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If you are wondering how to listen to Kindle audiobooks on an iPhone, there are a couple of ways to achieve it. Here’s all you need to know about it.

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Kindle is one of the most popular platforms for e-books, and many people use it. For iPhone users, it can be a perfect way to build their own Kindle library, and they can make their own audiobooks and podcasts in no time. 

Listening to audiobooks on Kindle with your iPhone

If you own an iPhone, you are probably wondering if there is a way to listen to audiobooks on it. And the answer is yes. As long as you have a Kindle app, you will be able to enjoy audiobooks on your device. 

You can find the Kindle app on the App Store, and once you download it, you will have full access to all the books you bought. As you are probably aware, Kindle is a platform that offers digital books or e-books, and they are not in the audiobook version. 

But this doesn’t mean that you can’t convert them. Of course, if the book you bought on Kindle Store doesn’t appear, you will need to refresh the page or try syncing again. From there on, you will need to decide which screen reader you want to use. 

Every device today has a built-in text-to-speech tool you can use, and the iPhone is no different. But even if you don’t want to use Apple’s TTS, you can download Audible Narration (there will be a prompt at the bottom of the screen), Whispersync for Voice, or Speechify. 

These can be a great choice for you, and there are plenty of customization options you can use to further adjust the sound and narration. What’s great is that TTS tools will work on any type of content, and you can use them on different platforms as well. 

And if you are wondering about subscription plans, Kindle Unlimited is the best option you can find. You can use this plan on Kindle Fire tablets, Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone, iPod touch, and anything else you can imagine. 

TTS tools often have additional functionalities like sleep timers, options to adjust speech rate, and so much more. They are also an important part of devices such as Amazon Echo and Alexa. 

Steps to get Kindle audiobooks downloaded on your iPhone

To start listening to the bestsellers on Kindle e-readers, you will need to download the Kindle app, and you can easily find it in the Apple Store. Once you download it, you can proceed to your Amazon account. 

Naturally, if you don’t have an Amazon account, now is the perfect time to make it. Since Amazon bought Kindle a couple of years back, you will use the same account for both of these platforms. 

As soon as everything is ready, and you’ve logged into your account, you can click on the Menu icon in the left corner on top of the screen within the Kindle app. After that, all you need to do is select “audiobooks,” and the list of available audiobooks will appear on the screen. 

The entire process is quite simple, and you will be able to do it in no time. From there on, you can enjoy listening to any of the audiobooks you have on your account, even if you don’t own an Amazon Kindle device. Your iPhone will be more than enough. 

How to use text to speech on your iPhone to listen to your audiobooks on Kindle

One thing you need to know is that the process will be a bit different if you own digital books or e-books. You won’t be able to just open them via the app and start listening to them for obvious reasons. 

These books are just text, but you can still use text-to-speech tools to convert them to voice. Having a TTS tool on your device is a great way to improve accessibility, and it can read any type of text to you. 

In fact, almost every modern device has a TTS app built-in, and you will usually find it in the accessibility tab within settings. Once you open the text, you can just start the app and choose the voice. 

If you dislike the app that is included with your device, you can always download a new one. And one of the best options you can find today is Speechify. This app allows you to easily customize the AI voice, and it can work on any type of text. 

As soon as you download an e-book, you can start Speechify, and it will be able to read the digital book to you, and there are plenty of settings for the voice speed, accent, language, and so much more. 

The added benefits of using Speechify’s text to speech application to listen to audiobooks

Speechify is easy to use, it works on any device you can imagine, and it can do so much for you. At the same time, natural-sounding voices will do wonders for immersion, and you will feel as if the real actor was reading the text to you. 

Furthermore, Speechify offers numerous languages you can use, accents, and even AI voices. But at the same time, you can use the app not only on your Kindle books but on any other type of text as well. 

The versatility of the app is one of many reasons why Speechify is so popular, and you will love using it. The app can also use Audible audiobooks, and it is a perfect tool if you are someone who enjoys multitasking. 

And unlike the Audible app, you can change the voice, playback speed, and many other parameters with Speechify. You can even double the speed if you want to go through the content. Of course, if you want to focus on the content, you can always both listen to it and read it. 

Speechify will highlight the current text it’s reading, and it will improve comprehension. You can use Speechify as a browser extension, on your iPhone, iPad, iOS, Mac, or even on Google Play and Windows devices. 

The app will work on Libby, Audible books, and web pages, and it is the only audiobook companion you will ever need. 

Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.