Use Alexa to Read Your Kindle Books

Turn on Kindle Assistive Reader to read books with Alexa and control Alexa's reading with your voice.

Kindle Assistive Reader is designed to support customers with disabilities to read Kindle books. Kindle Assistive Reader is available on all Alexa-enabled devices and uses Alexa's underlying Text-to-Speech capabilities.

To turn on Kindle Assistive Reader, simply ask Alexa to read a book. You can also turn the feature on or off in the Alexa app by going to: More > Settings > Accessibility.

While Alexa reads, you can ask Alexa to do things like:

  • Read a specific Kindle book title
  • Share more information about the book being read
  • Pause, stop, or restart reading the book
  • Navigate through your book by chapters, or by time intervals
  • Slow down or speed up Alexa's reading speed
  • Set or cancel a timer for Alexa to stop reading

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