Go back over what you covered.
Revisit the range you studied in class or on your own, the same day.
Textbook to audio
Textbooks and reference books
Turn textbook pages into audio for review
Textbooks are thorough, but sitting down to reread them every day takes time you may not have. SiftNow turns textbook pages into review audio on your iPhone, so you can revisit a chapter before class, on the commute, or before bed.
Subjects like history, science, languages, and certification study reward repeated exposure. Adding listening to your reading gives you more passes over the same chapter, and a fallback on days you can't finish the reading.
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Why listen to textbooks
Stay in touch with the material on days you can't read.
A textbook is long by nature. Being able to go through part of it by ear makes short spans of time useful.
Reach the same content more times.
Hearing material as well as reading it gives you extra passes.
Return to saved items later.
Use Today Review and the Review Overview to get back to the parts that matter.
Typical uses
Where textbook audio fits in a study day.
Recap yesterday's chapter on the commute
Listen to what you read the night before to help it stick.
Go over science or history concepts at bedtime
A short listening session is easier than a long reading one when you're tired.
Repeat example sentences and key points from language books
Hear the same material you've been reading, in a different way.
How it works
Get your textbook into a listenable form.
Import the pages
Add the range you covered today or the chapter you need to review.
Start with key points
Use Key Points for the outline of the chapter, then Full Listen where needed.
Save and replay
Save the important sections and replay them from the Review Overview before exams.
Also studying from handouts? See Slides & Handouts to Audio or Screenshot to Speech.
FAQ
Questions about textbook audio.
What textbooks work best?
Subjects you need to revisit repeatedly, such as history, science, languages, and certification material.
If I have time to read, do I still need audio?
Think of it as a backup for days you can't read. It adds review passes you wouldn't otherwise get.
Can I combine it with notes and screenshots?
Yes. Textbook pages, your own notes, and screenshots can share the same review flow.
Try it now
Turn your textbook into audio you can review anywhere.
Even when you can't finish the reading, you can keep the material in rotation.