CNET Editors' review
Though not as soothing as Mom reading you a bedtime story, this application is reliable. It could, however, improve with a few more customizing options. E-Text Reader's interface resembles a text editor, thus making it very intuitive and easy to use, if not a bit out of date. To have a text read, simply cut-and-paste a document into the application window or open a file (either plain text, DOC, or even HTML). It's important to make sure the cursor is at the point you want the reader to begin. With one click (the Read button has a cute green smiley face on it) the program begins to read the text in one of three standard voices. A video tutorial is included, but we didn't think it necessary given the relative ease of using the program. Though the download is a large one (25MB), the fact that it's freeware puts any weighty program issues quickly to rest. Overall, E-Text Reader is a reliable, efficient program at a great price (none!).
Publisher's Description
From Premier Assistive Technology:
It does more than read it can translate too. E Text Reader IGT is designed to help those who have trouble reading or comprehending the printed word. Thousands of literature titles are now available in electronic format. E Text Reader will read (using digital voices) the electronic version of books (e-books or e-text) to you. It can read any document in Standard Text, MS Word, RTF (Rich Text Format), XML, and HTML. E Text Reader will help anyone who needs documents read to them, and it supports text highlighting and bookmarking. Version 5.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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All versions:
3.7 starsout of 7 votes
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Current version:
3.2 starsout of 5 votes
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"very lousy software.Very big but does not actually work"
Version: E Text Reader IGT 5.1
Pros
nothing at all
Cons
does not work
Summary
stupid to download such big program to find out that it does not work
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"Very solid for free, better than many free & shareware"
Version: E Text Reader IGT 5.1
Pros
* Versatile, stable
* 30+ voices, + speed/pitch control
* highlights & rich text format tools (it's a word processor)
* bookmarks, starts where you left off, highlights as it reads
* easy, simple, performance, no suprises
* usable, fast, no hitchesCons
* you can only save text files and not wav or mp3's. :(
* translations limited in free versionSummary
All in all very good, better than a lot of the little free text-to-voice programs or limited shareware. No nag screens, etc
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"Only Speaks English Correctly; I wanted French."
Version: E Text Reader IGT 5.1
Pros
The try was free.
Cons
Didn't Speak French correctly; was disappointed.
Summary
It was advertised to speak other Languages correctly; it did not.
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