Loading Content from Files

Voice Dream Reader can open files with the following formats:

• Adobe PDF (.pdf)
• DRM-free EPUB eBooks (.epub)
• DAISY text or audio books (.zip)
• Plain Text (.txt and .text)
• Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt and .pptx)
• Apple Pages (.page)
• Apple Keynote (.key)
• HTML (.html and .htm)
• Rich Text Format (.rtf)
• Audio (.mp3, .mp4, .m4a)

There’re three ways to open a file: from the Dropbox or Google Drive directly in Voice Dream Reader, using iTunes to move files from you PC or Mac, and from another app on your device.

The easiest way is to use Dropbox or Google Drive. First, go to Settings-Dropbox and enable access. After you authorize Voice Dream Reader access, from Voice Dream Reader you can open files by pushing the “+” button at the bottom of the Home screen and select Dropbox or Google Drive.

To move files using iTunes, open iTunes on your PC or Mac. Select your device under “Devices” on the left, and then click on “Apps” along the top. Scroll down to “File Sharing” section and you’ll find Voice Dream Reader in the list of App. Select it, and click on “Add..” button to the right to select the files to move to your device. Once the files are moved to Voice Dream Reader on your device, open Voice Dream Reader, tap “+” and “iTunes” to import the files.

The other way is to do it from another app. Many iPad and iPhone apps can open files: you’ve probably opened attachments in the Mail app. After you open the attachment, you’ll see the Action button at the top. The button looks like a box with an arrow coming out of it. Click on that, click on Open In… and select Voice Dream Reader. You can do this from any app that presents content with the Open In… option, such as Good Reader and box.net.

Either way, once you open the file, Voice Dream Reader will extract text from the file and store it in its own database. You’ll be able to listen to it offline, and you don’t need the original file any more.

You can download eBooks from Gutenberg for free directly from Voice Dream Reader. Press the “+” button from the Home screen and select Gutenberg. Navigate to the book you want, and select the “EPUB (no image) version to the book to download.

Finally, you can download eBooks from Bookshare, if you have a Bookshare account. You’ll first need to enter your user ID and password in Settings. Then, Bookshare will appear as an option when you press the “+” button.

Note: DRM-protected eBooks from iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Adobe OverDrive cannot be opened in Voice Dream Reader.

Note: If a DAISY book contains both audio and text, we only retain the text, since almost all full-text-full audio books use TTS.

Note: Besides supporting DAISY audiobooks, we also supports zipped MP3 files without an index. The ZIP file creates a single book item in Voice Dream. The name of the ZIP file becomes the title, and each MP3 file becomes a chapter with the name of the file as chapter name. Please make sure the file names are sorted in the same order as it appears in the book. Having a “track number” works great. For example, “01 Chapter 1.mp3”, “02 Chapter 2.mp3”, etc.