{"id":49814,"date":"2017-10-31T05:23:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T05:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=49814"},"modified":"2017-10-31T05:23:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T05:23:18","slug":"amazons-cheapest-kindle-will-soon-have-audible-support-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/gadgets\/amazons-cheapest-kindle-will-soon-have-audible-support-but-theres-a-catch.html","title":{"rendered":"Amazon’s Cheapest Kindle Will Soon Have Audible Support, But There’s A Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon\u2019s Cheapest Kindle Will Soon Have Audible Support, But There\u2019s A Catch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Amazon\u2019s Cheapest Kindle Will Soon Have Audible Support, But There\u2019s A Catch:- Kindle Oasis, Amazon\u2019s flagship e-reader that\u2019s waterproof and supports Audible, costs a pretty penny \u2014 $250 \u2014 especially for a bookworm who just wants to try out if reading e-books will work for them. But what if they\u2019d also want to try audiobooks on top of it? Are they forced to buy the Oasis? Such a shame the basic $80 Kindle doesn\u2019t support Audible, huh?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, not for long. According to a listing on Amazon, it seems that functionality is coming to the company\u2019s cheapest and most basic current-generation Kindle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Per its product page, the device will get Audible support \u201cin the coming months.\u201d There\u2019s one problem, though: it doesn\u2019t come with built-in speakers, so users will presumably need to have Bluetooth speakers or headphones on hand if they want to listen to some audiobooks. The ability to play Audible books will come as an over-the-air update at some point in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, it seems only the Oasis and the basic Kindle model will get the feature; the Paperwhite and Voyage variants don\u2019t appear to support Audible. It\u2019s entirely possible Amazon could include those two down the line, of course. If that happens, all Kindle models will have audiobook playback functionality, which frankly should\u2019ve been added ages ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding the feature to all its Kindle models seems even more sensical and obvious if one considers Amazon owns Audible, and not doing so would be equivalent to a situation where Apple doesn\u2019t make its own music service available to all its proprietary devices, just some.<\/span><\/p>\n

Audiobooks have garnered considerable popularity in recent years, and it\u2019s easy to see why: some people don\u2019t really have time to read anymore, and although reading books is faster than when they\u2019re narrated, it\u2019s easier to multitask with audiobooks playing in the background. Of course, one loses this special intimacy that goes with reading physical books, not to mention the tactile feeling of being able to handle a paperback or a hardcover. But hey, different strokes for different folks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon has failed to confirm when precisely the feature arrives on the basic Kindle, but at least owners of the e-reader can be sure that it\u2019s on its way. In the meantime, while waiting, those who don\u2019t already own Bluetooth speakers or headphones should plan on investing in a pair if they\u2019d like to enjoy Audible on their Kindle device when the functionality finally rolls out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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