Freebie flash! Young, Men, Fear, Meds, and more
As usual, I don’t vouch for these books, and they come from companies that are not (to my knowledge) blocking text-to-speech. As promotional titles, they may not be free for long. Note: these books are free in the USA: prices in other countries may vary.
I’m Getting Too Young For This!
by Steve Games
independent
by Peter Bouvier
independent
by Jason McIntyre
independent
by Lea Ryan
independent
by John Moynihan
independent (through Xlibris)
by Jacob Heim
independent
by Ron Sanders
published by Masterpiece Press (independent?)
by Michele Lang
published by Five Dragons (independent?)
by Eric Wilder
published by Gondwana Press (independent?)
by Jason Marshall
published by St. Martin’s Press (a general interest publisher)
Preorder for June 14, 2011
by T.C. Southwell
independent
Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project
by Mizuko Ito, Heather A. Horst, Matteo Bittanti, Danah Boyd, Becky Herr-Stephenson, Patricia G. Lange, C. J. Pascoe, Laura Robinson
published by MIT Press
This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.
June 1, 2011 at 2:02 pm |
Would you please tell me about your experience using text-to-speech. I know you use it, but when I use it, even at a slower pace, I find it hard to understand since there is no pause at the periods at the end of the sentences. Am I missing something? Thanks.
June 1, 2011 at 5:29 pm |
Thanks for writing, Carol!
I actually prefer listening to it on the fastest speed, but different people like different settings. When it is reading out loud, hit the Aa button. You get six choices (two voices and three speeds).
I don’t have any trouble following it. There isn’t much of a pause, that’s true, but the sentence ends are usually logical to me. If the writer separated the dialog by having one person speak in italics, that can be complicated, but that’s rare.
Maybe if you tried sight-reading along with the voice for a bit? That might get you more used to it.
I do think the majority of people don’t like listening to it.