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This is really impressive! One thing I’ve often wanted is a way to listen to an ebook (say, while cooking), and then later be able to sit down and read from whe

by mobeets 19d ago

This is really impressive! One thing I’ve often wanted is a way to listen to an ebook (say, while cooking), and then later be able to sit down and read from where I left off. This essentially requires the same functionality that Storyteller offers (syncing progress through an ebook and audiobook), though arguably overkill for this use case (since I could handle a more coarse alignment). In any case, is this something Storyteller would be good for? Or are there other tools for the job?

smoores 19d ago
That is actually the exact use case that I originally built Storyteller for! I wanted to listen to my books on long runs, and then switch to reading when I got back. The Storyteller mobile apps have great support for this, I think. They have fully fledged audiobook players and ebook readers, and you can switch between the two with one tap. And then of course you can also double tap on a sentence and start playing from there, with the app highlighting the currently read sentence.
- Xerox9213 19d ago
  What about reading on a koreader? Is bookbridge still the best bet?
  - smoores 19d ago
    There are two koreader plugins: 1. StorytellerSync (https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin), which syncs your KOReader progress directly to your Storyteller server 2. Audiobook (https://github.com/stradichenko/audiobook.koplugin https://github.com/stradichenko/audiobook.koplugin), which has a WIP media overlay implementation that works with Storyteller readalouds
  - tefkah 19d ago
    i think smoores response got flagged for some reason, but there’s a StorytellerSync plugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin
tcoff91 19d ago
Storyteller works great for this. It even syncs your position across devices. So when I really want to settle in to read, I go ahead and switch from my iPhone where I was listening to my Boox e-ink reader which syncs right to where I left off.

by mobeets 19d ago

smoores 19d ago

That is actually the exact use case that I originally built Storyteller for! I wanted to listen to my books on long runs, and then switch to reading when I got back. The Storyteller mobile apps have great support for this, I think. They have fully fledged audiobook players and ebook readers, and you can switch between the two with one tap. And then of course you can also double tap on a sentence and start playing from there, with the app highlighting the currently read sentence.

Xerox9213 19d ago
What about reading on a koreader? Is bookbridge still the best bet?
- smoores 19d ago
  There are two koreader plugins: 1. StorytellerSync (https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin), which syncs your KOReader progress directly to your Storyteller server 2. Audiobook (https://github.com/stradichenko/audiobook.koplugin https://github.com/stradichenko/audiobook.koplugin), which has a WIP media overlay implementation that works with Storyteller readalouds
- tefkah 19d ago
  i think smoores response got flagged for some reason, but there’s a StorytellerSync plugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin https://github.com/Sirozha1337/storytellersync.koplugin

tcoff91 19d ago

Storyteller works great for this. It even syncs your position across devices. So when I really want to settle in to read, I go ahead and switch from my iPhone where I was listening to my Boox e-ink reader which syncs right to where I left off.