“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 CEOÂ 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.
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.
