Chapter 3
Reading Kindle
Documents
Text-to-Speech
Your Kindle can read aloud your books, newspapers, magazines, blogs and personal
documents using Text-to-Speech. This feature is available only for English content, and
where allowed by the rights holder.
To turn on Text-to-Speech, tap Menu from within the content, then tap Turn On Text-to-
Speech. While Text-to-Speech is playing, your Kindle Touch will turn the pages
automatically so you can follow along in the text. You can choose to hear your content
spoken with a male or female voice, and you can further optimise your listening
experience by slowing down or increasing the rate of speech. You can either listen
through your Kindle's speakers or plug earphones into the headphone jack.
Viewing reading progress
Your Kindle Touch includes several metrics that allow you to view your reading progress
and location within a book, including location numbers, time left in chapter, time left in
book, percentage of content read, and actual page numbers. (Not all Kindle books include
page numbers.)
As Kindle books can be read on devices with different screen sizes, locations identify
specific places in a book, just like a page number would for a printed book. Location
numbers allow you to direct a friend to exactly the same place in a Kindle book you are
reading.
The Reading Progress feature uses a unique algorithm to estimate the amount of time it
will take you to complete the chapter or book based on your past and current reading
speed. Your specific reading speed is stored only on your Kindle; it is not stored on
Amazon servers. When reading, select Reading Progress from the Menu, then choose a
display option. Options include Location in book, Time left in chapter, and Time left in
book.
Many Kindle books also contain page numbers that correspond to the real page numbers
in an actual printed book. To view the page number of the book you're reading, tap the top
of the screen to display the toolbars. The current location, page number, total number of
pages, and percentage of content read are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The
reading time left will also display at the bottom of the screen.
Audiobooks have a progress bar, located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, which
indicates the progress within chapters, furthest time read and total time for the book. They
also include the ability to return to the last position heard in the book and to jump forward
or back in 30-second increments from your current position.
On the Home screen, dots below the book title indicate how long the book is, with bold
dots showing how far you have read.
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