Hi Mark,
I have a question about your experience. You describe the tts voice as
your beloved Samantha, suggesting that you spend allot of time with her
as a major part of your listening?
If true, might your personal history with the voice, the inflections the
pronunciations impact your appreciation?
Will let you answer if you are so enclined before making a comment.
Kare
On Mon, 15 Apr 2019, M. Taylor wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I love the iOS Kindle App because it works so well with my Focus 40 Blue
Braille display.
However, for whatever reason, until recently, I've never used the VoiceOver
Samantha TTS engine to read an entire novel in the Kindle app.
Not long ago, I was searching for a book in Audible, because it is not
available on BARD or on Over Drive, and found it. The price of the audio
book was $19, $17 in Apple books. Since the audio length of the book was
just over 5 hours, I decided to see if a Kindle edition was available. Yes,
it was and for a mere $1.99. So, I purchased the Kindle version and used my
beloved Samantha TTS engine to read the novel.
After I finished the Kindle version, a friend of mine purchased the audible
version. So, I decided to give it a quick listen to see if I would like the
book any better or less with a human narrator at the proverbial helm.
You know what? I discovered that I actually preferred the Kindle version
wit the TTS engine, better. The funny thing is, I am absolutely certain
that I would have thoroughly enjoyed the human narrator edition had I not
experienced the TTS engine rendition, first.
Now I'm certainly not saying that a TTS engine is better than a human
narrator but I am saying, that for me, at least, a TTS engine is definitely
a viable option for reading novels, especially when it comes to saving a few
dollars.
Mark
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