vBookz Audiobooks App Reviews

I expected it to be a human voice! That was a real voice! Im disappointed! (T . T)

Good for reading, not for listening!

But it has some problems with the interface, when I enter sometimes crash, in other times, I try to open a book then the interface try to delete the book, but without these problems, It works.

I love your app, it saves me from straining my eyes too much, it saves me hard-drive space and time. However, I think there are two very important functions to add that will give you all-5-star-reviews for the rest of times :) 1. add the background functionality. Sometimes I just want to listen to the book, and being able to turn the visual info off would help to save the battery 2. add pdf. documents support since not all e-books come in the epub format.

ey leute wie fügt man ein neues buch hinzu :$ how to add a new book???:$

It looks awesome and it sounds great. With more content Id update it to 5 stars

Its pretty good! Still not as visually pleasing as iBooks and kobo app (with the page turn animation), Id like it if when your manually turning the page you didnt have to start from the corner. Id also like to tap on the screen to make the controls and word highlight disappear. It would be great if the voice still talked if you go to the home screen or lock the device. If you make all the changes Ive suggested and make a more authentic page turn animation youll get a five star from me. On the the other hand Ill never get another audiobook!

Since I last wrote the review shown below, a problem has arisen and I am still awaiting a solution. After updating to the latest version of iTunes, all my previously stored books on Vbookz disappeared. Also I can no longer reload those ebooks or other books that I converted using Stanza to iTunes. Hence I cannot get them onto either my iPad or iPhone - I purchased both versions of the vBookz app. Has anyone else run into this problem? Bottom line, my own books can no longer be read out aloud nor loaded to vBookz - and so until this is resolved I will need to downgrade this app to 2 stars! .............hopefully this is a temporary glitch. PREVIOUS REVIEW BELOW: I have spent many more dollars in the past for a text to speech reader but for $4 this is a steal. Had a problem converting my lit books to epub and within hours, support was able to help and get my book in a "readable" version that vBookz could read to me. Hint here is to use Stanza to make the conversion as they suggested. It will be 5 stars next time if the excellent voice can be"taught" to modulate a little better, and learn to read chunks of text more naturally - I know that is asking a lot of a tts application that only cost $4 but I am sure the developers will continue to improve the product. Well done so far and very worthwhile a download for those, like me, who want large books read to me on the long drives to work...

As an ebook reader, it works fairly well. My daughter has enjoyed the ability to have it read her stuff she wouldnt otherwise be able to read. As an audiobook app, its not quite there. I listen to a lot of audiobooks while driving, doing chores, etc. This app reads well enough when the screen is on, but doesnt allow me to turn the screen off, put the iPod in my pocket, and keep listening. That is an essential feature for me to keep using it. Would be even better if I could use the play/pause button on my headphones too.

This app helps you learn to read. It is great app for like studing for a test and project. On vBookz you can download free books. vBookz can also read to you but its your option. You will find it will make it so much easier to read books when you use vBookz. Comment from Grade 6 student

This looks nice- but sounds terrible - I can not stand the automated computer robot voice stumbling through the words. Impossible to enjoy the story. Tried adjusting the voice speed, it does not help. Will never use this ap.

Great text-to-speech ePub reader. For those who do not like the automated voice, what did you think the computer voice would sound like? Its a computer!

Not impressed at all. She sounds like a robot reading individual words, not sentences. Very hard to understand. Wish I hadnt wasted my money on this one.

I am very disappointed with the app. It did not work . I spend extra 4.99 for French audio but it keep crash on me .

@T15360 & @Momof31976 ... I dont know what have you expected and if you know what is TTS is ... but I have been following TTS since its birthplace in AT&T labs and later work done by France Telecom which had set about 10 years ago high standard for TTS such as the ones you hear when you call your Bank or airline. These companies run TTS Programs on quad-core machines and the voice is actually simulates real samples of syllables. You cant expect anything like that on the phone unless you use google service. The voices this app is using are Acapella, one of the best consumer available voices. IPhone processing power and battery has limitations. Thatss why maybe the quality is not ad good as if you run on a computer. The voices in this app are scaled down to 8 bit from 11? But they sound still OK. With regard to the app - its very well designed. I wished there is integration with Dropbox, but that would probably be reduce sales of Ebooks. Overall- highly recommended app.

I thought these audio books would be read by a real person not by a computer generated voice. Very disappointed. Sandra

It reads well, but at random times, it freezes completely for a minute or two, then it jumps few pages ahead. Since most of my epub books do not have page numbers, I do not know where to resume my listening. vBookz pdf does not do that.

This app reads to you with a computer voice wherein the sound bounces in and out. It sounds like a dying r2d2 minus the animation. Dont waste your money. Total waste

Great app well worth the money

Never try it,soo bad voices,