Thread: Firmware Update Firmware update 5.9.4
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Old 02-28-2018, 09:02 PM   #117
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Originally Posted by Tarana View Post
I'm not sure if this was part of the firmware update or not, but the Kindle Basic 8th gen now streams Audible books that are in your account. It's a bit clunky moving back and forth between Whispersync and I haven't figured out how to play and read at the same time (an issue for those with learning disability or English as a second language). The Audiobook plays either to the headset you have plugged in or to bluetooth speaker.
Kindle cannot play Audible in background while you view synchronized text. You can do that with Fire/iOS/Android Kindle app.

Too bad, right? One might actually use a Kindle for audiobooks if it was able to do such ‘immersion reading’. Maybe they are working on it.

The other trick I wish they would add is Plain Old text-to-speech (alongside VoiceView), and ability to download additional voices.
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