Kindle’s Secret Feature for Audiobooks (Whispersync for Voice)

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    In today's video, we discuss the Whispersync for Voice feature by Amazon and how it compares to Audible. We also take a look at the immersion reading feature on Kindle!
    Whispersync for Voice Website: www.amazon.com/Whispersync-fo...
    0:00 - Audible vs. WhisperSync for Voice
    2:01 - Pricing
    3:06 - How WhisperSync for Voice Works
    5:54 - Immersion Reading Feature
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  • @TimeIdle
    @TimeIdle ปีที่แล้ว +42

    You don't have to own both Audio book and the e-book to get whisper sync. You just have to own the Audiobook (via Audible) and borrow the book (through Libby, for ex.) and have it sent to your Kindle. Both Whsipersync and immersion are available for this.

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oh, this is such a great tip. Thanks for sharing!

    • @TheQuietGuyAtTheBack
      @TheQuietGuyAtTheBack ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Only in the US unfortunately. Libby doesn’t allow sending to Kindle here in the UK

    • @kittylovesgod714
      @kittylovesgod714 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really!?

    • @joshua_david4383
      @joshua_david4383 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can you listen to the book at the same time while you’re reading along ? Thanks

    • @TimeIdle
      @TimeIdle 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joshua_david4383 Yes but the immersion feature only works on the Kindle app on phone or tablet, not on the Kindle. Also on the Kindle you can only use Audible or the reading app separately not together.

  • @LedgerAndLace
    @LedgerAndLace ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I don't think I've ever commented before, but I am a recent Kindle convert, and I just want to say how much I appreciate your videos. THANK YOU for sharing the ins and outs of all this technology!

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welcome to the community! So glad you’re enjoying the videos, thank you for watching :)

  • @LearningandTechnology
    @LearningandTechnology ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Immersive reading can be very useful for those struggling to concentrate and/or read - so it's a nice feature to have. There are ways to have a screen reader handle it, but an audiobook is normally better produced - so that's great.
    As a quick note - some of the features you mention are region-locked. So they aren't globally available (for example, here in Canada we have different "stores" due to Publisher constraints. As a long-time Amazon/Audible/Comixology member, my library management can get very interesting at times :)

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The region locked features is quite annoying. It amazes me how different things can be depending where you live. I hope this changes over time!

    • @mjxy
      @mjxy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      do you mind sharing how you make it work in Canada? would love to hear where you opt to get your audiobooks/ebooks and what device and such you use

  • @1334cass
    @1334cass 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Your videos have helped me SO MUCH!!! I have had so many questions about Audible and Whispersync as it has been quite confusing. So happy I found your channel and especially this video!!’ Thank you 😊

  • @LuckyShorts24
    @LuckyShorts24 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I am looking for any app or way so i can listen to the narrator audiobook and read as well. Please help

  • @crystalcollins3265
    @crystalcollins3265 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Immersive reading used to be on the Kindle Touch when it first came out and then when the paperwhites came out they removed that feature on the Kindle Touch. I am still awaiting its return. I may get a Boox because I really loved that feature.

  • @RonsonDalby
    @RonsonDalby ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kindles sold in Australia haven’t had the audio function for sometime now for some reason.

  • @SliceOfSabby
    @SliceOfSabby 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am in Canada ad I dont see the option for bundle audiobook on any ebook, is everyone else also facing it?

  • @Milly605
    @Milly605 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have books on multiple apple devices but currently cannot sync a particular whisper sync for voice book. I have the book and WS for V on my iPhone but my IPad only has the book on Kindle. How do I sync it?

  • @sandradeutschbein5141
    @sandradeutschbein5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you sooo much. I am really enjoying this synchronised version on the Kindle App so much that I am really frustrated that on my Scribe there is the Only Read / Only Listen possibility - I am really hoping that this will change soon.

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I really hope so too! That would be a great feature to have on the Kindle e-readers.

  • @Prythian00
    @Prythian00 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So bothered that I can't use the immersion reading feature on the Kindle, wish I had known it only works on a phone before I bought the e reader

  • @ladybrooks3885
    @ladybrooks3885 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great information.

  • @BrknRidr10317
    @BrknRidr10317 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Appreciate the content.

