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AlReader -any text book reader?
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That's fair. Is AIReader the one you're talking about? I just installed it and did a little digging around in the options and opened up a few books and flipped through the pages and I like this one as well. There are lots of visual customization options which is a must for me. Seems pretty solid and I'd definitely recommend this one to anyone who doesn't want to pay to get rid of ads. I opened and closed a book several times just to test and see if an ad would pop up and it didn't. 👍
I couldn't figure out a way to look up the definition of a word from within the app, but it's easy enough to copy and paste it into your browser if a free app is a priority. I only point this out because that's something that I do frequently.
Really, the only thing that keeps me from using a totally free/ad free app regularly is the frequency of updates. This one was last updated over a year ago and it's far more likely for a developer that isn't getting paid to develop their app to either totally abandon the project or only update it when it's absolutely necessary. I'm not saying that's the case with this one, it's just something to consider. This one was originally published in 2013 so it's possible that the dev has the time and resources to keep it updated and functional on newer operating systems.
One thing that I do when I'm doing research for an app that I want to add to my daily routine is look in the description and scroll all the way down to the date of the last update vs. when it was originally published. Sometimes even if it has a paid version and seems to be very popular the dev can abandon it all together for whatever reason. And, for whatever reason, I still see apps that haven't been updated in nearly a decade in the play store 🤷♀️
Just some food for thought.
I'm on Android, but there should be an iOS version of this, I'm sure.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader
I've used it for more than 4 years with no glitches, I've never needed to look for an alternative.
I have gifted Kindle devices over the years to almost all my friends. Without any exceptions, they LOVE Kindles (or 'puppies', as word is close to 'mutt puppy' in my language), and use them all the time. They are durable, they simply work, and those new Kindles with backlight are just perfect. E-ink is genius invention, and screen used in those is just glorious. Don't forget virtually no battery drain. You can take a LOT of book with you - that is priceless in itself.
However, I don't have one personally (despite reading a lot), because I already have my phone with me, and I've been reading books with Alreader Android app since I had Siemens S65 (it was in JavaME then - it was 16 years ago!), and I got used to probably the least eye straining combination - black background and bright yellow letters - and that cannot be done neither by Kindle, nor Kindle app. Just a matter of personal preference.
In general, go for it, especially if you're already Amazon customer.
Note, though - remember, that it's tied to your account, and all books you have are only there. In case of global collapse or apocalypse, you're left with unusable plastic slab. So for those books you value the most maybe reserve a spot on your shelf? That's what I do.
I advise you to try Alreader Google Play or .apk
I'd like this too, not sure how hard it would be to implement though. I've used AIReader in the past, the developers are really nice and have responded to suggestions I've sent emailed them in the past. IDK if they have a friendly API and maybe there's a better option. You have any app you use for this?
Might I suggest going onto a computer, copy/pasting the chapter into a .txt file, uploading to your phone via, say, email, and then reading with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader&hl=en ?
[edit] I see someone has suggested this, already.
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Get an app like Alreader https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader (android.) You can press the 'read aloud' button, and then BAM audiobook! I do this often for books when I need my hands free!
Pro tip: you can go into your phones' settings and change the voice of the narrator a little, so it sounds less mechanical/ robotic.
Edit: this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodereader.ebook sounds GREAT (like a real person is reading for you) but I also found it to be Super buggy and it kept crashing, so use at your own discretion!
AlReader -any text book reader - My weapon of choice.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader
AIReader works for RTF files if you have an Android.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader&hl=en
Alreader is the app I use, I linked the play store above.
Pe telefon:
https://monefy.me/ -- Monefy, aplicație pentru Android, cînd vreau să mă sparii cît cheltui și pe ce cîcaturi
https://www.loseit.com/ -- Lose It, pentru numărat calorii.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader -- AIReader, ebook reader pentru telefon. Citesc pe budă, citesc înainte să adorm, citesc ... oricînd am chef, practic vorbind.
Pe calculator:
https://getgreenshot.org/ -- Greenshot pentru capturi de ecran, preia funcția tastei PrintScr, doar că pot selecta o porțiune din ecran doar, și îmi dă opțiuni ce să fac cu imaginea. Ori o salvez direct, ori o urcă pe Imgur, ori o pot deschide în editor să adaug eu chestii. Foarte bun în mediul corporate unde trebuie să le indic tîmpiților că UITE, am pus săgeată, ACOLO dai clic.
https://www.xnview.com/en/ -- Pentru vizualizat și ajustat poze. În special mă ajută funcția de batch resize cînd mai urc calupuri de poze pe undeva.
https://obsproject.com/ -- Înregistrare video de pe PC. Util prin ședințe și alte ocazii cînd vreau să pot revedea/reauzi ce s-a discutat. Pornește instant, nu cere multe resurse, clipurile ocupă puțin spațiu.
S-a dat mai jos link la SumatraPDF (mult mai ușor ca Adobe sau orice altceva) și LockHunter (deblochează orice fișier rămas „agățat” de vreun program).
I switched from Moon Reader to AIReader and it's pretty good.
Alreader, highly customizable, supports many formats, free and works really well with Google TTS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader
Alreader is what I'm using. Super customizable.
Reading the comments here, I'm honestly suprised that a dictionary has been such a revelation in a language-learning subreddit. I've been using this feature for years...
Any decent e-book reader app (at least on Android) has translation support, e.g. AlReader, Moon+ Reader and FBReader all have a touch-to-dictionary feature. Moreover, they support custom dictionaries, so if you're missing a language pair, find a dictionary in the StarDict format somewhere and voilà. (Edit: at least AlReader also keeps the list of the words you looked up. Nice for plugging into Anki/etc, although I've never done that).
To /u/felixatwood, do not be discouraged. It's always fun to make your own app, even if other similar apps already exist, and I'm sure you'll learn something new from this project. But do keep in mind that market research comes before development, not after ;)
AlReader especially if you like customization, as pretty everything about it can be tweaked.
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Here is my choice for an ebook reader. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader&hl=en_USThis app has a text-to-speech feature built in it with several voices and you can adjust the speed the voice is reading the text at. This feature essentially turns the book into an audiobook. Now, if your friend absolutely needs it in PDF Format, the link steweduk posted is a very nice site. >> http://www.convertfiles.com
I recommend try AlReader
AlReader is free, without ads, IMO the best. It can even read aloud if you need it.
I prefer alreader. It can read epub format too. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader)
I heartily suggest: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader&hl=en