Fountain: Daily Book Summaries

I stumbled upon Fountain and was pleased to find that they have book summaries there to choose from. There are some titles on Autism, some self-help that are cognitive behavioral, and other topics. Easily written about 8th grade level not highly technical but would likely serve for introductory presentations. Good for Jr. High to High School students but also for adults who need basic knowledge of a given topic. Enjoyable choices and relaxed delivery.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add audio speed playback controls!! I LOVE all the Fabulous apps and I usually LOVE this narrators (usually soothing) voice BUT it goes so fast and makes me sooo anxious listening that I don’t do it and will have to delete the app. I understand that you are trying to get a lot of information into a short time window, but if it is this difficult for me (a native English speaker with no auditory challenges) I can’t even imagine the difficulty for someone who has any kind of auditory processing challenges!! This small change would make this app SO much more inclusive and enjoyable!!! - This day will come and go. That much is certain. Making it count? Well, that’s up to you ;-)

Love the books on this app, they are great selections and I like the way they are grouped in categories. The voices are better than on Headway. The graphics/book cover designs and colors are pleasant. However, the app does not automatically go back to where you left off and there is no search function which is frustrating. Sometimes I only want to listen to a few chapters. So, as per other reviews: please add a search bar. In addition, I would really like to be able to either save, bookmark, star, add to favorites (or something like that at least). It would also be nice if: - there was a highlighter function - the speed could be adjusted