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But as I mentioned, I've been an Audible subscriber on and off for ten years and over that time, have collected a number of audiobooks. So I'm happy with the feature and the price is reasonable. Of course, we'll see how I feel about the purchases once I've read the book, but even so, it's a fair price. $14 for both versions of the book is a great deal. In the case of Horns, it was $9.95 to "add narration." And I just did the "Add narration" option for Ally Condie's Matched for $3.95 after purchasing the Kindle version at $9.99. You buy the Kindle book, you have the option for the discounted audiobook. Whispersync for Voice sets the cost of the audiobook (or "add narration") at a discounted rate, which makes the situation much more reasonable. But for a new release that I haven't read yet, no way. I'm not sure I could justify spending $30 or more for one book, unless I really loved it and planned to read it numerous times. (Example: A Casual Vacancy is $14.99 for the Kindle edition, and $26.95 for the Audible version - that's without WfV since it's not an option for that book). Tacked onto the cost of a Kindle book, which could run $10 or more, reading could prove to be an expensive habit.
#Kindle books with audible narration on smile full#
It depends on the book, but the audiobook for a full novel is usually pricey by comparison to the cost of a paperback. You're probably looking at at least $20 for a popular novel at Audible. The problem is, unless you're an Audible subscriber, the price for audiobooks a la carte isn't cheap. I'm happy to purchase both the Kindle and the audiobook of the same novel if I like the book enough. We're all on the same page here, and that's a good thing. And when I refresh the Audible app on my iPod Touch, it syncs the story to the furthest "page" read from my Kindle. With WfV, when I sync my Kindle, it factors the audiobook into the furthest-page-read sync and jumps to that point in the book. There's probably a mathematical approach to manual-syncing but I'd be lying if I said I ever tried that. No more jumping around the audiobook trying to guestimate where I am in it based on what percentage of the book I've read.
It's about as good as I could have hoped. So, I linked my Amazon and Audible accounts (the process to do that was simple enough - I was taken through it when I clicked the Add narration feature) and purchased the audiobook at Audible.Īfter about a week of jumping between Kindle and the Audible app to read the book, I've decided I love this feature (the book is also really great, which is a plus). Plus, I wanted to test out the feature to see how I liked it. I was adding $10 to the $8 I already spent on the eBook, but I knew by that point that I liked the book and I also felt certain I'd get good use out of both versions (and maybe the audiobook would provide me with a bit more motivation to get on the treadmill or do the dishes). That's the discounted rate to "add narration" since I'd already purchased the Kindle eBook through Amazon. The cost for the audiobook through the WfV option was $9.95. I was enjoying it on my Kindle when I decided to check to see if it had the Whispersync for Voice option. And I'm guessing Rowling's new book doesn't offer it because it's a new release - but like I said, that's just a guess.Ī couple of weeks ago, I started reading Joe Hill's excellent novel Horns. I did a bit of spot checking and found that more books I searched for didn't have the WfV option than did, but I'm hopeful that Amazon and Audible will continue to fill the library with this feature. But I do still like audiobooks when I'm working out, cleaning, cooking or doing anything else that requires an entertaining distraction. I cancelled my subscription when I no longer had the commute to deal with and lately I do most of my reading through my Kindle. When I had a long commute to and from work, I was a big audiobook listener. I've subscribed to on and off for close to a decade. Whispersync for Voice hasn't invented the option to switch off between reading and listening to a book, it's just making it simpler and more affordable. First, here's Amazon's video promoting the option, which breaks down the feature and the process pretty neatly. And not all of the books offer this option, but we'll get to that in a bit. It doesn't appear to work in the Kindle Touch.
#Kindle books with audible narration on smile for android#
Switch between reading and listening.The "listening" part requires the Audible app for Android or iPhone/iPod Touch, or a Kindle Fire. Here's how Whispersync for Voice works in a nutshell, according to Amazon's site.
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