Kindle for iPad

tomsem · 03-28-2010, 03:08 PM

One feature I hope that Amazon feels compelled to add to their Kindle for iPad app (if not Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac) is text-to-speech. Apple's iBooks application will have this, and it should be equal if not superior in quality to Kindle's own TTS.

rcuadro · 03-29-2010, 09:31 AM

Heck, it should be in the Kindle app period and not just the iPad

kevindorsey · 03-29-2010, 03:19 PM

We'll see what the K3 looks like, I bet it will be quite different from current installations. Amazon has some things to look at, as far as competition goes now, since so many new units are in play.

tablettweet · 03-29-2010, 08:39 PM

I think the Kindle for IPad will be the same as Kindle for IPod touch. I have try Kindle for IPod touch for several weeks and I think don't think it has an text to speech feature. I think the reason that Amazon doesn't put this feature in their app because it's too big or maybe they want people who need full features of Kindle should buy Kindle ;[)

bookoffers · 03-30-2010, 04:18 AM

it will look great if Amazon compelled to add a "text-to-speech feature" to their Kindle for IPOD touch. Or let's just see if K3 has it.

SamuraiXSendai · 03-30-2010, 06:10 AM

Competition spurs innovations - good for the consumer.

Tricorp · 04-03-2010, 11:50 AM

Who knows how that will go, Amazon is afraid of the backlash from the text to speech legal hoopla. When the K2 came out with that they had major fallout. I wonder if the same thing will happen with the ipad.

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tricorp

Who knows how that will go, Amazon is afraid of the backlash from the text to speech legal hoopla. When the K2 came out with that they had major fallout. I wonder if the same thing will happen with the ipad.

This is resolved. They now have the ability to allow the publisher to opt out of the TTS function for any ebook. So, if the iPad version of Kindle app has TTS and it respects that I see no issue.

BOb

pboss · 04-07-2010, 03:29 AM

It's still a legal gray area. I remember when Random House killed the TTS on 30+ Stephen King books in June (?) last year and some even asked for a refund.

03-28-2010, 03:08 PM	#1
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,906 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Kindle for iPad One feature I hope that Amazon feels compelled to add to their Kindle for iPad app (if not Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac) is text-to-speech. Apple's iBooks application will have this, and it should be equal if not superior in quality to Kindle's own TTS.

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03-29-2010, 09:31 AM	#2
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Heck, it should be in the Kindle app period and not just the iPad

03-29-2010, 03:19 PM	#3
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	We'll see what the K3 looks like, I bet it will be quite different from current installations. Amazon has some things to look at, as far as competition goes now, since so many new units are in play.

03-29-2010, 08:39 PM	#4
tablettweet Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Thailand Device: IPad 1&2,IPod Touch 4G, DXG, Kindle 3, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch	I think the Kindle for IPad will be the same as Kindle for IPod touch. I have try Kindle for IPod touch for several weeks and I think don't think it has an text to speech feature. I think the reason that Amazon doesn't put this feature in their app because it's too big or maybe they want people who need full features of Kindle should buy Kindle ;[)

03-30-2010, 04:18 AM	#5
bookoffers Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: NOne	it will look great if Amazon compelled to add a "text-to-speech feature" to their Kindle for IPOD touch. Or let's just see if K3 has it.

03-30-2010, 06:10 AM	#6
SamuraiXSendai Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Earth Device: Kindle 1. Kindle 2. IPAD. KDXG. Kindle 3.Fire	Competition spurs innovations - good for the consumer.

04-03-2010, 11:50 AM	#7
Tricorp Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle	Who knows how that will go, Amazon is afraid of the backlash from the text to speech legal hoopla. When the K2 came out with that they had major fallout. I wonder if the same thing will happen with the ipad.

04-07-2010, 03:29 AM	#9
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	It's still a legal gray area. I remember when Random House killed the TTS on 30+ Stephen King books in June (?) last year and some even asked for a refund.

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