Siri stopped reading ebooks as usual

Hello josevf,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. If you haven't already, restart your iPhone. Restarting is a simple step that can resolve many unexpected behaviors.

Restart your iPhone

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Audiobooks is also a great option to listen to the reading of a book. Check out the following resource for more information: Listen to audiobooks in Apple Books

Let us know the results. Be sure to include any other troubleshooting steps that you may have tried.

Have a nice day!

josevf,

According to the following link, Siri does not read audio books. What can I ask Siri? - Official Apple Support

You can, however, listen to audiobooks using the Books App.

“Play an audiobook

In Reading Now or in the Audiobooks collection in your Library, tap the audiobook cover, then do any of the following:

• Skip forward or back: Touch and hold the rounded arrows, slide and hold the book cover, or use external controls such as headphones or car controls.
• Note: To change the number of seconds that skipping advances, go to Settings  > Books, then scroll down to Audiobooks.
• Speed it up, or slow it down: Tap the playback speed in the lower-left corner to choose a different speed.
• Set a sleep timer: Tap , then choose a duration.
• Go to a chapter: Tap , then tap a chapter.
• Note: Some audiobooks refer to chapters as tracks, or don’t define chapters.
• Go to a specific time: Drag the playhead, directly below the audiobook cover. The point where you started listening is marked with a gray circle on the timeline. Tap the circle to jump back to that spot.” Listen to audiobooks in Books on iPhone 

We hope this helps! 

Sincerely.

josevf,

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