Activate Voice on Kindle

Kindle’s “Screen Reader” option (formerly Voice Guide) is an accessibility feature that uses voice narration of menu and page selections. The feature can be accessed from the “Accessibility” menu in the settings. In addition Kindle Readers and Fire tablets can use “Text to Speech” on certain titles, wherein the Kindle will read the ebook text out loud. This setting can be accessed from the reading toolbar settings menu while reading an ebook.

Steps

Activating Screen Reader

  1. Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap “Settings”. This will take you a list of device settings.
  2. Tap the “Accessibility” button. This button is located at the bottom of the Settings menu and will take you to a list of user assistance options.
  3. Tap “ON” next to “Screen Reader”. “Screen Reader” is located at the top of the accessibility settings under the “Vision Settings” header. The On/Off toggle is located to the right of the listing. The Screen Reader will describe any of the features you tap or interact with.[1]
  4. Adjust the reading speed. Tap the “+” and “-” buttons next to “Reading Speed”. This is listed just below Screen Reader in the same menu.

Activating Text-To-Speech

  1. While reading, tap the screen to show the reading toolbar. The reading toolbar appears at the top of the screen.
  2. Tap “Aa” (Settings) and select “More Options”. The settings button is in the bottom left of the reading toolbar.
  3. Tap “On” next to “Text-to-Speech”. Note that Text to Speech is not available for every Kindle book. Furthermore, Text to Speech is currently only available in the U.S. and in English.[2]
    • Amazon will list if Text to Speech is supported in the “Product Details” section of a book’s store page.[3]
  4. Tap the screen to show the reading toolbar again, then tap the “Play” button. The “Play” button is located next to the reading progress bar and will start reading the text aloud from the start of the current page.
    • Sound will play through the Kindle's external speakers or you can use earphones plugged into the headphone jack.

Tips

  • You may want to deactivate Screen Reader while using Text to Speech or listening to an Audiobook to avoid interruption.

Warnings

  • Activating any of the voice options will cause the Kindle to use battery life more quickly.
  • Note: the Kindle Paperwhite does not support any audio features without purchasing the Kindle Audio Adapter.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=help_search_1-5?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201588900&qid=1464721432&sr=1-5
  2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=help_search_1-2?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201730270&qid=1464723958&sr=1-2
  3. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201286790#GUID-F6CD3CEB-6E55-41EC-9B65-219A9C775B51__SECTION_9B1D523DA1EF4F2799B178F40FB79D00
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