I'd like to find an eInk reader that supports text-to-speech well out of the box. I don't want to have to spend a lot of time hacking or maintaining it.
Background:
I just received and set up and test my new Kobo Libra H2O. Some kind folks on MR answered by questions and I was convinced it will be a good choice for me. I then gave it to my wife to look at and wrap (it'll be my birthday present in a couple of weeks). I saw she was looking at it somewhat wistfully.
She used to have a Sony PRS-T1 but gave that to her father when she was visiting home. She didn't get a new reader because she has serious vision problems now. She liked the look and feel of the Kobo, the lighted screen, etc. However, she noted right away that there is no text-to-speech function. She does use a tablet to "read" sometimes and that involves either reading from the screen and listening to TTS or just reading or just listening, depending on her mood and if she is experiencing any eyestrain.
EInk would be great for reducing eyestrain and a reader would be lighter. If I could get her something that would work well, I think she'd like that.
Desired features:
-eInk
-Good TTS features out-of-the box
-Bluetooth to connect wireless headphones
-Capable of multilingual display and TTS (English and Chinese)
-Mainstream brand, if possible. We live in Canada. If there is a retail seller/distributor here, that would be nice
-prefer ePub, but if Kindle fills the bill best, I'll consider it
-a nice light like Kobo's ComfortGloPro
-Compact form factor (8 inches or smaller)
-Not insanely expensive, but that's relative. I'd actually pay quite a bit for something that met all her needs
If you've made it this far, thank you.
