Thorsten Duhn wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> > I've no tips for you as far as conversion other than:
> > http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/2 which is a list of
> > gutenburg books already converted.
>
> I don't think "conversion" is the correct term. I don't think
> any synthetic voice reader can cope with a text pronounced by
> a professional human reader. There is a reason, why commercial
> audio books are sold, but I have still not seen a software for
> this task. Synthetic readers are for disabled, for some special
> computer tasks, but not for literature
I agree, but my wife does not mind, since she is visually impaired
and gotten used to synthetic voice....she would like to listen to
books, especially away from the computer and some of those she
can not get...especially novels and such....
There are some shareware readers that can do it....but I am looking
for freeware (am cheap)...<grin>.....