[HN Gopher] Oration (iOS) Turns PDFs into Audiobooks
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Oration (iOS) Turns PDFs into Audiobooks
Author : adi4213
Score : 8 points
Date : 2024-02-09 15:51 UTC (7 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (oration.app)
(TXT) w3m dump (oration.app)
| adi4213 wrote:
| Hello HN community!
|
| I'm excited to introduce a project I've recently launched:
| Oration, an iOS app designed to convert PDFs into audiobooks.
| This idea was inspired by my experiences as an engineering
| student with ADHD, struggling to engage with dense academic
| papers. Relying on Text-to-Speech tools, despite their robotic
| quality, was a workaround for me and others with similar learning
| preferences or challenges, such as Dyslexia.
|
| Recognizing the limitations of existing tools--difficulty with
| complex formats, inability to skip over citations or footnotes,
| and inadequate handling of tables, graphs, and figures--I
| developed Oration. Our goal is to refine these areas
| continuously, offering both summarized and full versions of PDFs
| for a more accessible learning experience.
|
| Oration aims to serve as a high-quality, user-friendly platform
| for auditory learners and those who find traditional reading
| methods challenging, with features akin to popular audiobook apps
| like Audible or Spotify.
|
| How Oration Works: 1. Download the app and sign
| up using either a username and password or through Google, with a
| 2-week free trial that doesn't require a payment method.
| 2. Upload a PDF document. 3. Within about 5-10 minutes,
| you'll receive a notification that your Audiobook is ready.
| 4. Listen to your Audiobook directly in the app or through a
| browser-based web player, which also facilitates easy sharing
| with friends and family.
|
| Also, to emphasize - all audio generated by the user is yours to
| own! We're working on some updates to easily export .MP3 files of
| Oration Audiobooks you create
|
| For an example of how the web player looks and functions, check
| out this link:
| https://player.oration.app/75e079c1-bd7e-4a16-8e02-23636837a...
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| I believe Oration can significantly benefit those who prefer or
| require alternative learning formats. We're committed to
| enhancing the app's functionality and user experience, so
| feedback and constructive criticism are always welcome.
|
| Thank you for considering Oration, and I hope it proves to be a
| valuable tool for you or someone you know.
| FloatArtifact wrote:
| I appreciate your work however not allowing the owner of the
| book to own the audio generated through your product does
| everyone a disservice. Everything seems to be locked into the
| app or the web interface. If that's a misunderstanding on my
| part I apologize.
|
| So if we pay for your product we should own what it produces
| for the sake of long-term use and accessibility. Please allow
| the end user to download in a standard format the audio like
| MP3 / MP4.
| adi4213 wrote:
| I'm sorry, I didn't make this clear! You very much own the
| audio generated! That was my intention from the beginning and
| will make sure that the app along with our terms and services
| reflect this prominently. I'll make some updates today to
| make it straightforward for the user to download an .MP3 of
| what they create on Oration
| FloatArtifact wrote:
| Thank you for clarifying! Best luck with your business and
| I hope to put your service to use.
| atlas_hugged wrote:
| Nice. Too bad all my uploads failed
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