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Originally Posted by BookCat
I couldn't find this information on Amazon, so came to ask the knowledgeable Kindle users at MR.
Firstly, I don't actually have a Kindle, but do have the Kindle for PC software. I was wondering whether this software did text-to-speech. If anyone knows, please tell me. I can't highlight and copy in order for my free version of Ultra Hal text-to-speech gizmo to faulteringly read the book with Microsoft Anna's voice (yuck). So was wondering if there's a built in reader. (The whole forum must know by now that I have attacks of labyrinthitis.)
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Sorry, no. If you want to use your gizmo, try the ereader inside calibre, it allows copying and pasting of text.
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Also, with the freebie Kindle books...how do I get them downloaded onto the software?
Sometimes there's a "download to Kindle for PC" link on the Amazon page, but not always. Does this mean it's not available for the PC software? Or that the link is elsewhere?
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Unless the ebook has been specially formatted for the Fire or something it should be available to download to your Kindle for PC app. If you've already bought the book check your Manage My Kindle page, options for downloading those titles appear in the bubble to the right of each book.
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Originally Posted by sirmaru
Amazon free books are usually only available for Kindle devices, only.
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Wrong, wrong, wrong. I've never yet come across a free book that I couldn't download to the apps.