living Book.
Authors publish on NRJ as Creators. Before joining, review our subscription, publishing requirements and Creator revenue-sharing arrangements.