How to LISTEN TO YOUR NOVEL with the Kindle App (like an Audiobook!)

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

AHHHH! Isn't this so cool!??? :D Who's excited to try this?? Let me know how it goes! Any other Kindle tricks and tips I don't know about yet?? I hope you guys also enjoyed listening to the current version of the first page of my book! If you want to follow my publication process this year and give "first looks", don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter at www.authorbrittanywang.com !

[@AxleBoost]

I found this out by accident one day! Great use for book drafts, assigned reading homework, and so on. Should be a much more publicly shared feature!

[@AxleBoost]

You can also upload PDFs into your kindle library! Maybe consider doing that for your book draft.

[@rfry200]

Brittany is using an iPhone not android.

[@jim409]

Plus I think you've got Emilia Clarke's smile

[@dorylobel]

Another great program for text to speech is Natural Readers. Great for pasting in text you're working on and hearing how it translates when someone reads it. Thanks for the video!

[@lisafarver5584]

My husband uses this feature instead of having to buy audible books on his Kindle. Loved hearing the first page of your work. You must be so excited to finally be sharing a part of it.

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

That's right!! You can totally use this for any ebook in your library which I totally started doing more of in the last few days too, especially if an audiobook doesn't yet exist for a book I want to read. So smart!! And THANK YOU LISA!!

[@thepmaexperience]

@@AuthorBrittanyWang This is indeed pretty fantastic! I'm in love with the aspect of (I travel a lot) reading from a kindle on a train and then queuing up the page on my iphone when leaving the train to continue with the book by listening to it! Thank you for making this video, very appreciated! Good luck with your book, what a great personal achievement!

[@saraplease3615]

Life changing! Thank you! I have been trying to figure this out for ages and couldn’t get it right until your video!

[@Michellegruessing]

I originally found this video searching for a way to turn Kindle e-books to audio. Your enthusiasm is captivating and makes me want to read your work. I have two teen daughters, and I can't wait to share your books with them.

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

Aww Michelle, this means so much to hear, thank you!! ❤️ 😁 I so hope your daughters enjoy this series. The first book should be coming out in Spring 2021!

[@anitaneuburger9541]

Thank you Brittany for helping those of us out here who are technologically impaired! 😊

[@kathyf3656]

I have been using this tip for years. For one thing, it makes it so much easier to "hear" how your names and locations "sound" to a reader. if the audio on the Kindle messes up a character name, for example, you should probably change it to make it easier for the reader to pronounce, even in their mind as they read. I also use it in the editing phase because you can catch things like missing words, repeated words, repeated phrase too close together, misspellings that are real words but not the one you meant, etc. It's a great tool for writers.

[@janekalmes]

Brittany, thank you SO much for the shout out! I LOVE your first page! It's so IMMEDIATE and GRIPPING!

[@ShelinaV]

l send all my readers to this video to learn how to do this because sometimes your eyes just need a rest. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@victorliu1520]

Thank you for making this video. I'd just have to buy an audiobook where everybody complain about the author/reader's voice. This solved that problem. 👋👋👋

[@revelatoryartist]

Thank you I am recently progressed into blindness and it's really helps me so much. Thank you for sharing this.

[@CrazeaboutYa29]

You know what I am excited for? Your book!!! Can’t wait to read it!

[@terenceproctor7588]

Thank you! This is such a blessing, I am in school and have so much to read.

[@HannahPenningtonAuthor]

OMG this is amazing! I've been desperately wanting to read books on my tbr, but I have NO time to sit and hold a book/kindle. Since most of them do not have an audible edition, this solution will finally help me chip away at my extensive tbr! THANK YOU!

[@marklogrande477]

Works perfectly! I use 2x speed to blow through reading.

[@yochanacoleman4974]

I've been doing this for a while and it is totally awesome!!! For me, it's so much easier to find mistakes. :)

[@creativenessworx]

omg lady you saved me thank you, i just found out i have a. learning issue and have to listen and read at the same time and nothing worked but this 🙌🏼🙌🏼 thank you

[@EseAbigail]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Honestly I find it difficult to read for hours even though I want to, so it helps having an audible feature that can read along with me, or I can listen to when I get tired of reading. && Congratulations on you book also 🙂

[@nikkijacobs2457]

Thank you this is the only free way I can find to read books like audio books since the book I wanted wasn't on the audible.

[@JosephJMcAllister]

Cool. It works. I put it into dark mode too. I like reading, but LCD screens are so hard on the eyes. This is much better. I just Bluetooth it to my Bluetooth speaker, close my eyes, and suddenly it's a podcast.

