Amazon does not sell the visually impaired voice bundle as a standalone item yet, you need to purchase the Paperwhite e-Reader and accessory package. If you want to use it on any of the modern Kindle e-ink readers you need to is plug in the audio adapter and a new option will appear under ‘Quick Settings’ called ‘Voice View.’ There is a mini tutorial that walks you through the core functionality, which takes around five minutes.
I have heard from sources at Amazon that they will sell the USB Audio bundle as a standalone item sometime in the next few months. It launched with an older e-reader because they want to sell off excess inventory for a new series of devices that will be released in in September or October.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
