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Originally Posted by =X=
2) The sound is not as good as a well produced audio book, with most TTS the computerized sound is still there. Some TTS are better than others for instance the Kindle TTS is actually quite good, and much better than the PC. The only thing that does annoy me is the misspronounciation of heteronyms and the occasional skip because the processor cannot keep up (the latter part is a kindle issue)
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I agree. I have heard people complain because the Kindle isn't natural enough. However, for my taste its wonderful. I'm not sure you could get much better and still have it computerized. The small problem is not only the heteronyms as mentioned by ==X=, but also abbreviations. It if you end a sentence with "alas." it insists that it is "Alaska". Likewise "Miss." is Mississippi.
So it all depends on how tolerant you are. If you can ignore these small pronunciation problems you will love it. If you expect it to be like an audible book you'll hate it. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
For me, I won't get another reader if it doesn't also speak the text. My new car takes a headphone jack in, and I can listen to the book over my car speakers. It sounds even better than using the Kindle's speakers.