[@authorlacyhess]

Love your reaction to hearing your book read with this method! I don't know about other Kindle Fire devices, but I've been using my Fire 10 to read my chapters to me while I'm editing for my betas. I catch a lot more errors that way. The Fire 10 has a feature built into the Kindle app for this instead of having to go into device settings.

[@jonscott623]

I was trying to figure out how to do this. Thanks for the great explanation.

[@ivashevanix4644]

Me too! Thanks ❤

[@katiemarie1348]

OMG! How did I not know about this! I am obsessed with audio but won't pay for audible! Love this hack

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

Yay!! It’s definitely been a game changer for me, I hope you’re enjoying it!!

[@Scottkaveny3]

Very helpful thank you Brittany! I can drive while listening to Kindle books now. Thank you for providing value to everyone here!

[@karamveerkumar3620]

Almost same in case of android. 1. Go to accessibility 2. Search Talk to speech option 3. On text to speech shortcut 4. Choose your language..also voices given in that language ,then download it 5. Select your shortcut gesture 6. On background player 7. Here you go...now enjoy ur player

[@Daniel-br4nc]

It doesn't automatically go to the next page though...

[@ChiArcher-i5p]

This doesn't work like that in android. Android has stupid "talkback" and not tts. Talkback is very intrusive and unrealistic to turn on and use

[@a.f79520]

OOOOH my gosh, wonderful video. Thank you so, so much for this helpful tutorial! Cant believe I could have been using this for years, glad to know about it now though. Best of luck with your novel, thanks again!

[@Butterflies.and.Tulips]

THANK YOU! I’m such a slow reader and prefer audiobooks but sometimes the next in the series isn’t an audiobook! This will help me a lot!! Thank you so much!

[@delkisflores4651]

Awesome!! Thank you for the step by step directions. It helped me figure out how to setup. Yay! Now I can multitask😊.

[@koalafan1576]

I had no idea. With this I’ll finish your episode today.

[@missionwilderness208]

Thanks for this helpful content and beautiful prose! Super descriptive and compelling writing! Every line builds a powerful sense of suspense. Outstanding! Keep up the great work.

[@Everyoneisanartist776]

Thank Ms. Jane for your insights and Thank you Ms. Brittany for not hogging the knowledge bestowed upon you. Blessings to you both & good day 🫶🏽

[@Iamraiven]

Do it through your Alexa app on any phone or have your Alexa device read to you too! Especially if you click page turn too

[@dxcomic]

I’d be happy to try this. The page turning was an issue with the Kindle app on my iPhone it was hit or miss what are the steps to get Alexa to read from the Kindle app? Or is it not reading from the Kindle app?

[@truth2447]

Thank you! You saved me money buying a kindle tablet! May you be blessed :).

[@AA-py6gb]

Awe, you are such an adorable person! Thank you for sharing your first page and for your tips on the Kindle. I wish you happiness and success!! ❤️

[@alexakaa.charlesross8919]

I've been recording an audiobook for my book "The Legacy", been doing the voiceover myself with a blue snowball mic and a mini set up to cancel outside noise. I'm working on a traditional audiobook version but I'd also love to have a version with music and sound effects.

[@debbiesouza6440]

Thanks for sharing this! I love that I can still support authors by buying their books even though I'm strictly an audiobook listener! I know audios are $$$ to make so this is great!

[@Ingri9]

I absolutely love listening to audiobooks while reading, so I can't wait until doing this myself with my own book!! Gotta finish that draft now just so I can start doing this haha (though I hope it can work on pc too since I have android, but it's something I wouldn't even have thought of needing to figure out without this video!)

[@therese6772]

Thank you so much. I find that the only way for me to read a book these days is audibly so this will help me. I love to write too and I can see that you most definitely have the gift. To be able to describe so accurately the external and internal experience so eloquently is a beautiful gift. I wish you the best in your endeavors.

[@wyndward]

Following a similar set of preferences on your mac will provide the same features.

[@Stay_blessed1988]

Omg. Thank you Brittany! I saw a prev. video tutorial but they didn't say hit controller so it wasn't working. thank you thank you!

[@abra3cadabra3]

This is great. I didn't know it was available. You can do the same thing with Microsoft Word, too. It's a must for editing and proofreading my manuscripts.

[@Lunapierceauthor]

So cool! Thank you for sharing this awesome trick and for sharing you work 🥰. Your first page captured my attention!

