Almost every voracious reader who has tried using a kindle for some reason knows how convenient and fluid it makes reading. however, sometimes busy hands prevent us from being able to read. this is where audiobooks come in.
Fortunately, you can use your kindle paperwhite to listen to audiobooks by following the steps in this article. so be sure to keep reading!
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how to listen to audiobooks on kindle paperwhite
There are two things to consider. the latest 10th generation paperwhite is the only one compatible with audible. older versions, on the other hand, are not compatible with audible.
To use your Kindle Paperwhite 10th Gen to listen to audiobooks, you first need Bluetooth-enabled headphones or speakers. This is because kindles themselves don’t have speakers, so you need help getting the audio output. on the other hand, the only way to get audio output with older versions is by using an audio adapter with voiceview, a feature designed for the visually impaired.
listen to audiobooks on kindle paperwhite 10th generation
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The 10th generation Kindle Paperwhite is the only one in the family to support Audible. You can listen to audiobooks on your kindle paperwhite with these easy steps:
- Put on your bluetooth and connect to speaker or headphone: As the kindle paperwhite does not have a built-in speaker or headphone audio jack, the only way to achieve audio output with it is by using a medium that will give you voice output with a bluetooth connection to the kindle. now to put your bluetooth on, go to your kindle home page and click on the three dots in the top right corner of the screen. this will take you to a menu, and here you go to settings. On the setup screens, you will find several options, and the one to choose is “wifi and bluetooth”. there, you will go to bluetooth and tap on it to enable your bluetooth. then put on your speakers or headphones and put them into pairing mode if it’s not already there. go to bluetooth devices and select the device name to connect.
- now you can listen: after the connection is done, you can go to audible to find the audiobook you want listen. of course you need an audible subscription to do this.
listen to books on kindle 5th, 6th and 7th generation with audio adapter
audio adapters are made for people with vision problems. like kindle paperwhite 5, 6 and 7 generations don’t have audio access; you need to use an audio adapter to listen to audio. Plus, they can’t use audio, so you can only get the text-to-speech reading of the book, not the professional narration you’d get with proper audiobooks.
so it’s best to upgrade to the 10th generation paperwhite to enjoy the audio benefits. however, by using text-to-speech technology, you can still use the voice view feature to listen to books. you should note that not all books support the feature, so you will have a limited pool to select from.
To use voiceview, you just need to plug the audio adapter into your kindle and plug your headphones into the adapter.
can you read and listen to a book at the same time on kindle?
Sometimes you may want to listen while reading, for example a classic. If you already have your audio device connected via bluetooth, this is very easy to do with the immerse app.
- Confirm that the book has an audio book. The way to do this is to check the top right of the book in the kindle app.
- open the ebook and touch the screen. you will see a tray that says “audible narration”.
- download it by touching the tray. once the download is complete, tap the play icon and you can start reading and listening simultaneously.
while the audiobook is playing, the words on the screen will be highlighted so you can always follow the audio. Plus, you can always pause the audio and go back. however, the feature does not work on kindle for certain reasons, such as highlighting requires a very high refresh rate for the screen similar to mobile devices. it’s quite unfortunate that the design of kindles ensures that they can’t use the feature, at least with today’s technology.
You can only read while listening to the audiobook version by playing the audiobook in the background while you read. however, you won’t have the added benefit of words being highlighted.
conclusion
You can use your kindle to listen to audiobooks whenever you want. Since Kindle Paperwhites don’t have built-in speakers or a headphone jack, the only way to get audio output is to connect them to speakers or headphones via bluetooth.
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