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Record audio / export to audio files - available for premium users, on Windows only at this point.Speech can be in defferent degrees between very fast and very slow. Change speech-rates using the rates select options.Change voices using the language-voice select options.Knowing this workaround actually opens up all the audio possibilities on Google Home regardless of provider.In short: insert text into the text-box and click play. The easiest way to listen to books from Audible (or any of those other services) on Google Home is to play them on your phone and connect to Google Home using Bluetooth, the same way you'd do for music ( here are the step-by-step instructions for doing just that). Not only that, but there are a handful of other proprietary audiobook formats out there, including Barnes & Noble's Nook platform as well as Scribd and. Yes, you can play your Amazon Audible library, tooĪudible, which is Amazon's audiobook service, predates smart speakers by a number of years ( 19, to be precise), so it's not your fault if you subscribed long before the age of the smart speaker wars. You may have to beam it from your phone, but you can listen to Amazon's Audible on Google Home, too. "Read…" followed by another Google Home, Chromecast ( $24 at Walmart) device or speaker group."Play at 2x speed," "play slower/faster," or "play at twice/half the speed."."Go back…" followed by an amount of time."Skip ahead…" followed by an amount of time."Read…" followed by the title of the book you want to hear."Read my book" (to continue reading the last audiobook you were listening to).Once you've made a purchase, say, "Hey, Google" or, "OK, Google" and use the following commands: If it's your first time, there's a good chance Google will offer a coupon at the top of the screen. First, if you've never bought an audiobook there before, head to Google Play Books and search or browse for one.
Thankfully, Google fixed this glaring omission. Oddly enough, when Google Home first launched, you couldn't play audiobooks purchased on Google Play Books using a voice command. Google Play audiobooks finally works with Google Home There are several ways you can listen to audiobooks on Google Home.
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Read more: 10 ways to download and read books online for free Or to do it all in one fell swoop, say, "Hey, Google, ask Book Reader to play Bram Stoker's Dracula," substituting the title you want to hear if it's something other than Dracula. To access the Librivox library on Google Home, say, "OK, Google, talk to Book Reader," then say the name of the book you'd like to hear read to you. Still, there are some fantastic titles available - The Jungle Book, Frankenstein, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The audiobooks on Librivox are all in the public domain, meaning their copyright is either open-source or has expired, so most are old - 70 years or older, typically. If you love audiobooks but haven't heard of Librivox before, this tip will change your life. The new Nest Audio smart speaker sounds better to our ears than the original Google Home it replaces - perfect for audiobooks as well as music.įree is the best price to pay for audiobooks Here are all the myriad ways you can listen to audiobooks on a Google Home, starting with our go-to service. Finally, we'd be remiss not to mention that Google Play has sold audiobooks for years, although you've only recently been able to access your library directly from your Google Home.