Text to Speech for Educational Publishers

Extend the Reach of Content
  • Increase engagement and accessibility
  • Augment platform usage
  • At a fraction of the cost of human voice talent
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Everything publishers need to enhance content with audio

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Listen

Listen to e-books, academic journals, research articles, assessments and more, using highlighting and personalizable learning tools that are WCAG 2.1 AA compliant.

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Customize

Fine-tuned pronunciation dictionaries, customizable API integrations and SDK solutions, and flexible business models.

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Access Anytime, Anywhere

Listening on any device, online, offline, or on the go, increases engagement with your content.

The voices of Adam, Gina and Kanna from ReadSpeaker.

50+ Languages, 200+ Voices

High quality, award-winning, natural-sounding voices for global publishing reach.

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Over 100 publishers in 20 countries trust ReadSpeaker.

Voted 'Most Accurate TTS Voices' by Voice Information Associates.

Over 10 million hours of audio delivered to publishing listeners per year.

Instantly create an audio version of ...

courses, PDFs, ebooks, SCORM, math equations, web research, training materials, quizzes, assignments and more. Discover all the features of our text-to-speech software and SaaS solutions, which are compatible with all devices.

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webReader Features

  • Listen Button and Player: Listen to content, read along with the highlighted text, adjust the reading speed and volume, and more
  • Settings: Personalize highlighting colors, keyboard shortcuts, and more
  • Click and Listen: Click on text to have it read aloud
  • Enlarge Text: See the text being read in a larger font
  • Text Mode: Read distraction-free in your preferred font, size, and colors
  • Page Mask: Read along as you listen with a moveable focus bar
  • Download mp3: Download audio for offline listening
  • Help: Easy-to-understand instructions for all features
  • Options for Selected Text: Listen to or translate selected text or look up words
  • Reading Voice: Choose a voice from the list of available voices

Content is read accurately by utilizing customer-specific pronunciation dictionaries.

Publishers have full control of the user experience (UX), defining the reading area, the reading order, and identifying content that should be skipped.

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  • Silverchair logo.
    "The addition of ReadSpeaker to the Silverchair Universe reinforces our commitment to content accessibility for all of our users. As accessibility awareness continues to be at the forefront in the scholarly publishing world, we're thrilled to partner with ReadSpeaker to deliver this crucial functionality to Silverchair's clients."
    Jake Zarnegar
    Chief Product Officer, Silverchair
  • National Geographic Learning logo.
    "Having a team that is readily available and easy to work with has been vital. ReadSpeaker's support and technical resources have been extremely helpful in implementing this service."
    National Geographic Learning
  • Content2Classroom logo.
    "By offering text to speech enabled content, publishers can gain a competitive edge in a market that increasingly values inclusive and adaptable learning solutions."
    Content2Classroom

We work with leading education suppliers and platform solution providers

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Everything You Need to Enhance Your Content with Audio

ReadSpeaker webReader player embedded on a publishing website.

Online Web Reading

ReadSpeaker webReader

Instantly convert online content to lifelike speech. A feature-rich, customizable player provides additional value to users.

  • Increase usability and make content more accessible
  • Add a unique selling factor to your content and platform
  • Make content interactive and increase platform usage
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Online Document Reading

ReadSpeaker docReader

Make online documents (PDF, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, EPUB, Apache OpenOffice, and more) audible and more accessible to as many learners as possible. Documents can be listened to on any device at any time.

  • Present content in a way that increases comprehension
  • Meet the needs of more users, such as those with visual impairments, reading difficulties, and non-native language speakers
  • Provide personalizable text-to-speech tools
ReadSpeaker docReader
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Offline Audio Files

ReadSpeaker speechMaker Studio

Automatically and seamlessly create high-quality, natural-sounding audio files. Enrich e-learning and training materials or create audio books for accessibility or enhanced learning.

  • Make it easier for learners to access materials on mobile devices
  • Read math and science text without the need for SSML
  • Offer built-in automated translation
ReadSpeaker speechMaker Studio

Quick and easy, seamless, and customizable integration.

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Near Faultless, Fine-tuned Pronunciation

Our linguists assist with industry-specific pronunciations, providing close to perfect reading. Our fine-tuning service provides excellent pronunciation, a customized dictionary, and customer-specific rules, reducing the need for speech synthesis markup language (SSML).

We're a Team

We take the time to understand your strategy, creating a specific plan for your requirements. We assist you through software development, integration, and hosting, allowing you to customize how your content is read, while respecting the integrity of your brand.

Excellent Support

With over 20 years of experience, our highly-skilled development and support teams are here to help during implementation. We can assist in maintenance, upgrades, and additional implementations.

Standards First Pledge

We are proud supporters of the Standards First Pledge. As part of a committed community that makes open standards the first and primary choice for education technology integrations, we advocate for standards-based integrations. We believe that achieving and promoting official product certification to open standards enables a better edtech ecosystem and community and believe in fair and open business practices for suppliers. We are passionate about this cause and have taken the Standards First pledge to confirm our support.

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FAQs about Text to Speech in Publishing

Yes, ReadSpeaker text-to-speech solutions can read virtually any type of digital content including e-books, academic journals, research articles, assessments, web pages, PDFs, and documents. Our technology supports over 50 languages and 200+ voices, ensuring comprehensive coverage for global publishers and content creators.
Setting up ReadSpeaker is straightforward. For web content, our webReader solution integrates with a simple JavaScript snippet. For documents, docReader handles PDFs and other file formats automatically. Our team provides full support during implementation, including custom pronunciation dictionaries and configuration to match your platform's needs.
Yes, ReadSpeaker offers comprehensive API solutions for publishers. Our speechCloud API enables seamless integration of text-to-speech capabilities into your publishing platform, allowing you to generate audio content programmatically. We also offer SDK solutions for deeper integration and offline capabilities.
Absolutely. ReadSpeaker provides commercial licensing for publishers of all sizes. Our solutions are used by leading publishers worldwide including Pearson, McGraw Hill, Oxford University Press, and many others. We offer flexible business models tailored to your specific publishing needs and volume requirements.
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