There are however times when the electrons don’t cooperate, and you end up with several different Books downloading problems. Audiobook publishers and voice actors may disagree, of course.Apple Books (formerly called iBooks) are fun when they download correctly and work with ease so that the reader can enjoy the pure pleasure of reading a book. Digital narration (Opens in a new window), meanwhile, makes it more economically feasible for small publishing houses and independent writers to enter the audiobook market, Apple says. The current model involves authors or, more often, voice actors recording books-a process that can take weeks and cost publishers thousands of dollars. 'Digitally narrated titles are a valuable complement to professionally narrated audiobooks, and will help bring audio to as many books and as many people as possible,' Apple says. Apple is also experimenting with nonfiction and self-development, with plans for wider availability in the future. Madison, for example, is a soprano narrating Loving From Afar by romance writer Mona Ingram, while baritone Jackson reads Alex Lyttle's fiction title From Ant to Eagle. How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪs The Guardian notes (Opens in a new window), you can find these titles on Apple Books by searching for 'AI narration.' The publisher description will say: 'This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.'ĭigital voices are created and optimized for different genres.

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