📢 What's New @ Read To Me

Hey, it's Lucas 👋

Following the recent update to introduce email confirmations, I'm thrilled to roll out two more powerful features designed to give you more choice and a better listening experience: a massively expanded voice library.

If you prefer, you can watch the video version here:

More Voices, More Personalities

Finding the right narrator can transform a good audiobook into a great audiobook. While the different quality tiers have always offered distinct narration styles, you now have far more variety within those tiers.

Previously, each audio quality tier offered two voice options (male and female). Now, you have a much larger selection:

• Standard Quality: Now features around 10 distinct voice options (a mix of male and female), from warm and textured to low and calm.

• Premium Quality: Now includes 5 ultra-realistic voice options, perfect for everything from narrative fiction to professional documents.

• Basic Quality: Continues to offer two reliable voices for functional narration.

Each voice is described to help you choose, and you can still preview them with the inline "Play Sample" button before converting.

Introducing Order Confirmation Emails

Hey, it's Lucas 👋

Getting your Read-to-Me audiobooks is now easier! After converting your PDF or EPUB, you'll now receive an order confirmation email.

This email includes your document details, selected voice/quality, estimated processing time, and a direct link to download your audiobook once it's ready.

No need to wait on the page or worrying about losing your download link - access your audiobook directly from your inbox!

If you prefer, you can watch the video version here:

Hey, it's Lucas 👋

I want to start giving regular updates on what has changed for Read To Me and this is the first one.

If you prefer, you can watch the video version here:

Preprocessing Visualizer

Some things in documents are meant for eyes, not ears. While Read To Me always has removed distracting elements before generating your audiobook, I didn't do a good job in explaining what I removed and how it impacts the resulting audiobook.

To address this, I've added a visual tool that shows the differences these preprocessing steps make.

Head over to benefits to check it out.

Improved Basic Quality

I changed the provider of the basic quality, resulting in faster processing speeds and a 50% reduction in costs compared to the previous provider. Upload your document to see how these changes benefit you!