About iSinkwe

ISinkwe adds either user-provided human-narrated audio or computer-generated audio to a standard EPUB3 document. iSinkwe automates the synchronisation of the audio to the text of the document at word, sentence and paragraph levels, allowing users to switch between these levels. iSinkwe does not translate the content from one language to another, but simply adds audio to documents that are already written in the language of the user’s choice.

ISinkwe Convert

If users only have a Microsoft DOCX or PDF document, they can convert those documents to the standard EPUB3 format using iSinkwe Convert. They simply upload the document and iSinkwe will provide them with an EPUB3 version within minutes.

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ISinkwe Synchronise

ISinkwe Synchronise allows users to upload the standard EPUB3 document and, optionally, the pre-existing human-narrated audio files, to get out an EPUB3 document with the synchronised text and audio included. When no human-narrated audio is available, computer-generated audio is added instead. iSinkwe also allows for a combination of human-narrated and computer-generated audio. It is operated through a user-friendly website.

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ISinkwe Read

To read any of the EPUB3 documents with synchronised text and audio, users need to download and install the iSinkwe Read app. iSinkwe Read is available for Android, iOS and Windows. Once the EPUB3 document is added to the library, users can listen to and navigate through the audio on word, sentence and paragraph levels. Users can also highlight the text on these levels as the audio is played. Users can customise the reading experience by changing the font, font size, background colour, highlighting colour and the playback speed of the audio.
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Sample documents

Here are some sample synchronised EPUB3 documents that have been created using iSinkwe. Download them now to see what you can expect from iSinkwe.

You can download iSinkwe Read from this page.

LanguageTitleAuthorDownload Here
AfrikaansBok, die Valse KoningAlice NakasangoDownload Afrikaans
EnglishFruitShakira BodioDownload English
isiNdebeleUThimba uyasindisa!Cornelius GulereDownload isiNdebele
isiXhosaUTselane nesigebengaLerato TrokDownload isiXhosa
isiZuluMhlaba ngiyakuhloniphaLesley KoyiDownload isiZulu
Sesotho Kwetetswe!Richard Khadambi and Collins KipkiruiDownload Sesotho
Sesotho sa LeboaMagozweLesley KoyiDownload Sesotho sa Leboa
SetswanaDikotara tsa ga Rre MkhizeLorato TrokDownload Setswana
siSwatiKubalwa kwemakhabishiPenelope SmithDownload siSwati
TshivenḓaVhuhaliya NangilaViolet OtienoDownload Tshivenḓa
XitsongaSwivutiso swa KarizaJean de Dieu BavugemporeDownload Xitsonga
Used with permission from www.africanstorybook.org under a Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 licence.

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