A text-to-speech application designed to give your computer a human-sounding voice so that it can read arbitrary text to you in English. Using the powerful functions of ActiveBook-200, user can create the different multimedia book and edit all of the book pages. All created books are readableusing Microsoft Agent technology and a built-in text- to-speech engine. User can record his voice and attach it to any text. Using the built-in email facility, user can send any book to his friends. The writing board provides user a function called type-in-and- speak-out. Key Features for the Client version: (1) eBook Reader using text-to-speech technology; (2) Multimedia eBook creating; (3) Internet and email supporting; (4) eBook managing; (5) eBook packaging(6) 10 built-in eBooks; (7) type-in-speak-out writing board; (8) Multiple kinds of voice including man, woman and Robot; (9) 4 speaking characters; (10) Viewable speaking mouth; (11) My favorite book; (12) Changeable speaking speed; (13) Changeable voice volume; (14) Animation image; (15) Changeable background; (16) Automatic reading for one book; (17) True-voice supporting; (18) Wave file supporting.