[Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thus far

[Robert Martinengo]

On Teleread they posted some info saying it was the Adobe Mobile PDF
platform, not a full Reader, but it is supposed to handle reflowable
content.
http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/06/kindle-dx-will-ship-with-adobes-pdf-capabilities-but-not-epub-time-for-academic-community-to-speak-up/

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Karlen Communications
<info at karlencommunications.com> wrote:

> And what will it do with untagged PDF? Will its ability to "read" PDF

> provide more or less accessibility to textbooks?

>

> On the other hand if it reads tagged PDF this might be a way to influence

> publishers to create tagged PDF?

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

> Behalf Of Robert Martinengo

> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:01 PM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thusfar

>

> If it displays PDF out of the box, its not that big a whoop to offer

> textbooks, but what will be interesting is if the read-aloud feature

> will enabled or disabled on the textbook content... my guess is

> disabled, but who knows?

>

> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Kelmer, Susan M. <SKelmer at stlcc.edu> wrote:

>> The press conference is being aired now, and I’m picking up a few

>> interesting notes so far:

>>

>>

>>

>> 1.        Screen is 9.7 inches tall

>>

>> 2.       Auto-orient if Kindle is turned sideways

>>

>> 3.       If a book is offered for the Kindle, 35% of the book’s sales are

>> going to Kindle owners (a SHOCKING amount)

>>

>> 4.       Cost is $489

>>

>> 5.       Books in PDF come with a native PDF reader on board.

>>

>> 6.       Can hold 3500 books (another shocking figure)

>>

>> 7.       25% more battery life, read for days without recharging

>>

>> 8.       More grey-scale, up to 16 shades of grey now.

>>

>> 9.       Read-to-Me feature that will read every newspaper, magazine,

> blog,

>> and book out loud unless disabled by the rights holder.

>>

>> 10.   More than 275K books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available

>>

>> 11.   Price drops, most new releases plus the NYTimes bestsellers for 9.99

>>

>> 12.   1/3 inch thick, 10.2 ounces

>>

>> 13.   Amazon has partnered with Pearson, Wiley, and Cengage to provide

>> textbooks on the Kindle.

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>>

>> Susan Kelmer

>>

>> Adaptive Technology Specialist/

>>

>> Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms

>>

>> St. Louis Community College - Meramec

>>

>> 314-984-7951

>>

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