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Piers · 06-01-2017, 05:24 AM

I am thinking of buying a Kobo Fire 8, but living in the Netherlands means I do not have a an opportunity to try it out somewhere. So I hope you don't mind me asking maybe some very obvious questions.

My first question is about the voices in text to speech. Do I undertstand correctly that Amazon now uses Ivona voices? Which are installed. Can I buy new voices and install them myself (mostly interested in Amy).

My second question is about reading pdfs on this device. What is the average experience? Are there negative things I should take into account?

Thanks!!

06-01-2017, 05:24 AM	#1
Piers Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Bebook	Kindle Fire 8 HD I am thinking of buying a Kobo Fire 8, but living in the Netherlands means I do not have a an opportunity to try it out somewhere. So I hope you don't mind me asking maybe some very obvious questions. My first question is about the voices in text to speech. Do I undertstand correctly that Amazon now uses Ivona voices? Which are installed. Can I buy new voices and install them myself (mostly interested in Amy). My second question is about reading pdfs on this device. What is the average experience? Are there negative things I should take into account? Thanks!! Last edited by Piers; 06-02-2017 at 04:32 AM.