Audible Audio Books For Kindle
Why do publishers sometime disable Text-to-Speech on Kindle?
For some books on Kindle, Text-to-Speech is disabled because of the publisher’s decision. Why do they do this? I know you could say, Well, the Text-to-Speech function on the Kindle will eliminate the whole audiobook industry, but this isn’t true at all.
Amazon owns Audible, the most well-known distributor of audiobooks, which is online. Eventually, and probably closer than we think, eBooks will become just as, if not more, popular as printed books. So when most literature is on ereaders, people aren’t going to buy clunky audiotapes and CD’s anymore, and they definitely won’t want to pay extra money on an audio file (mp3) after they spent money on the book itself.
It just seems silly to me how many publishers are ignoring the benefits of Text-to-Speech. Personally, I’m less inclined to buy a book if it doesn’t have this function enabled. Plus, I think it’s ridiculous how it can be shut off by external powers, when I was the one who bought the device and book!
Listening to the book read out by your Kindle: $0
Listening to the book read by a professional voice actor: $20
Boycotting arsehole publishers who think you can’t tell the difference between a robot and a human: Priceless.
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Mindfulness for Beginners £6.72 … |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Unabridged 7 Audio CD Set) £24.92 Just when it seems that there cannot possibly be another twist to the Harry Potter tale, Stephen Fry dons his haughtiest and naughtiest tones to bring Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to vibrant life on audio. Harry Potter has spent the first 10 years of his life at the mercy of the dreadful Dursleys–the aunt, uncle and fat, spoilt brat of a cousin who reluctantly gave him a home after th… |
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Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world £4.07 Brand New Item, Fast Dispatch… |
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The Magic £3.08 Brand New Item, Fast Dispatch… |
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The Sins of the Father (Clifton Chronicles 2) £7.48 … |
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Molly Moccasins – Audio Books, Volume 2 (Unabridged) $7.69 Listen to Molly Moccasins audiobooks on-the-go – anywhere, anytime. This collection calls on all young adventurers to listen, play, think, imagine, and investigate…. |
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Molly Moccasins – Audio Books, Volume 1 (Unabridged) $7.69 Listen to Molly Moccasins adventure-story audiobooks on the go – anywhere, anytime…. |
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The Jewish Audio Bible (Unabridged) $9.19 The Jewish Audio Bible is a masterful delivery of the Kol Menachem Chumash (Gutnick Edition) – a much loved, best-selling translation of the Five Books of Moses…. |
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Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers Audio Books Volume 1 (Unabridged) $7.09 Classic stories from the original masters of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft and Charles Dickens. Read by horror icon Doug Bradley with music and sound design by Alistair Lock…. |
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The Wall Street Journal on Audible 12-Month Subscription $39.99 Every weekday, an audio edition of The Wall Street Journal will be delivered to your desktop! At 6:30 am EST… |