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Audible Audiobooks Integrated with Amazon Kindle Mobile App

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There is still something pretty wonderful about plopping down under a tree or hanging out in your favorite chair and reading a book. Thanks to technology many of us have a huge book collection that doesn’t take up 3/4 of the house collecting dust. On the other side of the coin it can be difficult to find, or make, the time to just read. That is where audiobooks have come in and filled the void. They allow us to listen to the story we wanted to read without having to stop and actually read it. In 2008 Amazon purchase the popular Audible audiobooks company and now, 6 years later they are finally integrating it into the Amazon Kindle App for iOS and Android.

“We’re working hard to help customers find more moments each day to enjoy a great book,” said Russ Grandinetti, Senior Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “Integrating professional narration into our Kindle apps means you never have to put down a favorite book–start reading at home, get in the car and simply tap a button to continue listening without losing your place.”

Integration alone wouldn’t make this much a big deal. However, the integration lets you switch between audio and reading without losing your place in the book.

“We continue to hear from a growing number of Whispersync for Voice converts who tell us the innovation has profoundly changed the way they read–in fact, switching back and forth between reading and listening has become their preferred way of experiencing stories,” said Audible founder and CEO Donald Katz. “And the feature has gotten easier and easier to use, as this exciting integration into Kindle apps attests.”

I know there was a period of time a while back that I was listening to an audio book and then opened the digital copy. It was rather annoying to try and find where I had left off.

The new integration is part of the update that Amazon released today. In addition to the simple toggling between voice and reading, you can also expect a few other additions.

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– Switch between reading and listening when you add audio to a Kindle book
– Jump directly to previous locations from the progress bar
– Copy a word or phrase, paste into another program
– Multi-color highlights
– Improved notifications
– Improved cross-device sync

 

Be sure to hit the Play Store for updated app, if you don’t happen to have it installed yet, use the links below to go grab it.