Microsoft Edge can now read

your ebooks out loud to you

January 31, 2017

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by Madalina Dinita

Managing Editor

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Ebooks will play an important role in the upcoming Windows 10

Creators Update: Microsoft will include a native ebook store into the
OS and Insiders can already check out the new ebook section in the
Windows Store.

The latest Windows 10 build takes the native ebook experience to a

new level as the Edge browser can now read your ebooks aloud. All
you need to do is press the “Read aloud” button located at the top-
right corner of the browser, sit back, relax and listen. Edge will also
highlight the words being read along.

Let Microsoft Edge read your ebooks aloud

This new feature also supports all non-store EPUB files. For the time
being, the list of supported languages is limited to the following
languages: r-EG, ca-ES, da-DK, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-
IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, fi-FI, fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, nb-NO, nl-
BE, nl-NL, pt-BR, pt-PT, sv-SE, tr-TR, zh-CN.

Here’s how the Redmond giant describes the new in-browser ebook
reading experience:

Last week many of you asked about this and we are proud to
announce that Microsoft Edge will now read aloud your e-books!
Just press the “read aloud” button at the top-right corner after
opening one of your e-books and listen to Microsoft Edge read
you the book with focus on the line and the word being read
along.

The new ebook section allows users to modify the font and size of
the text and create bookmarks. You can use the table of contents or
seek bar at the bottom of the browser to navigate through your
ebook collection and ask Cortana to define specific words. You can
also use Edge to read your favorite ebooks even when you’re offline.

If you are interested in using a dedicated eBook reader (also

referenced to as ePub reader) software for your Windows 10 device,
do check out our list with 10 best tools to use. Have you tested
out the new Microsoft Edge ebook experience? Share your thoughts
in the comment section below.

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