There is also a very powerful new AppleScript command in Jaguar 10.2.4 that can convert any text to a .aiff file - superfast... Something like: property default_voice : "Bruce" property target_file : "drive1:test:testAUDIO.aiff" say "[[rate 300]]" & message_text using default_voice saving to target_file === On 2/16/03 8:53 PM, "Jay A. Kreibich" <jak at uiuc.edu> wrote: > If you can get the ebooks into raw text or RTF or anything that > TextEdit can open, just use the menu option Edit -> Sppeking -> Start > Speaking. You might have to "select all" first. You can either play > these into a tape recorder, or use something like Audio Hijack to > redirect the system's audio out to a AIFF file. At that point you > can burn a Red Book CD (standard audio) or make MP3 files or whatever. -- RevDave Lists at domains4days.com [db-lists] Check out some great Domain Names at: http://www.domains4days.com