I built a Windows TTS ebook reader for long novels — feedback wanted [Dev]

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I’m the developer. I built this because listening to long novels on Windows was painful: robotic system voices, copy-paste TTS sites, character limits, no chapters, and losing my place.

Ebook Voice Player opens TXT, DOCX, PDF, and EPUB; detects chapters automatically; lets you click any paragraph to start there; highlights the current paragraph as it reads; and exports the whole book to numbered MP3 files.
It has 229 voices across 56 languages and regional accents, plus bookmarks, notes, full-text search, a sleep timer, and term replacement for names and places. One-time purchase with a free trial, no subscription and no ads.
What it does **not** do, so you know before trying:
- New synthesis requires an internet connection and uses Microsoft Edge TTS; cached and exported audio can play offline
- Scanned PDFs need OCR first
- DRM-protected ebooks are not supported
- Windows desktop only
I’d especially appreciate feedback on chapter detection for messy TXT files and long-book performance. If this post isn’t allowed here, tell me and I’ll remove it.
Link: [Ebook Voice Player](https://lnkd.in/gYnceWRD)