Guides
Formats, players and what to expect from a synthetic narrator.
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Where to find EPUBs you can actually convert
DRM is the one thing that stops a book being read aloud. Which shops sell files without it, which libraries lend them, and how to tell before you buy.
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Converting in the browser or on a server: what the trade actually is
Upload-based converters are faster and it is not close. Here is what you give up for that speed, and when it is worth giving up.
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M4B or MP3: which audiobook format to pick
The practical difference between a chaptered M4B and a folder of MP3s, and which one your player actually wants.
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Audiobook players that handle chapters properly
Which apps read M4B chapters, keep your position and behave well with a self-made audiobook, on iPhone, Android, desktop and media servers.
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Choosing a narration voice, and what to expect from it
How synthetic narration actually sounds over a full book, which voice to pick, and where a human narrator is still worth paying for.