Microsoft has suddenly developed an acute interest in ebooks.
First they added support for epub ebooks to its Edge browser, and then they teased an ebookstore, and now eWeek reports that MS has added text to speech.
Microsoft Edge is gaining the ability to read e-books aloud in the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update. Now, members of the Windows Insider early-access and feedback program can see, or rather listen to it, for themselves.
The company this week released Build 15025 for Windows 10 Mobile to insiders. Building on the new e-book functionality in the Edge browser, users can now go audible to consume literary content.
According to Microsoft's announcement: "Just press the 'read aloud' button at the top-right corner after opening one of your e-books and listen to Microsoft Edge read you the book with focus on the line and the word being read along. This feature is also extended to all non-store EPUB files opened using Microsoft Edge."
The Edge browser onWindows 10 Mobile also gained Epub support in a recent update. It was introduced in build 14977, and currently supports only DRM-free Epub.
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