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purl4peace · 04-07-2009, 09:30 PM

Thought y'all might find this interesting. The main thing I find interesting is that this is in the "relative mainstream" media rather than just a gadget blog...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_184277.html

"NEW YORK — A group representing the blind and other people with disabilities protested limitations to the new read-aloud feature on Amazon.com Inc.'s latest Kindle electronic reader Tuesday, arguing that the restrictions unfairly limit their access to e-books."

Discuss amongst yourselves... or not!

04-07-2009, 09:30 PM	#1
purl4peace Mommy of Many Interests Posts: 139 Karma: 660 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Device: Kindle DX, Sony PRS-505, Cybook Gen3	From HuffPo: Group protests Kindle e-reader's read-aloud restrictions Thought y'all might find this interesting. The main thing I find interesting is that this is in the "relative mainstream" media rather than just a gadget blog... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_184277.html "NEW YORK — A group representing the blind and other people with disabilities protested limitations to the new read-aloud feature on Amazon.com Inc.'s latest Kindle electronic reader Tuesday, arguing that the restrictions unfairly limit their access to e-books." Discuss amongst yourselves... or not!