[mcpackieh]

I mostly listen to real audiobooks now so I understand their appeal, but I have also listened to dozens of books using the primitive TTS built into my old Kindle (keyboard model). TTS was rough at first but I knew it could work, because I know blind people use it, so I stuck with it and I found that after a few hours I no longer perceived the awkwardness and it became an effective and satisfying way for me to 'read' books. Brain plasticity is a marvel.