ABOUT:
Your voice. Your child. Your books.
How many times have you heard that? Probably more than you can count. AnyBook reader is here to help. With ease, you can now record yourself reading a book to your child or grandchild. This way, they’ll have you with them always, even when you’re not there. With this simple touch, record, playback process you can record any page of any book you already own. AnyBook reader stores up to 60 hours of recordings.
Any voice. AnyBook reader doesn’t use a computerized voice. It uses your voice – or your child’s – or their grandparent’s. In other words: any voice. This allows you to give the words the inflections you want. Create the characters’ voices and personalities and help them jump off the pages. Go ahead and make them laugh! After all, you know your children better than we do.
Any books. And you know the books that your kids like. The books that help them learn. We understand that, so we won’t ask you to buy any more books. You have freedom with AnyBook reader, freedom to select your kid’s favorite book. Or any book from their library. Simply record any of the books they’ve already got.
Any time. AnyBook reader is ready for your children whenever they want it. Maybe you’re travelling on business or just working late. Maybe you’re overseas serving our country or simply live far from your extended family. We’re not trying to take your place. But in this small, simple way, your child can know you’re thinking of them.
In a few simple steps.
Using the stickers.
AnyBook reader comes with a selection of stickers. Each sticker uses a unique code which allows you to associate different recordings with every page of your book. Don’t worry! These stickers use special glue which won’t damage your book so you can remove them at any time. Select your favorite sticker designs to personalize your recordings. Click here to purchase additional packs of stickers.
(Some stickers have designs on them and pre-recorded sounds which you can delete, others are just white circle stickers.)
MY THOUGHTS:
Now there are not many nights that I miss storytime with my boys before bed, but there are the few nights I do and there are times when they want to read a book by themselves. I am not saying there is a total substitution for a parent reading to their child, but their is a device that can now help out a little. The AnyBook Reader by Franklin Electronic Publishers is a device that allows a parent (or another significant adult) to read a book into a microphone-like device and record themselves reading the book. What is nice about the AnyBook Reader is you can use it with any book in your child’s library and you can use it with multiple books at one time! (There is a 15 hour and 60 hour version.) You place a small sticker on the corner of the book pages and record each page individually, then your child can tap the sticker and hear you read the story! So no more buying special books and/or cartridges, just buy new stickers when you run out. The stickers use a special glue that won’t damage a book and can be removed at any time. A pack of stickers is $9.99 and contains 10 sheets of ready-to-program stickers, each containing 20 stickers for a total of 200 stickers. You’ll also get 4 new sheets of sound-effect stickers (80 more stickers).
Setting up a recording and deleting a recording is very easy, almost too easy that I thought for sure I was forgetting something! The stickers are easy to remove but unless your child really picks at them they should stay on just fine. There is a little feedback in the microphone so make sure the room you do the recording in is very quiet (like naptime or after bedtime!) I really though like this idea and it is so easy and quick to do. I could have a basic book done in minutes from adding the stickers to the pages to recording it. What makes this product really unique though is that it is your own voice that you are recording, so not a strangers or a robot voice. This would be especially great for a grandparent to record (and easy for them to use), a deployed military parent or other family member. My sons got a kick out of hearing my voice and now its funny they look for the white stickers in all their books! The AnyBook reader may be a little bit more upfront than other readers (about $60) but its your voice and its any book your child wants! Really you could use these stickers on anything you want to record a message on – the possibilities are endless!
Here is a quick video I did:
BUY IT: You can buy the AnyBook Reader 60 hour edition directly through the Franklin Online Store or look for it wherever electronics are sold. You can also check it out on Amazon!
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