  • @williamwu469
    @williamwu469 ปีที่แล้ว

    I downloaded audible version of a book on my Kindle paperwhile signiture. When i clicked the "play" button, nothing happened, and seconds later I got an error message saying "failed to open audible file". Please help!! TT I made sure my Kindle is connected to my airpods successfully.

  • @NeilBlackneilyb
    @NeilBlackneilyb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can I get immersive reading on a 2022 kindle scribe in the UK? If yes how do I do that please?

  • @layyyseaa
    @layyyseaa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sad that the Kindle itself doesn't do immersive reading :(

  • @sanjidarahaman2115
    @sanjidarahaman2115 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need help
    Okay, so I have an audible subscription and Kindle subscription separately it is basically 30 days free triel on both. How do I "connect" them?
    Really confused

  • @alinaserrano3243
    @alinaserrano3243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Is it possible to read AND listen at the SAME time on kindle paper white?

    • @DearestMina
      @DearestMina 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same question, I have the paperwhite signature

    • @lizh4520
      @lizh4520 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No I don't think so. He says it's only on the mobile app at this time.

    • @SoundofSilence1
      @SoundofSilence1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just use accessibility screen reader to read and listen. The audio quality is robotic though but it’s worth the try

  • @user-ym8zx9sv2g
    @user-ym8zx9sv2g 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Do I have to purchase audible to be able to listen to books on my reader, as am trying kindle unlimited,and thought audio books were part of the package?

  • @ninabattipaglia9830
    @ninabattipaglia9830 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks!

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much!!

  • @violethendrickson6080
    @violethendrickson6080 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kindle- How to download large audible book (bible) which is in many parts (14)? I’ve bought it, it shows up on kindle, but unable to download and listen to it. Thanks, I hope you can help.

  • @ollieapril
    @ollieapril 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for all the great vidoes! Is there a way to listen to an audiobook from some other source then Audible?

  • @jerryobrien
    @jerryobrien 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perhaps I missed it somewhere, but I want to read along while listening to the audio. Is that possible?

  • @rachelkelly2670
    @rachelkelly2670 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this work with kindle unlimited?

  • @user-bh1in3hr6z
    @user-bh1in3hr6z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it true that Canadians cannot access the Bluetooth option on kindle ereaders?
    I’m also reading that I won’t be able to access my audible library(Canadian site)within the kindle line of ereaders.Really discouraging.

  • @bleazier
    @bleazier ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where did you find the Matchmaker tool? I could not find it on Amazon

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Barb! Link for the tool is in the video description!

  • @XerxesGammon200
    @XerxesGammon200 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why immersed reading on the kindle device is not available?

    • @TimeIdle
      @TimeIdle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's not technically possible on the e-ink technology.

  • @isarose3136
    @isarose3136 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only problem with that feature is that I have hundreds of books in there and there is NO way to search it.

  • @operativethisistheway6384
    @operativethisistheway6384 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ❤️

  • @rohanaheer9172
    @rohanaheer9172 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love you from Punjab ❤️

  • @angeltinaw7198
    @angeltinaw7198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the video...On my fire tablet I sometimes use Alexa to read to me and yes I am cheapskate

  • @MsYugiboy
    @MsYugiboy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    um i thought this book was a how to use the program!? cause this didnt really help me

  • @Cyhyraeths
    @Cyhyraeths 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whispersync

  • @judimantos904
    @judimantos904 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stopped using my Kindle because I don’t enjoy it. In the beginning, on my first kindle, when you finished a book you could return the book to the first page(in case you wanted to read it again), then move the book to a library area. However, after two years on my third Kindle, I still can’t figure out how to do that, so I just stopped buying books

    • @Maneetpaul
      @Maneetpaul  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you press the menu button while reading a book that looks like a bunch of lines, it will open up the navigation shortcut. You can jump back to the beginning there, or any other chapter or page number. Also, on your Kindle Home Library Screen, press the three dots on a book cover and you’ll see an option to mark a book as unread (or read). I hope this helps!

  • @dc9385
    @dc9385 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I listen to books during the day at work or in my car, I’m wanting a kindle so when I go home my boyfriend doesn’t have to listen to my books 😜

  • @maud375
    @maud375 ปีที่แล้ว

    This doesn't work in France. Probably to prevent a monopoly.