[@monicaliggins2183]

I’m using this for school! Thank you 😇

[@jimmyjamesperez]

Brittany, you have no idea how long I've been looking for this feature!! It is AMAZING!! I have some older kindle books that do not support Audible narration. I had tried to make it work on my Android but always ended up activating a voice assistant that would read the icons and button functions on the telephone, VERY ANNOYING!! It acted more like the voice-over feature on iphone. Perhaps there is some other way but I never found it! After following your suggestions on my iphone it worked seamlessly! I picked Ava's American premium voice! It tends to ramble through subtitles but the punctuation is pretty accurate. I slow the reading down a bit for better results. Now I can go on my jogs and listen to my older Kindle books that don't support narration. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!😄

[@dennisburke199]

Thank you, this is good to know but I don't think I can really handle the robots. BUT, like you said if I would be in the middle of doing something, then I would definitely utilize this.

[@maczine123]

Thank you for pop up while surfing for voice. I am a senior and can’t really spend $$ hugs

[@aprilteesdale3146]

This was fantastic! Thank you Jane, and thank you Brittany for sharing!! I put the reading speed down to 1 and listened to it for 5 seconds. Then I sped it up to 1.5 and the voice began to stop at periods. Awesome!

[@WriteHollyDavis]

Mind blown!! Thank you for this!!

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

Of course!!! Ahhh! Can't wait for you to try this out Holly! Let me know how it goes! :D

[@hannahsmith7628]

You seem so sweet!! Thank you for this helpful video. Also, I love your taste in genre and your book collection in the background!! I’m just now getting into reading and have quickly found a passion for it. Thank you for sharing 😄

[@DaliaNahol]

Thank you for this! Very helpful!

[@akossiwak]

This is pretty neat. Thanks for sharing your precious work with us!

[@josequezada3462]

Tha you so much for sharing this information, I am using it for my school text book seems my commute is like 2 hours back and forth from work.

[@Moist_yet_Crispy]

Loved this video! Thank you so much! I'll be looking for your audiobook! Eager for its development.

[@re_styles]

When your partner can’t read to you, I suggest drawing a rose petal bath and playing soft baroque in the background when listening to your robot translate to you. It seems to improve the stuttering of the digital word flow pronunciations...enyoy🥂🍾

[@TikToktemptress]

oh my goodness, Thank you for this!!!!!!!

[@helfulvids]

Hi Brittany, great video! I also did not like how the voice did not pause at periods. If you download the Amazon Alexa app you can play the audio (it will be alexa's voice) kindle books that you own. Not sure if it will play ebooks not purchased via Amazon.

[@ChiefADFP]

think when your mother was at your age, you seem to like her at a younger age! very sweet and lively lady! no pulling your chain just seems sweet all!

[@scorpiozxzx]

May the Father and the Son and the Holy spirit bless your life for, given me what i been searching for for many years

[@Bahloli]

Thanks I appreciate for this lovely video

[@anynomous9052]

thank you not clickbait actually helps

[@mckensieparker6414]

Oh, also, you can use reading Kindle books using text to speech on Windows 10 and 11. But, here's the catch, by default you're only gonna get 3 voices. Microsoft David, Mark, and Zira. On 11, you can install 3 new voices, but they only work with narrator. These voices are Aria, Jenny, and Guy. These voices however, are on Microsoft edge. You can open PDF files in edge and have them read aloud. There are a ton of different voices. They are listed out, so if you wanna use a certain voice besides Aria, you're gonna have to scroll a little bit. Now, of course, in the windows subsystem for android, Kindle is actually usable with text to speech. By default, it only has Microsoft Mark, I believe. Not too sure. If you don't like that voice, well, you can't do much about that.

[@Hiphiobellyflop]

It works fine on my kindle app on iPad. But it won’t automatically continue to next page.

[@John-bq9bj]

This video was very helpful. What she said worked.

[@declanconner9360]

Great they have an app, but if you write in Word, you can use their text to speech to listen to your story as you write for editing.

[@academiadeTeologia]

Ms. Wang,** Thank you, thank you, and thank you again! And NO, you were not the only one who didn’t know: I was right there with you! Now, thanks to you, my life feels a bit more complete. Super useful info! Just one quick question: Is there a way to mark where you are in the book while reading? Some sort of handy marker or tracker? Thanks again, Phil.

[@samneyreads6699]

Awesome trick! Thanks much!

[@cwfcwfcwf]

Wonderful video, Brittany. I always knew that technology would get to the point that a person could write a good novel on her or his own. This is a very big step in that direction. :)

[@JosephJMcAllister]

That was a surprise. I expected a romance novel. But I love that it was middle earth instead. So cool that you write that stuff. The sweet sounds of battle... :>

[@annabelleliu3239]

Besides the amazing news, I love the way you talk.

