FantasyAcquiesce Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) Hello MSFN, Today, I am seeking an ebook program for Windows XP similar to Koodo reader. I really love the interface of the program but have found a lot of ebook readers are Windows Vista and later (many claim to be 10+). So, I am in search of a good program that can take epubs and read them like a book. I personally have a few learning disabilities, so reading without books TTS is very difficult for me. There is SamturaPDF but I am seeking someone with a built-in TTS option. Edited December 20, 2022 by FantasyAcquiesce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyfan Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) "Express Scribe" the free text program http/www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/95590.aspx?cid=parsely_rec (edit: the link is broken) Edited December 23, 2022 by legacyfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, legacyfan said: "Express Scribe" the free text program http/www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/95590.aspx?cid=parsely_rec The link is broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Try this: https://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/95590/ Anyway the software home page is: https://www.nch.com.au/scribe/ but, it is ANOTHER kind of software from what the OP asked for: Express Scribe Transcription Software Foot Pedal Controlled Digital Transcription Audio Player LegacyFan, if you were a greengrocer and someone asks you a lemon, you can't usually give them two cucumbers instead . jaclaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Hmmm, I found coolreader 3 to be quite fitting of my needs. It puts books into page format and holds built-in TTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reboot12 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) On 12/22/2022 at 12:07 PM, FantasyAcquiesce said: I found coolreader 3 What version because 3.3.61 does not work on WinXP. Old version 3.3.19 works but not support TTS. Balabolka can read many files and also from the Windows clipboard and works on WinXP 32/64-bit (tested version 2.5.0.531): Can use TTS and Microsoft Speech Platform voices. Edited December 24, 2022 by reboot12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasyAcquiesce Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 12:16 PM, reboot12 said: What version because 3.3.61 does not work on WinXP. Old version 3.3.19 works but not support TTS. Balabolka can read many files and also from the Windows clipboard and works on WinXP 32/64-bit (tested version 2.5.0.531): Can use TTS and Microsoft Speech Platform voices. My apologies. I did not realize coolreader3 dropped support for XP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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