• You can enable the text-to-speech feature on your Kindle Fire device to have written content read aloud.
  • Both Kindle content and your personal documents can utilize the text-to-speech feature.
  • Text-to-speech inputs are also available for languages other than English and can be downloaded via the progress bar within the book itself.
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If you are vision-impaired or simply want to hear your book or document aloud rather than reading the text, Kindle Fire has a text-to-speech feature that will translate the written words to audio so you can listen aloud. Best of all, text-to-speech is not only available for Kindle books but also for many (though not all) personal text files.

Turning on text-to-speech is easy and should only take a few seconds. Books in the Kindle store will even notify you if the capability is available before you purchase, though the feature must be turned on within the book or document itself, where available. Once enabled, you can begin playing the audio immediately.

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How to enable text-to-speech on your Kindle Fire

1. On your Kindle Fire, open the book or document you wish you read.

2. In the upper right corner of the screen, tap the three vertically stacked dots to reveal a list of menu options.

3. Tap "Additional settings."

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Foto: Under the three-dot menu, select "Additional settings." Source: Jennifer Still/Business Insider

4. Scroll down until you see the "Text-to-Speech" option and toggle the button to the "on" position, which will turn the toggle box orange.

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Foto: Toggle the "Text-to-Speech" button to the "on" position. Source: Jennifer Still/Business Insider

5. Hit the "back" button to return to your book.

6. To begin utilizing text-to-speech, tap the screen and then tap the play button at the bottom to begin hearing your book. Your book or document should then begin to be read aloud.

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Foto: Hit the "Play" button to begin listening. Source: Jennifer Still/Business Insider

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