Will be traveling and I don't travel much. I have a few ebooks in PDF
(and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book to me while I'm on the airplane (without Internet)?
Android Owner <android@google.com> wrote:
Will be traveling and I don't travel much. I have a few ebooks in PDF
(and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >> to me while I'm on the airplane (without Internet)?
Your Android phone should already have text-to-speech. See:
On 2024-04-12 02:46, VanguardLH wrote:
Android Owner <android@google.com> wrote:
Will be traveling and I don't travel much. I have a few ebooks in PDF
(and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >>> to me while I'm on the airplane (without Internet)?
Your Android phone should already have text-to-speech. See:
Needs internet and has privacy caveats.
I have a few ebooks in PDF (and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book
to me
I enabled Airplane mode on my phone. I selected some text in a web
browser. ...
I have a few ebooks in PDF (and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >> to me
Not all PDF pages are rendered in natural order (i.e. top down, left to right order for Western script) some can be effectively random
characters sprinkled onto the page in the required places, I doubt a
reader would handle them well ...
"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2024-04-12 02:46, VanguardLH wrote:
Android Owner <android@google.com> wrote:
Will be traveling and I don't travel much. I have a few ebooks in PDF
(and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >>>> to me while I'm on the airplane (without Internet)?
Your Android phone should already have text-to-speech. See:
Needs internet and has privacy caveats.
Privacy on a *published* book? The OP never mentioned that he is
reading someone's private "book" that no one else has.
If no Internet access is available (the airplane is old, so devoid of Internet), a local text-to-speech program will require a lot more smarts which means more code.
Are you sure Android's text-to-speech API mandates Internet access?
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech
I enabled Airplane mode on my phone. I selected some text in a web
browser. A popup menu appears with a 3-dot menu on the right side where
I can select Read Aloud. It worked. Doesn't look like an Internet connection is required. You do have to download a language pack if one
is not already installed for your language.
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:13:05 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
I have a few ebooks in PDF (and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >>> to me
Not all PDF pages are rendered in natural order (i.e. top down, left to
right order for Western script) some can be effectively random
characters sprinkled onto the page in the required places, I doubt a
reader would handle them well ...
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
They are designed for readers.
I'm hoping to find a good voice output reader that speaks the entire book (without having to select every single paragraph, which is ridiculous) to
my wired headphones for the trip on the plane.
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:13:05 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
I have a few ebooks in PDF (and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >>> to me
Not all PDF pages are rendered in natural order (i.e. top down, left to
right order for Western script) some can be effectively random
characters sprinkled onto the page in the required places, I doubt a
reader would handle them well ...
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
They are designed for readers.
I'm hoping to find a good voice output reader that speaks the entire book (without having to select every single paragraph, which is ridiculous) to
my wired headphones for the trip on the plane.
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. >Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
On 2024-04-12 12:31, Android Owner wrote:
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:13:05 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
I have a few ebooks in PDF (and other) formats.
Is there a simple to use free app without ads that will just read the book >>>> to me
Not all PDF pages are rendered in natural order (i.e. top down, left to
right order for Western script) some can be effectively random
characters sprinkled onto the page in the required places, I doubt a
reader would handle them well ...
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. >> Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
They are designed for readers.
I'm hoping to find a good voice output reader that speaks the entire book
(without having to select every single paragraph, which is ridiculous) to
my wired headphones for the trip on the plane.
I guess that will work better on non PDF epub formats. But I have not
tried. My epubs have DRM protection, so they do not work everywhere, and
Kobo wants people to buy the audio version instead.--- Synchronet 3.20a-Linux NewsLink 1.114
Android Owner <android@google.com> wrote:
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. >>Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
For epub books (not sure about mobi) use Favorite Book Reader (FBR).
The free version is ad-free, does not use the internet, and does an
excellent job with epub and epub3. The paid version is $5 and adds the >ability to read PDFs, and some other features. The paid version had a
text to speech capability. I haven't used it (I'd rather read the
book),
so can't comment on how it works. I'm not certain whether it's--- Synchronet 3.20a-Linux NewsLink 1.114
also in the free version.
In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:29:37 -0400, Tim Slattery <TimSlattery@utexas.edu> wrote:
Android Owner <android@google.com> wrote:
These are all epub books in a variety of epub formats, not just (text) PDF. >>> Most are in mobi but some are azw/azw3 (only a few are in (text) PDF).
For epub books (not sure about mobi) use Favorite Book Reader (FBR).
The free version is ad-free, does not use the internet, and does an
excellent job with epub and epub3. The paid version is $5 and adds the
ability to read PDFs, and some other features. The paid version had a
text to speech capability. I haven't used it (I'd rather read the
book),
I gave up reading books for Lent. Is Lent over yet? I forget what year
I did this. But I too would prefer reading to listening, only because
my mind wanders and it's easier to reread what was missed than rewind to
the right spot. OTOH, on an airplane, isn't there vibration that would
make looking at a page harder and more tiring, especially as time wore
on.
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