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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans
Note: About a month ago, someone on Reddit recommended "Balabolka" to me, but I haven't tested it yet.
I've been wanting a TTS->MP3 program for quite a long time. If that can pull some of those higher quality, more human-sounding engines, that would be great. (And if I could listen on the computer... sugar on top!)
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I used to use the Calibre Viewer but now I use Balabolka portable.
http://balabolka.site/balabolka.htm
It takes the ebook, displays a plain text, you have a choice of voices both installed and online(Google, IBM and some more). It highlights the text as it's read so it's easy to follow along. It can create mp3 files with subtitles, that can then be made into a video with text that follows along the voice. Or the mp3 can be played in an Audio player that displays lyrics.
In the status bar it gives you info how far % you are in the book, how long you have been reading and estimates how long to finish the book. It reads many formats as well as the ability to paste text to be read.