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How Do I Get My Book to Read Out Loud? – Exploring Text-to-Speech Options

Kitaboo

We will explore a technology known as text-to-speech (TTS) that can help you do this and understand how it can be a game changer for your written works. What is Text-to-Speech? Why Do You Need Text-to-Speech in Your eBook Readers? Using KITABOO Text-to-Speech for Your eBook Reader IV.

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The Symphony Of eLearning: How Audio Enhances The Learning Experience

eLearning Industry

The article analyzes the significance of sound in eLearning, highlighting how audio (narration and music) enhances memorization and emotions. It discusses choosing between narrators and text-to-speech, and the impact of narration on learning effectiveness, noting the costs and challenges of audio integration.

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KITABOO – Facilitating Text-to-speech in eBook Readers

Kitaboo

Text to speech (TTS) is an exciting technology that helps publishers address these challenges simply and cost-effectively. Text-to-speech or TTS is primarily an assistive technology that helps to read digital text aloud. Why is there a need for text-to-speech features in eBook readers?

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Text-to-Speech Costs – Licensing and Pricing

Tony Karrer

This post is part of the series on Text-to-Speech (TTS) for eLearning written by Dr. Joel Harband and edited by me. Text-to-Speech Examples In this post, we will look more closely at costs of Text-to-Speech and issues around TTS Voice Licensing and Pricing. This is a low value usage.

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How to Convert Text To Speech Using Articulate Storyline 360

Swift eLearning Services

In Articulate Storyline 360, a new feature is introduced which is “Text-to-Speech”. This feature is helpful in two ways: To keep the project cost low, machine generated audio can be used. Just need to add the audio text or the Closed Captions, and machine generated audio is ready.

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Is Articulate Storyline 360 a cost-effective tool for eLearning content development?

Swift eLearning Services

So, why Articulate Storyline 360 is a cost effective tool? To develop an effective eLearning course, the ingredients required are Content, Avatar, Images, Audio and Video.… Using this tool we can create interactive, engaging, gamified and customized eLearning courses compatible with mobile devices supporting touch screen gesture.

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Let Amazon S3 Do Your Text-to-Speech for Free

Rapid eLearning

Previously we looked at how to create free text-to-speech narration using a free application. The audio quality is decent enough for those who need the text-to-speech audio. Once you have an Amazon S3 account, you have access to Polly , a service where you can create free text-to-speech narration.