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<div>I have a question regarding the TTS situation with readers.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Comments are invited and welcome.</div>
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<div>Nettie <br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Hayman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dhayman@u.washington.edu">dhayman@u.washington.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">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>
<br><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><br><br><br>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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<div class="h5"><br><br>On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">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><br><br><br>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><br><br><br>Susan Kelmer<br><br>Adaptive Technology Specialist/<br><br>Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms<br><br>St. Louis Community College - Meramec<br>
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