Audiobooks
Alexa can play audiobooks and other premium audio programming from Audible and Kindle Unlimited.
Alexa also supports Whispersync for Voice, which keeps track of the current playback position in the audiobook.
You can start listening to an audiobook on your Alexa device and pick up where you left off by reading
(or listening to) the same title on another compatible Amazon device or app.
If you ask to listen to an audiobook you don't own, Alexa plays a short sample from the start of the book from Audible.
Audiobooks
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Listen to an audiobook
“Read [title].”
“Play the book, [title].”
“Play the audiobook, [title]."
"Play [title] from Audible."
"Pause." Pause the audiobook
"Resume my book." Continue listening to your most recent audiobook
"Go back." Go back in the audiobook by 30 seconds
"Go forward." Go forward in the audiobook by 30 seconds
"Next chapter." Go to the next chapter
"Previous chapter." Go to the previous chapter
"Go to chapter [#]." Go to a specific chapter
“Restart.” Restart a chapter
Sleep - Reading Timers
"Set a sleep timer for [x] minutes / hours." Set or cancel a sleep timer
“Stop reading the book in [x] minutes/hours.” Set or cancel a sleep timer
"Cancel sleep timer." Set or cancel a sleep timer
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Listen to audiobooks
You can listen to audiobooks from Audible or Kindle Unlimited on your Alexa device.
Alexa, read “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Alexa, play the book "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?"
Alexa, play the audiobook "Yes, Please."
Alexa, play "Bossypants" from Audible.
Alexa, pause.
Alexa, resume my book.
Alexa, go forward / back.
Alexa, next / previous chapter.
Alexa, go to chapter 2.
Alexa, restart.
Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes.
Alexa, stop reading the book in 30 minutes.
Alexa, cancel sleep timer.
Listen to audiobooks
You can listen to audiobooks from Audible or Kindle Unlimited on your Alexa device.
Alexa, read “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Alexa, play the book "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?"
Alexa, play the audiobook "Yes, Please."
Alexa, play "Bossypants" from Audible.
Alexa, pause.
Alexa, resume my book.
Alexa, go forward / back.
Alexa, next / previous chapter.
Alexa, go to chapter 2.
Alexa, restart.
Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes.
Alexa, stop reading the book in 30 minutes.
Alexa, cancel sleep timer.
Read Kindle books
With Kindle Books by Alexa, you can ask Alexa to read Kindle books in your library.
Alexa reads books purchased from the Kindle Store, borrowed from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library or Kindle Unlimited,
or shared with you using Family
Alexa reads your Kindle books with the same text-to-speech technology used for Wikipedia articles, news articles, and calendar events.
Alexa, read "[Kindle book title]."
Alexa, read my Kindle book.
Alexa, pause.
Alexa, resume my book.
Alexa, go forward / back.