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The Big, Stupid Problem with a Kindle that Talks

Chris Dannen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:13:46 -0500

As we reported yesterday, the new Amazon [AMZN] Kindle can read to you. Apparently, this is a problem.

Authors Guild Says Kindle 2's Text-to-Speech Violates Copyright

Kit Eaton — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:23:24 -0500

One of the most interesting new features in Amazon's Kindle 2 e-reader is the text-to-speech function built into the device. It's a primitive bed-time story reader, and while it won't match, say, HAL 9000 for elegance in pronunciation, it's a handy feature if you're in a situation where hearing your book is preferable to reading the text.

Summer Reading: Why More People Are Listening to Books

Kermit Pattison — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:15:06 -0400

So what did you read this summer? Chances are, more and more of you listened instead. According to the American Association of Publishers, audio book sales grew by 20 percent last year. The largest online seller of audiobooks is Audible, which was acquired by Amazon earlier this year for $300 million. Audible offers more than 80,000 downloadable programs from current best sellers to daily newspapers.

What is popular summer listening this year?