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Old 06-04-2026, 12:09 PM   #1
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As I have gotten older my eyes keep telling me to read less and rest more. Because I am retired and have a lot of time to read I have taken to trying TTS software to "read" when my eyes don't want to read.

I have tried several TTS add-ons and apps - the built-in Kindle app TTS, Speechify (which has a Kindle link allowing reading of Kindle books) and some of the built-in TTS functionality in eReaders like Moon+ Reader and ReadEra. Some of these are quite good, but expensive. Others are inexpensive but not so good. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions about what to use that is reasonably priced and has reasonable functionality.

What I mostly want is to be able to read my eBooks, mostly Kindle and Kobo although some from Gutenberg and other DRM-free sites, alternating between actual reading and TTS, and to be able to do so staying within the provider rules for their books. I would want to be able to listen with the phone or other device's screen dark so as to not bleed my battery dry.

Speechify allows me to access my entire Kindle library, but I don't know about other TTS software - Peech, Speechelo, Revoicer and others - so I don't know what I might be missing and I thought that people on this forum might have already done that work.

Any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Old 06-04-2026, 03:13 PM   #2
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You could try calibre's viewer. It has built-in TTS.
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You could try calibre's viewer. It has built-in TTS.
Thanks for that.

I generally use my phone for listening to books because it is easier than sitting with a laptop on my lap so I never actually tried to read an eBook using Calibre and so never knew there was TTS functionality in the app.

Is there any way to change the voice in the TTS Calibre?
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Thanks for that.

I generally use my phone for listening to books because it is easier than sitting with a laptop on my lap so I never actually tried to read an eBook using Calibre and so never knew there was TTS functionality in the app.

Is there any way to change the voice in the TTS Calibre?
Yes
Inside the viewer:click the megaphone (read aloud):then click the settings icon (3 gears) on the mini-controls
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try Paper2audio. it is available for Android not sure about apple. You get 56 hours a week free. supports epub. you get to read along whilst audio plays. the 56 hours resets a week after you signup same time. reset time and date is shown in profile.
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You don't mention whether you have an Apple or an Android phone. That will affect what options are available to you.

Some ebook DRM stops TTS working. (Publishers being worried about TTS eating into audiobook sales.)
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