Amazon WhisperSync: Sync eBooks and audiobook
With Amazon's new Whispersync for Voice service, you can sync eBooks and audio books. So you keep listening from where you left off and vice versa. We'll show you what you need to know about the service and how to activate it.
Amazon WhisperSync for Voice: How the service works
With Whispersync for Voice, Audible and Amazon are now working hand in hand:
- On the following website you will find a selection of various books that are compatible with Whispersync for Voice.
- If the appropriate audiobook is available for an e-book, you can recognize this by the Whispersync for Voice logo (see picture). If an audiobook is available but you do not see the corresponding logo, the audiobook is usually shortened. In this case, audiobook and e-book cannot work together.
- Even if you buy the same item almost twice, you still save a lot of money: The eBook is always bought at the regular price. You can then obtain the associated audiobook at a greatly reduced price.
- Example: A current book by the author Ken Follett costs 23 euros as an eBook. The right audiobook costs just 6 euros via Whispersync for Voice. The hardcover version costs EUR 29 more than an audio book and eBook combined.
- Tip: The Amazon Matchmaker analyzes whether a compatible audiobook is available for the eBooks you have already purchased.
WhisperSync for Voice: How to synchronize audiobook and eBook
- To activate the service, log in to Amazon and select "My content and devices" under "My account". In the "Settings" tab, scroll down to the point "Device synchronization (Whispersync settings)". Set the selection field here to "Enabled".
- If you then listen to an audio book or read an eBook, the current position is always saved. If you open the audiobook or eBook on another device, you will be taken directly to the right place.
- You can read and listen to the eBook at the same time on the iPhone or the Android smartphone as well as the Fire tablet.
- With Whispersync for Voice, you don't have to manually sync eBook and audiobook. This happens automatically.
In the next practical tip, we will show you how to exchange an Audible audiobook.