![]() When you download the Kindle book, you will generally be told if an Audible version is available. Not all Audible books can be linked with the Kindle version, and there are far fewer Audible versions of books than Kindle. It is a more expensive method to read books as you have to pay for the Kindle version, as well as the Audible talking book, though there is generally a discount on the price of the Audible book. In this case, text is highlighted as it is read, making it easier to follow. Some Kindle books can be linked with Audible talking books, using ' Whispersync' to provide professional narration, usually by an actor or the author. In contrast, the iOS app has a choice of eight fonts, though some are very similar to each other. You still just have a choice between Bookerly and Georgia, two very similar serif fonts. Unfortunately, Amazon has not provided any additional font options for viewing the text with the new PC and Mac apps. In Windows 10, go to the Speech Recognition control panel, click on Text to Speech and then select a voice from those available on your computer. To change the default voice on a Mac, click on the Apple symbol (top left of the screen), followed by System Preferences, Accessibility, then Speech to choose your System Voice. Unfortunately, the app doesn't highlight text as it is read so it can be hard for somebody with reading difficulties to follow the text, but having easy access to decent computer voices is still a significant improvement on earlier versions. Now click on Tools, then Start Text-to-Speech (or press Ctrl-T on a PC, Cmnd-T on a Mac) to start reading the book from the top of the page. Once you have installed the app on a Mac or PC, and logged into your Kindle account, click on the book that you wish to read. The Mac and Windows versions of the App are very similar, but the screenshots in this blog are taken from the Windows version. (In the case of the Apple app, you currently get version 1.12.4 from the App Store, but version 1.19.1 from Amazon. Download Amazon Kindle and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac OS X 11.0 or later. To get the latest, free version of the app, make sure you go to the link on the Amazon web site, not the Apple or Windows App Store as the App Store versions are quite old. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Amazon Kindle. All this has changed with the latest versions of the apps, available from Amazon, which can easily read out text from speech-enabled books using your computer's default voice. Text to speech has been available for some Kindle book readers for a number of years, but if you wanted to add this feature to the Kindle apps for a Windows or Mac computer, this involved an incredible amount of faffing about. For Macs, see Ingo’s comment below.Posted by Allan Wilson on the 15th February, 2017 Update: Here’s a post at MobileRead describing a way to stop the update from downloading by creating a file with the same name. If anyone has a solution on how to keep the Kindle for PC/Mac app from updating, please share. Some use version 1.17 to avoid KFX ebooks altogether but now that Amazon is forcing this update it’s going to cause issues for those that still use older versions of Kindle for PC/Mac. When the download completes, follow the on-screen installation. Note: If your operating system isnt supported, use our Kindle Cloud Reader. ![]() Supported Operating Systems: PC: Windows 8, 8.1, 10, or 11. Removal of KFX DRM isn’t yet possible with newer versions of Kindle for PC. Use the Kindle app to start reading from your PC or Mac. If you own a Kindle e-reader you can still use the download option on Amazon’s website to get non-KFX ebooks, but if you rely on the Kindle app you might encounter this forced update problem.įor those of you that are confused by all of this, it all comes down to being able to remove DRM from KFX ebooks to convert them to other formats using Calibre. There’s a great write-up over at MobileRead that outlines all the ways to deal with Kindle for PC/Mac when it comes to ebooks in KFX format. I don’t like the newer version since they got rid of the mini player so I keep reverting to an older version and it keeps automatically updating to the new version. I’ve also been having the same exact problem with Amazon’s Music app for PC. ![]() Careers About Us UK Modern Slavery Statement. Kindle Books Kindle Unlimited Prime Reading Kindle Book Deals Best Sellers & more Categories Free Reading Apps Kindle E-readers Newsstand. Some folks have tried reverting back to an earlier version multiple times just to have the forced update take over again. Online shopping for Free Kindle App from a great selection at Kindle Store Store.
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