"The company announced on Wednesday an "immersion reading" feature in the Audible app, which allows readers who have both the ebook and audiobook versions of a title in their Audible and Kindle libraries to read the ebook's text while the audio plays. The feature also lets users switch between the different formats across devices. While in the "Read & Listen" mode, the text of the book is highlighted in real-time in sync with the narration."
"The Kindle app already offered a tool that would allow readers to move between the Audible version and the ebook, when both versions had been purchased. This feature is now coming to Audible's app for the first time. Customers will need to own both versions of the book for this to work, but discounted audiobooks will be made available to customers who own the matching ebook, the company says."
Audible launched an Immersion Reading feature called "Read & Listen" in its app that highlights ebook text in real time while the audiobook plays. The feature synchronizes narration with highlighted text and allows switching between formats across devices. Customers must own both the ebook and audiobook versions, though Audible will offer discounted audiobooks to owners of matching Kindle ebooks. Hundreds of thousands of titles in English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French are supported at launch. The option is initially available in the U.S., with rollout to the U.K., Australia, and Germany planned in coming months. Audible will auto-identify eligible Kindle ebooks within the app.
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