Simply subscribe to the RealSAM Hub and you will receive an activation code by email.

Say to your speaker  “Alexa, Open Real Sam”.

At this stage it’s Alexa listening so you need to make sure you say “Real” and “Sam” distinctly and clearly.

Then it’s as simple as saying “Read me a Book“.

You could however make a search a little more complex, and say something like “Find books by Louisa May Alcott” or “Find books with title Little Women”.

To select from a specific library, you can either select the Library, by saying “List Book Libraries” or make it part of your search.  Just ask “List Books about Magic from Calibre Audio”.

If you find something you like you can start reading it instantly.  It will also appear in your recent list (the Library is Recently Read), bookmarked to where you left off.

If you find a book you like, but don’t want to read it just yet you will be given the option to add it to your bookshelf (the Library is My Bookshelf).

To get around it’s also useful to be able to say “List Contents” so you can select a point to move to.  “Jump Back 5” to go back 5 minutes or perhaps “Jump forward 5” to skip past some introductory parts.