How to Convert Text to an Audiobook for Mac

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Tip 1 - Convert Any Text to an iTunes-Compatible Audiobook

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Charles Pinto | permalink

Web site Mac OS X Hints details how to create an iTunes audiobook (i.e., an M4B audio file) from any text in just a couple of clicks. The process involves installing a new service to your Services menu, then selecting your to-be-audiobooked text and choosing AppName -> Services -> Speak to iTunes Audiobook. When the conversion is complete, the resulting audio file is automatically imported to iTunes in the Audiobooks section. The service uses the new Alex voice in Leopard, and the results are actually very listenable.
Tags: Audiobooks, How To, Mac OS X, iTunes, Services, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/389083/convert-any-text-to-an-itunes-compatible-audiobook ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Turn a Text File Into an AudioBook on a Mac | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gerhard Henneky | permalink

The Macintosh Operating System has almost always had a built-in Text to Speech converter. One use of the Text to Speech feature is as a screen reader for those whose vision is impaired, but the speech program can also create audiobooks from any text file. You could convert a presentation to an audio file and listen to it on the way, in order to...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_2170731_turn-text-file-audiobook-mac.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Turn Books into Audiobooks

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Danny Pieters | permalink

Audiobooks are great because they mean you can enjoy a book while doing something else — or just because it’s always nice to have a book read to you! Though Siri on the iPad offers voice control and d

For further reading: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_turn_books_audiobooks ^[3]

Tip 4 - Kindle For iOS Will Now Turn Your Favorite Books Into Audiobooks | Cult of Mac

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Taffy Kriel | permalink

Amazon's Kindle app for iOS hasn't always been as accessible as Apple's own iBooks, but that changed today with a new update that adds VoiceOver support, a

For further reading: http://www.cultofmac.com/225836/kindle-for-ios-will-now-turn-your-favorite-books-into-audiobooks/ ^[4]