See, I like the enhanced version and can't tell you why. I can read manuals and so many things with her and that really surprises me. She is an easy listen and I enjoy her reading.
Kay Malmquist [email protected] Till we speak again, may the warm winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house, may the great spirit bless all who enter there, may your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows, And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenifer Barr" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:20 AM Subject: Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe 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]. 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