Thread: Intel introduces a digital book reader that reads aloud to the blind
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Old 11-10-2009, 08:39 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Barcey View Post
... but but. All those paper books were sold without the "TTS right". Where was the Author's Guild and their soap box when Intel announced this?

Surely they can only allow the TTS on paper books where the publisher allows them to do so.
Actually they don't support any eBook formats except TXT so this is not a problem for them. DAISY is a format specifically aimed at this market so it is ok. For more information see:
Computerworld article

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