Echo Dot (2nd Generation) is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, make calls, send and receive messages, provide information, read the news, set alarms, read audiobooks from Audible , and more. I have rows and mountains of assorted books all throughout my house, but it wasn't until a few month's ago I had never really noticed until the last few months how much I also enjoy audio books. They're so convenient to listen to in the car, at the gym, at the park, or while I'm working my home-based business. You can take it all in, the way the author intended, and I also love that it helps my daughter who has dyslexia read along in her book. Rewind to the other day when I was at a friend's house and she had the Echo (2nd gen) and was busy making biscuits for our Bible Study get together. "Alexa, set a timer for 15 minutes." Have I been living under a rock? I mean, yeah I tell Google on my phon...