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Originally Posted by Boston
Yes, because the amount of content available on the Kindle (because the rights holders have agreed to it) is more a marketing coup than text to speech.
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The content available for the Kindle was there before the K2 came along. It's a marketing point, to be sure. But a coup? No. The text to speech is what got the buzz. And undoubtedly cost a lot to develop and implement. I don't believe for an instant that they would have backed away from it if their lawyers hadn't said, "Problem!"
Amazon has demonstrated in the past that they really don't care what the Authors Guild thinks or whether they are offending rights holders. It just sounds a lot better to say, "We want them to feel comfortable."