16. The system of claim 15 wherein the system stops playback according to at least one of when the user inputs a command to the system to stop, when the system reaches the end of the document, when the system reaches the end of the user selected portion of the document, and when the system reaches a preset configuration selected from playback of a single paragraph, a single syllable, word, sentence, page, or other part of speech or reading unit.
15. The system of claim 10 wherein when a user selects text, the system begins playback at the first word in the user-selected text and reads continuously from that point.