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Zira - English (United States)

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

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Chapter 1 · Pride & Prejudice

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

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Exactly how does the free trial work?
You get 200 sentences of narration — completely free, no credit card, no account. That's roughly one full chapter of any book. After 200 sentences, a $19.99 one-time purchase unlocks unlimited reading.
Is there a time limit on the 200 sentences?
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What file formats are supported?
PDF, EPUB, DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF, TXT, and HTML — 8 formats in total. Text-based PDFs work perfectly. Scanned image-only PDFs require OCR first.
Which browser gives the best voices?
Microsoft Edge is strongly recommended. It includes 300+ free neural voices built-in — voices like Emma, Aria, and Jenny that sound remarkably human. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari also work.
Can I use my own voice to narrate my books?
Yes. Here's how: (1) Get a free ElevenLabs account and API key. (2) Go to elevenlabs.io/voice-cloning and record about 1 minute of clear speech — reading anything out loud works. (3) ElevenLabs generates a Voice ID for your cloned voice — copy it. (4) In Books Listening, set Cloud Voice provider to ElevenLabs, paste your API key, check "Use my own cloned voice instead," and paste your Voice ID. Your books will now be read aloud in your own voice. You can also clone any voice you have explicit permission to use — for example, a family member's voice, with their consent. Cloning someone else's voice without their permission isn't allowed under ElevenLabs' terms.
Can it handle large books like the Bible?
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