"Text to speech" (TTS) or "read aloud" functionality is where the ebook is read aloud to you. This is normally done using a computer voice rather than a recording of a human reader (i.e. an audiobook). It is mainly provided for users with extra accessibility requirements.

Not all publishers enable read aloud functionality, or they may only allow it for certain ebook formats. To check whether it is available for your ebook please go to eBooks.com and find the product page of your ebook. Then, underneath the "Ebook Permissions" heading, it will list "Read Aloud" as either Available or Not available. If you click on this section it will give more information about which formats the read aloud functionality is available for.

Read Aloud with Online Reader

If the read aloud functionality has been enabled, then to access it all you need to do is log in to eBooks.com, go to your account and open the book in the Online Reader. There will be a button in the top right corner that looks like sound coming from a speaker (). Click it to start. More information about using the read aloud feature in the Online Reader can be found in our Online Reader user guide.

Read Aloud with Legacy Online Reader

If the read aloud functionality has been enabled, then to access it all you need to do is log in to eBooks.com, go to your account and open the book in the Legacy Online Reader. There will be a button along the left hand menu bar that says "Read Aloud". Click it and then click the play button to start.

Read Aloud with Thorium Reader

If the read aloud functionality has been enabled, then to access it all you need to do is to download your ebook to Thorium Reader. Then when you open the ebook in Thorium Reader there will be a button in the middle of the menu at the top of the window that looks like sound coming from a speaker ( ). Click it to start. More information about using the read aloud feature in Thorium Reader can be found in their user guide.

eBooks.com app, Adobe Digital Editions and our legacy Ebook Reader app

Unfortunately our eBooks.com app, Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), and our legacy Ebook Reader app do not currently have read aloud functionality. However the eBooks.com app and ADE are both compatible with screen reader software.

Here is a list of Adobe DRM compatible iOS and Android apps that have read aloud functionality:

* PocketBook
* Bookari Ebook Reader (Premium version only)

If you would prefer to use a screen reader then please see our help article regarding using screen readers with Adobe Digital Editions.