08-30-2014, 03:52 PM | #76 | |
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I just got the Apple version based on your recommendation, then I had to buy the paid version ($1.99) because full page pop-up ads every time I touched the speed control got old really quick. It wouldn't play anything in my iTunes library, but I side-loaded a couple of books from Librivox and it did fine. I don't see book titles, though. |
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08-30-2014, 04:11 PM | #77 | |
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I don't know how different the Apple version is from the Android but I don't remember any annoying ads before I bought it. |
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08-30-2014, 04:32 PM | #78 | |
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08-30-2014, 05:55 PM | #79 | |
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08-30-2014, 07:05 PM | #80 |
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I'm just starting to experiment with audiobooks, so haven't listened to them on anything other than my Sansa Clip Zip. I have the Audible and OverDrive apps on my phone though, in case I decide I like books this way and want to make this a more regular habit.
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08-30-2014, 07:26 PM | #81 |
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That's a good start. The Zip is my favorite audio player and I always have one in my pocket.
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08-30-2014, 07:47 PM | #82 |
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Just curious, does anyone use the test-to-speech feature to listen to audiobooks?
I use it from time to time on Moon+ and Google Books. |
08-30-2014, 09:29 PM | #83 |
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08-30-2014, 09:33 PM | #84 |
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I just came across this:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/pra...-amplification which makes TTS much more interesting to me. |
08-30-2014, 09:46 PM | #85 | |
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08-31-2014, 12:29 AM | #86 | |
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I know what you mean! The pockets are getting smaller too! My dad is always nagging on about how my iPhone is about to fall out of my pocket. It sticks out like a sore thumb in my jeans. Thankfully it's almost fall, so I'll be able to wear my jacket with the roomy pockets again soon. I mostly listen to audiobooks on my computer through iTunes. I sync them to my iPod Touch and Nano (well, a few anyway) too. |
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08-31-2014, 11:08 AM | #87 |
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I listen exclusively on my Sansa Clip Zip. I have two of them. That way if I am not done with expired books on one of them, I can download more books to the other.
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08-31-2014, 03:15 PM | #88 |
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I'm listening on the iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Player, and the Clip Zip. I do most of my listening at home so the iPad is the primary device. When I'm doing laundry I use the Galaxy Player (it's attached to a lanyard so I hang it around my neck). I mostly use the Clip Zip for out-and-about or for WMA audiobooks from the library. If I don't buy a Samsung Galaxy phone before year end I'll take tubemonkey's advice and buy a no-contract phone just for audiobooks. I need something with an OS better than Gingerbread
(On a slightly off-topic note, yesterday I discovered the iPad can do text-to-speech! It doesn't work in all apps but it works in the Pocket app, which is great because I'm forever sticking web articles in there to read later, but later never seems to get here Josieb1 mentions an iOS text-to-speech app that can access your ePubs in Marvin. It's pricey but I'm interested.) |
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