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Tarana · 11-30-2019, 08:30 PM

I use the text-to-speech both with my Kindle Keyboards and Alexa. Takes about 3 chapters to get into the cadence, but probably 2-3 books before it took no more effort to listen than with a live speaker. The text-to-speech on the Echo is better than what is on the Fire (which is a marked improvement over the Kindle Keyboard). It may also depend on what you listen to. Fantasy doesn't work so well due to all the weird names. Murder mysteries and cozies work pretty well.

11-30-2019, 08:30 PM	#3
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,982 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I use the text-to-speech both with my Kindle Keyboards and Alexa. Takes about 3 chapters to get into the cadence, but probably 2-3 books before it took no more effort to listen than with a live speaker. The text-to-speech on the Echo is better than what is on the Fire (which is a marked improvement over the Kindle Keyboard). It may also depend on what you listen to. Fantasy doesn't work so well due to all the weird names. Murder mysteries and cozies work pretty well.