Yes I think Samantha is a particularly good voice, very clear and somehow gives me a sense of wellbeing. I also don’t use the enhanced version. I find I’m not so keen on the enhanced voices I’ve heard samples of.
All the best Angie > On 16 Apr 2019, at 07:20, Jenifer Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mark and all. > I have read several books in iBooks and Kindel with Samantha. Call me crazy > but I enjoy her reading a lot. I've tried other voice-over voices, but I'm > just used to Samantha. Not the enhanced version either. Lol. > Jen > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 16, 2019, at 2:25 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> 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 >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
