[Athen] Kindle DX - hands on!

[Nettie Fischer]

Hello all -

I have a question regarding the TTS situation with readers.

I have a Sony ebook and it has MP3 capabilities.  If I use my software
(i.e., text aloud) and download books, copy paste into software and save as
an MP3 file which I would transfer to my ebook and "listen" to the book -
Sounds very plausable to me but to date have not tried it.

I use Cutepdf to convert text files to pdf files and have copy pasted the
files in textaloud for wave files and have been able to listen to a story,
that is why it sounds like a virtual 'roundabout' to me.

Comments are invited and welcome.

Nettie

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Hayman <dhayman at u.washington.edu>wrote:


> Did you all see this news about the publisher being able to remotely

> disable the text to speech function on their titles used in Kindle:

>

>

> http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude

> nts/

>

>

>

> Doug Hayman <dhayman at u.washington.edu>

> Technology Specialist

> DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology)

> UW Technology Services

> Box 354842

> Seattle, WA 98195

> (206) 221-4165

> http://www.washington.edu/doit

>

>

> On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote:

>

> I was just informed that I am getting a Kindle DX.  I am not allowed to

>> tell anyone else in the department.  My coworker across the desk is

>> playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't

>> tell her, and it's driving her crazy.  They unit has been ordered but

>> right now Amazon isn't shipping them.  Hopefully it will be in my hands

>> SOON.

>>

>>

>>

>> So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall?

>> I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing

>> falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation

>> on the device, right?  Would anyone be interested in such a

>> presentation?

>>

>>

>>

>> Susan Kelmer

>>

>> Adaptive Technology Specialist/

>>

>> Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms

>>

>> St. Louis Community College - Meramec

>>

>> 314-984-7951

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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