Step 1: Make sure you have not only the Kindle app installed on your mobile device, but also the Audible app. Note that my testing was performed on an iPhone, but the process is virtually identical in Android. However, the process of doing so isn't immediately clear, so let's take a look at how Whispersync for Voice works in Kindle apps. You can be listening to a book in the car, then switch to the text when you get home and want to keep reading. Some of the books you already own can be upgraded with narration. The newly updated apps let you switch between reading and listening with the tap of an icon.
#AUDIO FOR KINDLE APP FOR ANDROID#
Kindle owners have long enjoyed the option of toggling between text and audio versions of their books, a feature made possible by Amazon's Whispersync for Voice technology.Īs of today, that capability comes to Amazon's Kindle apps for Android and iOS. You can use Kindle Matchmaker to find out which Kindle books you already own are available as a audiobooks with Whispersync.Whispersync for Voice is now available in Kindle for Android and iOS. If so, you may actually save money by buying the Kindle ebook version first and then getting the audiobook version at a deep discount. If you’re consider buying an audiobook, check to see if it’s Whispersync-enabled. The good news is that the audio versions of Whispersync books are often significantly discounted, sometimes to as little as $0.99. To use the Kindle app to listen to audiobooks you must own both the audio and ebook versions of a book and the book must have Whispersync enabled. Check out the Kindle Books with Narration page at Amazon to see which books have Whispersync enabled. Over 60,000 books are Whispersync-enabled at Amazon. You can also use the Sleep Timer so you can fall asleep while listening to the book. You can adjust the speed of the narration to be slower or faster by tapping on the speedometer icon and choosing the narration speed. The Kindle app has other helpful features to help you listen while you read.
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Similarly, if you want to skip ahead or back, swipe the pages in the ebook and the narration will start reading at the top of the page appearing on your screen. The Kindle app will turn the page and move ahead as the book is being read aloud. You’ll be taken to the Kindle ebook screen on the page that’s being narrated. One very cool feature of the Kindle app is that you can follow along reading your Kindle book while you listen to the audio version.Īs the audio version is playing, tap the book icon in the lower left corner of the screen. If you’ve already started reading the Kindle ebook version of the book you may be asked if you want to skip ahead to where you left off reading in the book. Tap the Play arrow button to begin listening to the audio version of the book.
#AUDIO FOR KINDLE APP DOWNLOAD#
=> If you only own the audiobook version of the book and not the Kindle book you can’t use the Kindle app, you must use the Audible app to listen to the book.Īfter the download is finished, tap the headphones icon to switch to listening to the audiobook. Tap the arrow to download the audiobook to your Kindle app.
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You’ll see the book cover and a download arrow. Tap the headphones icon to be taken to the audio version of the book. Tap the top of the screen to show the menu bar. If the book is Whispersync-enabled and you own the Audible audiobook, you’ll see a headphones icon in the bottom menu bar. After the book has been downloaded you don’t need an Internet connection to read or listen to it. Note that you must have an Internet connection to download the book. Find the book you want to read/listen to.Ĥ. Download the Kindle app and sign into your Amazon account.ģ.
#AUDIO FOR KINDLE APP HOW TO#
How to Listen to Books on the Kindle Appġ. You can also use this feature to help your children learn to read, focus more on their books, or master a new language.
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This feature of the Kindle app can be handy when you want to switch between reading and listening, perhaps when you’ve been listening in your car and arrive home and want to read the ebook version. You can listen to audiobooks on your Kindle app, if:Ī) you own both the Kindle ebook and audiobook versions of the book You no longer have to switch back and forth between your Kindle app and your Audible app. Now you can do that easily, all from one app on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, or an Android device. One of the best features of a Kindle book is Whispersync, the ability to switch back and forth between a Kindle ebook and an audiobook without losing your place. She said I can switch back and forth between reading and listening and even follow along reading the book while the book is being read aloud.Ĭan you tell me how this works? I’d love to try this but I’m not good with tech so I hope it’s easy to do.Ī. Hi, a friend of mine just told me I can listen to books using my Kindle app on my iPhone.