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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Afternoon, when you create the MP3 files from the text materials
the DRM is not transferred over though that is being worked on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>The difference is the Kindle is currently a closed environment
and the ability to turn off/on the TTS is an internal function to the
device. The properties will be enabled/disabled in the transaction
between the device and the document provider.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nettie Fischer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 15, 2009 12:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Kindle DX - hands on!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have a question regarding the TTS situation with readers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Comments are invited and welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Hayman <<a
href="mailto:dhayman@u.washington.edu">dhayman@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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:<br>
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<a
href="http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude"
target="_blank">http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude</a><br>
nts/<br>
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Doug Hayman <<a href="mailto:dhayman@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">dhayman@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
Technology Specialist<br>
DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology)<br>
UW Technology Services<br>
Box 354842<br>
Seattle, WA 98195<br>
(206) 221-4165<br>
<a href="http://www.washington.edu/doit" target="_blank">http://www.washington.edu/doit</a>
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On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I was just informed that I am
getting a Kindle DX. I am not allowed to<br>
tell anyone else in the department. My coworker across the desk is<br>
playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't<br>
tell her, and it's driving her crazy. They unit has been ordered but<br>
right now Amazon isn't shipping them. Hopefully it will be in my hands<br>
SOON.<br>
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So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall?<br>
I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing<br>
falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation<br>
on the device, right? Would anyone be interested in such a<br>
presentation?<br>
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Susan Kelmer<br>
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Adaptive Technology Specialist/<br>
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Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms<br>
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St. Louis Community College - Meramec<br>
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314-984-7951<br>
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Nettie T. Fischer, ATP<br>
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