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Old 02-28-2009, 11:13 AM   #33
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I agree with him that TTS will eventually kill the existing audio book market but I think it's 15 to 25 years out. Fifteen years if the industry embraces it or 25 years if they fight it.
I completely disagree. That's like saying that all TV programmes which currently use "live" actors will be replaced by CGI. TTS has its place, yes, but to suggest that it will replace a live audiobook "performance" is, I think, an entirely misplaced expectation.
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