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Old 03-02-2009, 02:24 AM   #46
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I see they mentions text to speech like the Kindle. Will the Authors Guild go after them too?
No, as they won't be providing the ebooks themselves (like Amazon does, with the kindle format).

If I go to Fictionwise: All formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED . Which means you can load those books in a text-to-speech enabled device all you want, but it won't be able to read it.

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Therefore, we are modifying our systems so that rightsholders can decide on a title by title basis whether they want text-to-speech enabled or disabled for any particular title.
They aren't modifying their Kindle, only their Kindle books.
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Old 03-02-2009, 05:19 AM   #47
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No. Just like the EU doesn't go after Apple for "bundling" a web browser or a media player/center because they are not the "big fish".

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Isn't that the truth! Frankly I didn't expect to use that feature much, but find it really handy when my hands are busy doing other projects.
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Old 03-02-2009, 08:56 PM   #48
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Thank you for your email and you comments on mobileread.
Now we have several samples for internal test.I will keep track of this.


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Old 03-02-2009, 08:57 PM   #49
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nice !!!! keep us posted !!!
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Old 03-02-2009, 09:58 PM   #50
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OH.Good news.

Do they supply the exact time?
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:00 PM   #51
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OH.Good news.

Do they supply the exact time?
You see exactly what they wrote. I left nothing out except my name (cuz if you knew it, I'd have to flog you with a wet noodle).
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:46 AM   #52
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Old 03-03-2009, 11:39 AM   #53
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Engadget has a hands-on at Cebit. Looks like they want to be sub-$400 and the touch interface looks nice.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/v...der/#continued
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:07 PM   #54
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Looks promising. But like all electronics we'll have to wait and see how it actually stands up. If there's good battery life and good support for reading technical papers in pdf then I might be tempted.

Does anyone know if the notes they add to the pdfs in the demo are added to the pdfs or just stored locally? If you transfer the pdfs back to a PC will the notes go too? Not really a deal breaker but I could see uses for it.
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Old 03-03-2009, 12:29 PM   #55
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Engadget has a hands-on at Cebit. Looks like they want to be sub-$400 and the touch interface looks nice.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/v...der/#continued
Not the best audio quality... but it sounded like he said released in 3-4 months and it "will" be cheaper than the Sony 700 which is $400.

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Old 03-03-2009, 12:36 PM   #56
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Now I wonder if I should wait on getting an ereader until any other CeBit announcements are made.
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nice body, nice software, nice features, and if its comes under $400, nice price! very nice!
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:58 PM   #58
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WOW, it looks like a display can be turned 90 and (assumption) 180 degrees! And supports folder structure in the library The menu and button use seems to be very functional. I think there is a good chance that it can be used while it's charging. As far as can be judged from the video it's pretty fast. Looks like a winner to me. The only thing is either plastic substrate (not yet), or sturdier shell. Or rhinoskin case. Or all of the above.
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It does seem watching this though that the control isn't very sensitive. It seemed he had to do the gestures a few times every now and then to get a response.

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It does seem watching this though that the control isn't very sensitive. It seemed he had to do the gestures a few times every now and then to get a response.

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It's more likely due to the fact that the reviewer just picked up the device, and isn't familiar with it yet.
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