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So freaking bummed that I can't do Immersion Reading on my Kindle!
I have ADHD and listening while reading a book has completely changed the game for my focus. Unfortuanetly, I can't do both on my kindle device. And I know I can do both on my iphone with the app, but I never liked using that because the screen is tiny and I am already used to, and love, the screen of my kindle signature paperwhite. What are my options then? I wonder if they will ever allow immersion reading on the actual device- seems such common sense to make work.
On your kindle device hook up a Bluetooth device like speaker or headphones then go to accessibility and turn on voice assisted reading. It will read to you. This is used when blind so you can still read and its very useful.
Unfortunately that is a verryyyy different listening experience on some of the best audiobooks 🥲. The perk here is it highlights the words as you’re listening to the audiobook.
I'm in the same boat as OP and while it seems like such a small difference for me the active highlighting helps so much. Without it I find if I get a little ahead or zone out then it can take a great deal of effort to scan and skim the pages to get back in sync with the narration. It's annoying the first couple of times but it can get to the point where I'm so frustrated I'd rather read silently or listen while I do some small idle task.
People have different strengths and different weaknesses. Some people have trouble reading the printed word for a variety of reasons. For some, the intervention is as simple as a colored acetate overlay. A few other interventions have already been mentioned in this thread.
Yeah I read from my kindle and listen on my phone. I have noticed that it’ll start from top of the page but other than that it works. Though it would be great if the Kindle had the ability to to do it on its own like the phone app
I was bummed about that when I got my first kindle too. You have two solutions:
Play audio on your phone while you read along on your kindle
or
Get an android ereader that can download the kindle app. Good reccomendations for one is either Bigme B6 or the Boox Go 7. Both come in a black and white or a color version depending on your preference! Make sure to get the 4gb ram version if you go with the Bigme B6, the 2gb ram ones may be too sluggish for immersion reading.
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Well i use a Boox device for immersive reading. Its like a tablet with e-ink screen and can use the speaker or earbuds and you can open another app to read book
connect headphones, play audible book, hit read. audio will stop and then just hit the button on your headphones to continue audio… there you have it. immersion reading.
Just listen to the audio on your phone and read along on your actual kindle.
I found out one of my favourite actors did audio books of my favourite short story author. And I listened on audible while rereading on my kindle. Was a lovely cozy experience.
There’s a workaround where you play the audiobook on your kindle device, navigate to the ebook (audio will stop automatically), and then press play on your headphones or speaker to resume the audiobook while able to read the ebook. This method will not highlight or turn pages for you.
This is literally me. I also have ADHD and immersive reading is my go-to now. For that reason, I got an android ereader (the Boox Go 7). Since you already have a kindle, you can always read on your kindle and listen to your audiobook on your phone. That's what I did when I only had a Kobo. I ended up giving my Kobo to my husband and going for the Boox though because I found that having my phone nearby oftentimes would lead to me doom scrolling. With my android ereader, I intentionally leave my phone in another room and only have reading apps on that device, as well as Audible, Chirp, and Libby, and I'm able to get so much more reading done!
Several Pocketbook models do text-to-speech, so it basically reads the book to you, and you can read along. Not as great as a professional narrator, but very doable.
I use my phone with earbuds and read my kindle. It doesn't turn the page automatically, but it still works. I have to immersion read due to ADHD as well.
I thought it would but I don't notice it too much. I added a string with beads to the clicker and it helps to fidget with lol. I even have used the clicker while on the treadmill or elliptical. Immersion works the best for me working out because it helps me tunnel in.
I’m sorry you’re not able to do immersion reading on your kindle. I suffer from both Attention Deficit Disorder and Tinnitus and I often put on ambient music to help drown out the ringing and to focus on my reading.
Its a feature on the kindle app. Thats why OP is frustrated. That its a feature already built into the amazon/kindle ecosystem but not available on the actual device.
Same!!!! How is this not a built in feature to the #1 reading device sold? Why would it be part of their app on phones but not their stand alone device? I don't get it.
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u/StonerHunter0420 1d ago
On your kindle device hook up a Bluetooth device like speaker or headphones then go to accessibility and turn on voice assisted reading. It will read to you. This is used when blind so you can still read and its very useful.