07-18-2022, 07:11 AM | #1 |
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Text to speach more user friendly?
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I just bought a Kindle Paperwhite 2021 model, it's still new in the box. I bought it with the prime days. Will I be able to jailbreak it? Or am I out of luck? I have severe dyslexia, but I still want to read, now I found out that the text to speach very clumsy is. I would like the word that is be spoken out is highlighted. So I can easily read with the text and also a play and stop button. Is this posible if I jailbreak the kinde? Or should I send it back and buy another ereader? Thanks |
07-18-2022, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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AFAIK, it's not something that's currently been done, no (and unlikely to be doable without some extensive work).
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07-18-2022, 08:48 AM | #3 |
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07-18-2022, 09:23 AM | #4 |
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And if this is not an option, is there any reason to jailbreak my device, I have all my books offline, so dont need the store?
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07-18-2022, 02:41 PM | #6 |
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If you use TTS the book text is underlined as it is spoken so you can follow along. There is a Pause/Resume button on the page whilst TTS is running. There is a choice of many different Voices available for download (not surprisingly, many more for English than other languages). You can listen via Bluetooth headset/speaker or you can plug in any old jack plug headphones using a short cable (included in box) which connects into the micro-USB charging port. The bigger problem with PocketBook may be finding someone who sells them and will ship to your country, but that's going to depend on where you live. |
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I live in the Netherlands, I belive they are not so common here. |
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07-18-2022, 03:40 PM | #9 |
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I found this, but sadly nobody reacted. This would be so great, even willing to pay if this is possible. It would be such a big help for me and our dyslexian group.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331080 |
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I bought my older Touch HD3 from Amazon UK Marketplace, so I'm not expecting much in the way of support. |
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07-19-2022, 05:22 AM | #12 |
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Such a shame, I really like the formfactor of the PW5, its way nicer. But the t2s is a thing that I cant miss. So I guess I need to return my amazon deal PW5
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