• Audible launches “Immersion Reading” to sync audiobook narration with ebook text in real time. • Users tap “Read & Listen” to view and highlight text as audio plays. • Feature aims to boost focus, comprehension, and aid language learners. • Supports hundreds of thousands of titles in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French. • Initially available in the US; UK, Australia, Germany to follow. • Requires owning both audiobook and ebook; similar to Spotify’s Page Match.
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- On Wednesday, Audible launched a new “immersion reading” feature that could help readers concentrate on their audiobooks by allowing them to read along with the ebook version. While listening to an audiobook in the Audible app, users can tap the “Read & Listen” button above their book’s cover art to see the text version of what they’re listening to. As the audio plays, the text is highlighted in sync. Audible syncs ebook reading and audiobook listening to keep you focused The new “immersion reading” feature syncs readers’ audiobooks with the matching ebook in real-time. The new “immersion read
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