[@PaddlesUpMedia]

Thank you sooo much!!🙏🙋‍♀️💓

[@alainpjoseph]

Great Book! You use powerfully descriptive adjectives that help the reader visualize.

[@jayconvo]

This is so cool! Your book sounds like a fun adventurous one :D

[@SHAMONDAE]

Wow... this is great, thanks for the information!

[@tawandamushariwa1742]

Lively and engaging thank you!!!

[@pdloder]

Ms Horton may have a video there but finding it is not so easy. You would do well to either make your own Android instructions or something.

[@lukeleon1203]

is easier if you use the Alexa app and open the kindle from there but it would be nice to have progress bar for the reading

[@samc7336]

I thought this was a brilliant idea, but I register info so much better hearing it from a natural voice tone. A very helpful feature nonetheless 🙂

[@AuthorBrittanyWang]

I totally agree! This is just the next best thing (and cheapest) for me 😁

[@heathervenkat1414]

My mind is blown, too! 😱

[@TheAkagai]

Sooo cute. I wanted to just watch you. -- Then I listened and discovered the content was good. Brains and beauty seldom inhabit the same body. Good content and video - keep em coming.

[@AamerAli]

you are so Original with white clean heart .. thanks a million ..

[@cliffordphillips305]

I was having a hard time getting this to work on my Android phone. Then I found out that the Amazon Alexa app can be set up to read Kindle books, Select "More", then "Settings", then "Accessibility", then turn on "Kindle Assistive Reading. Go to play and go down to your Kindle library and try it out.

[@trynagee5650]

Wow thanks a lot great idea . I need to try this ASAP

[@tweeteadams8783]

My eyes thank you and so do the trees🏆😀🎓

[@jaynamorrowwrites]

I was sooo excited....then found out this doesn't work with an Android. Bummer!

[@GaryMcCaffrey]

Download the Alexa app, Alexa will read your kindle books in a much better voice.

[@OscarLvera]

@@GaryMcCaffrey I can't find how to do it

[@joshblack5821]

It works on Android. Its actually easier to setup on Android. I use it.

[@sunwillcomeup]

I use the narrator Voiceover Bae. Sne’s AMAZING! She’s been willing to charge me next to nothing to record a few paragraphs at a time for me. Tell her Sun sent you.

[@rosie1199]

Ahhhh!!! Thank u so much for sharing thissss!!!!! You’re amazingggg!!!

[@Oxford322]

THANK YOU ( thanks to Jane, too! )

[@kelleyburns6007]

I like having the Alexa App read my Kindle books because it syncs like the Whisper sync in Audible. It sounds less computer-like, and I can change the speed to where it sounds the best. If you can download both apps on Android, it will work the same way.

[@curryguru]

Hi Brittany, I don't seem to find see the Accessibility on my iPhone setting. You have it between Display & Wallpaper. I can't see it anywhere. Thanx ...Saad

[@esromnegash7336]

great thx

[@shelleycarl8862]

Extremely helpful! I have one question though. My kindle will only read one page at a time. Any suggestions?

[@oleksiiyovchenko4701]

Hi, used to have the same issue You can swipe two fingers from top of the screen to the bottom It's a gesture to start reading screen content. This way it will go to the next pages automatically:)

[@oleksiiyovchenko4701]

Hi, I used to have the same issue Using the swipe two fingers from top of the screen to the bottom gesture helped me.

[@Pretti_sundara_]

I really need this for my collection txt book

[@dkwilliams2003]

In order to have your android read your books on kindle you have to turn on the 'talkback' feature that is in accessibility.

[@thebenz37]

Thanks Brittany for sharing this 🌹

[@shiralipuri9676]

Thank you so much for this!

[@missamber9518]

I would have Microsoft Office read my WIPs to me. I didnt find a way to change voices but discovered my laptop was a female and my work computer was a male that read it 😄 Sometimes when parts of my WIP didnt sound right Id have a friend record themselves reading it, which helped me find where my hiccups were because them reading it for the first time let me learn where a reader gets stuck ☺

[@christinaschultz6864]

Must work on only certain books. Tried on my textbooks and it just kept saying “no speakable content found on the screen” even though there was a full page of text. Great idea but doesn’t work across the board.

[@TheBirdDemon]

Yup I’m trying to find out how to fix that

[@mattfarr7422]

@@TheBirdDemon this is the case for me on all books I try. Did you find a solution?

[@jjf.6502]

thank you for the help

[@noshabakhan4289]

It's amazing!!

[@jjbbabby]

Life. Saver. Thank you.

[@bornsinner8718]

Thank You!! your video gives Solution for me :D