PRZOOM - /newswire/ - London, United Kingdom, 2010/06/03 - vBookz is an extraordinary ebook reader that actually reads for you up to 30,000 titles available, using Acapela pleasant voices, in already 13 languages.

vBookZ is intuitive, easy to use, and offers to the iPad users a whole new reading experience. Acapela speech synthesis comes in to turn the written content into pleasant speech, without ever having to watch the screen.

vBookz (vbookz.com) is NOT 'books on tape': it is a live text-to-speech generator with no need for conversion nor stored books files. It is a new way to enjoy reading: eyes-free reading while on the move, driving or just relaxing, assisted reading for the sight impaired or audio feedback for children or those learning to read in a foreign language.

vBookz adds to speech capability orientation and navigation tools that enhances the reading experience, combining two senses together - sight and hearing. An interactive cursor allows users to follow along, pause reading or even repeat lines or paragraphs to ensure reading comprehension.

'Our goal is to convert reading into a rich user experience, where text to speech quality and acceptance is obviously a key ingredient. We relay on Acapela wide portfolio of languages and voices to deliver the right audio result' said Dror Kalisky, co-founder and CEO of vBookz.

'Acapela voices have already been deployed in many iPhone apps and are now entering the iPad environment, to add value to rich content and inspire new ways to transform content and tell stories. We are very pleased to give the say to this powerful ebook reader and work with an innovative player such as vBookz to contribute to the creation of new ways to access and read books' said Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group.

The vBookz application comes with US English built in voice. Books in English can be heard from the first moment you purchase it. The language portfolio can be enriched by using the in-app purchase option.

Multilingual: Acapela voices already available in English US, Czech, Danish, Dutch NL, French, Greek, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Swedish.

Pricing is $4.99 for US English app, and an additional $4.99 per foreign language, with over 30,000 book titles available today.

Agency / Source: Acapela Group

Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)

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