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Users will need to ask for a specific title from their Audible library and have an active Audible subscription to use this skill.

Digital Library Resources For Vision Impaired PatronsĪnother option for reading books on the Amazon Alexa is to ask to play books from the user’s Audible library.Reading Independent Titles With Kindle Unlimited.

Reading Magazines With The Libby App And Low Vision.

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: eReaders.

Users who download books to the Kindle app from Libby/OverDrive can have their content read out loud with Kindle Assistive Reader. Titles must have support for text-to-speech to be compatible with the Amazon Alexa. To enable playing Kindle books, users will need to enable the Kindle Assistive Reader in the Alexa app, which can be found in the Settings menu under Accessibility.

Set or cancel a timer for Alexa to stop reading.

Slow down/speed up Alexa’s reading speed.

Navigate through the book by chapters, or by time intervals.

Pause, stop, or restart reading the book.

Sharing more information about the book being read.

Asking for a specific Kindle book title.

Books are read out loud with Alexa’s voice and users can adjust playback settings with their voice, including: Alexa, Read from KindleĪsking Alexa to read from Kindle will open up the most recent book in the Kindle library and start reading from the last saved location in the book. Amazon Echo devices and Amazon Alexa have several awesome options for reading and interacting with text-based content, and today I will be sharing my favorite options for how Amazon Alexa can help you read content from a variety of sources, including purchased books, library books, and more. As a user with low vision, I love being able to access audio content nonvisually without having to press any buttons or navigate a confusing visual layout with a screen reader.