- The reader itself is similar to the Kindle app in appearance, with one-click (or tap) buttons for changing font size, color theme (day, night, or sepia), and viewing the table of contents.
- VoiceOver is a revolutionary built-in screen reader that’s more than a text-to-speech tool. It tells you exactly what’s on your screen and talks you through actions like editing a video, building a presentation, or quickly navigating from one app to another.
How to Activate Text to Speech in Mac OS X. So you want your Mac to read something to you? Read more to find out how. Open System Preferences. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. You can make your Mac talk to you in various different ways and even speaking with different voices, all by using the powerful built-in Text-to-Speech abilities of Mac OS X. With this, you can either speak a few words, phrases, or even an entire document.
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I wanted to listen to books I've purchased on the Kindle store for my commute to work, but to my dismay the Kindle android app has no text-to-speech support (some of the Kindle eReaders do).
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After a bit of research and trail-and-error, I found a surprisingly good solution. For the record, this works for me using an Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2
Here's what you'll need:
PC/Mac/Linux:
Android:
- IVONA Kendra US English beta (for english speakers) (note this takes a long time to download, so be patient).
Note: The IVONA TTS app is far superior to the default engine and makes listening to books more enjoyable instead of sounding like driving directions. You must first install the app and then install your language package of choice. Verify it is working and selected as preferred TTS engine by going to Settings>Language and input>Text-to-speech output.
Convert your book into *.MOBI file:
- Purchase your book as usual using the Kindle app (note, I don't know about other e-readers, but I'm sure this isn't limited to Kindle).
- Connect the phone to the computer and open Calibre. You may have to configure the device to search for *.prc files using the drop-down menu. Locate the book, right click, and add to library. Note this will copy it to your local drive. Go to library and select 'Convert Books' and select the output filetype as MOBI. Now open the file directory and copy it back to the phone to your FBReader book directory (default /storage/sdcard0/Books).
Open book in FBReader and start listening!
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- You may have to locate the book using the File tree if it isn't showing up under title.
- To start voice output, open the book, select the menu button, and scroll down to 'Speak+' (it took me a while to realize the menu was scrollable).
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