While audiobooks are enjoying great popularity with the general public , digital books, or ebooks, saw a decline in sales figures in 2015, a year that was the subject of much discussion. This type of book allows a user, while stuck in traffic, to listen to their favorite chapters, enabling them to use that wasted time productively.
Now it's Amazon's turn to offer enhanced features for its Echo device for media streaming, with audiobooks being one of its biggest new additions. A user with this streaming hub will be able to "read" their entire collection of digital books or ebooks using Alexa's default voice commands, which is incredibly useful when you have to get things done around the house so you can continue listening to your favorite book.
Amazon Echo is a voice-activated device with special functions, including the ability to answer questions and play music. This sizable, cylindrical device features a sensor array consisting of seven microphones, speakers, and a remote control. Amazon Echo is also known as Alexa.
With this new feature integrated into Alexa, you can now have all your digital books purchased from Amazon, the Kindle lending library, or Kindle Unlimited read aloud . This opens up a wide range of options for those who already own an Echo device, or even for users who might now be tempted to buy one for its read-aloud capabilities.
It should be mentioned that it was in the summer of 2015 when Echo integrated the ability to play audiobooks from Audible.