iSpeech set up Text-To-Speech Software for Publishers

Text-to-speech setup iSpeech has begun to offer tools for publishers that let them convert books and articles to audio. The tools are designed to help publishers quickly and inexpensively convert books and articles into audio. iSpeech’s first two publishing clients are Evernote and Pearson.

The company specialises in lifelike text-to-speech apps and previously created audio technology for the connected home. Now they are launching a platform for publishers. 

iSpeech gives publishers three options for creating content. They can convert PDFs to audio files; they can add a widget to a website that adds a “play” button to an article; or they can use more sophisticated developer tools built on iSpeech’s API and add them directly to their web pages. Pearson is using the PDF option for its textbooks. Evernote is using the developer tools to integrate speech technology into its web reading platform. 

The publishing platform’s business model is pay-per-use, and the cost usually ends up totalling less than a tenth of of the cost of professional narration. For books, the company charges by the page; there are also volume discounts.

It is believed that the iSpeech’s publisher tools are primarily going to be of interest to nonfiction publishers, rather than publishers of novels. For fiction, or other content where there is more emotion and differences in reading style, there is not an alternative yet. 

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