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Toshanda · 03-05-2009, 02:30 AM

OK, two things came to my mind when I was reading this whole thread...
1. Somebody mentioned that use of text-to-speech feature on PC or MAC is different from Kindles because not everybody uses it and it takes more steps to get it going... - so does providing a shortcut or a button on the keyborad to make it easier to use makes it illigal to use? in this case Kindle should just stop advertising it and make this feature available with two presses of a button instead of one.

2. On one of the links someone, I think president of AG, said something that caught my attention - something about Audio Books being a billion dollar industry - guess what: there "USED TO BE" ALOT of billion dollar industries, three key words USED TO BE, but I am sure that all those horseshoe makers adjusted just fine, so did all those audio cassette makers... Reminded me about that german publisher who said that ebooks will kill the industry if they lower the price on them.

I think it is one thing to talk about taking a stand for something worth it, but there is always that question of making things better and easier. Does anyone remember that famous phrase "There will never be a flying machine havier than air". Not sure who said it but I bet that an Air Baloon maker could have signed under it back in 1899.

PS If this whole thing sounds confusing let me know I will edit it abit after I wake up tomorrow.

03-05-2009, 02:30 AM	#133
Toshanda Member Posts: 15 Karma: 154 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm Treo 680	OK, two things came to my mind when I was reading this whole thread... 1. Somebody mentioned that use of text-to-speech feature on PC or MAC is different from Kindles because not everybody uses it and it takes more steps to get it going... - so does providing a shortcut or a button on the keyborad to make it easier to use makes it illigal to use? in this case Kindle should just stop advertising it and make this feature available with two presses of a button instead of one. 2. On one of the links someone, I think president of AG, said something that caught my attention - something about Audio Books being a billion dollar industry - guess what: there "USED TO BE" ALOT of billion dollar industries, three key words USED TO BE, but I am sure that all those horseshoe makers adjusted just fine, so did all those audio cassette makers... Reminded me about that german publisher who said that ebooks will kill the industry if they lower the price on them. I think it is one thing to talk about taking a stand for something worth it, but there is always that question of making things better and easier. Does anyone remember that famous phrase "There will never be a flying machine havier than air". Not sure who said it but I bet that an Air Baloon maker could have signed under it back in 1899. PS If this whole thing sounds confusing let me know I will edit it abit after I wake up tomorrow.