I’m trying to find out how to make Kindle for Chrome read an eBook to me via text-to-speech to no avail. I have basically no idea how to do it, but my friend has done it so I know that there has to be a way. Thank you!
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- Kindle Cloud does not have text to speech functionality but you can download Kindle for PC. It has text to speech via accessibility plugin. Maybe TTS extensions for Chrome would work. Try them too.
- Does Kindle for PC have a built-in TTS engine? How do you make it read the text of an ebook I downloaded? I bought it from Amazon so it's not like it's some downloadable file I obtained from an alternate website.
- Here is a link on Using the PC version with TTS. You need to have additional software installed.
- That's a broken URL.
- The link works. Please try again.
- Ok. I installed it. How do I actually use it once it's installed?
- Follow the instructions here http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200596280&pop-up=1. Start Microsoft Narrator before using the keyboard shortcut.
- Microsoft Narrator is pre-installed on Windows.
- I installed the additional software, and I opened an ebook and I hit CTRL + R. It doesn't work for some reason since I don't hear anything being read.
- It appears based on my research that you are referring to the Send to Kindle Google Chrome extension as seen at http://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/chrome/ Is that correct? Are you wanting your Kindle Fire or older device to read what you are sending to your device once it arrives? If so then the following articles will help you solve the issue; I have no idea which Kindle device you are using. Good luck.http://frrl.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/making-kindle-fire-speak-kindle-fire-ebook-reader-text-to-speech-capability/
http://askville.amazon.com/make-kindle-read/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=76165628
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/android/text-to-speech-tts-on-kindle-fire.asp- I'm not using the actual Kindle device. I have a chrome extension called Kindle Cloud Reader and I am running into some setbacks while trying to make this app read the book to me aloud.
- Take a look at http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/chrome-speak-select-text-from-any-webpage-to-read-out-loud-chrome/ and see if it might hold an answer for you. I had forgotten about Kindle Cloud Reader which will work in any desktop browser. Hopefully this is more along the lines of what you need. Good luck.
- I've tried it with webpages such as Wikipedia articles, but on the Kindle cloud reader it doesn't work, for some odd reason.
Firefox Text To Speech Plugin
Kindle Cloud does not have text to speech functionality but you can download Kindle for PC. It has text to speech via accessibility plugin. Maybe TTS extensions for Chrome would work. Bringing back TTS to Kindles could cost less per e-reader than a Big Mac. The related microchips are dirt cheap, and Amazon even owns Ivona, makers of text-to-speech software. Text-to-Speech is an experimental feature that allows you to listen to Kindle books on your device. If Text-to-Speech is enabled for your book, your device will read the text in the book to you. Text-to-Speech is not available for all titles in the Kindle Store. Text to speech for kindle free download - Text to Speech Maker, Alive Text to Speech, Text to Speech, and many more programs. Best Video Software for the Mac How To Run MacOS High Sierra.
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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).
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:
Free Speech To Text Mac
Kindle For Mac Text To Speech
- 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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