Which ibooks read aloud

We've got the iPad, and the book is opened up in iBooks. Where do we go to have the book read aloud? More Less. Reply I have this question too 95 I have this question too Me too 95 Me too. All replies Drop Down menu. Loading page content. User profile for user: ivan54 ivan Jan 24, PM in response to hcongo5 In response to hcongo5 There is not a speak option within iBooks itself, but speak selection can be enabled on the iPad.

How to make ibooks read for you If you are a slow reader like I am or just don't like reading at all, this can help save a lot of time. Go to Settings. Go back to the home screen and open the iBooks app. Select the book you want to read. Let's choose "Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson". Toa Alta. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service. By enabling an accessibility setting, you can make your iPhone read the text of whatever it is you have open, from a book in iBooks to an article you have open in Safari or another app.

This setting is also available on iPads. It's not a perfect replacement for Audible, though, since AI does the reading instead of an actual living, breathing human. You do have options, however, for the type of voice and language you'd like to hear. It could prove useful if you have poor eyesight or impaired vision, obviously, but it could also come in handy for times when you're just tired of staring at your iPhone screen, whether you are reading in a dark room and can't dim your screen enough, attempting to walk and read at the same time, or are getting jostled on the subway and can't keep your phone steady enough to read comfortably.

With this setting enabled, you can swipe down with two fingers from the top edge of your screen and a voice will begin reading whatever text is on the screen. A small control panel appears that lets you pause the speaking voice, skip slightly forward and back, and speed up or slow down the speaking rate. You can also ask Siri to start reading your iPhone out to you.