I really don't know what the big fuss is about. Text-to-speech sounds unemotional and people who buy audiobooks want to hear the rhythm of the prose and the personality of someone reciting the book. Text-to-speech is a nice perk, but like your grandmother doing kareokae (sp?) of Metallica's Enter Sandman, it's missing something.
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I really don't know what the big fuss is about. Text-to-speech sounds unemotional and people who buy audiobooks want to hear the rhythm of the prose and the personality of someone reciting the book. Text-to-speech is a nice perk, but like your grandmother doing kareokae (sp?) of Metallica's Enter Sandman, it's missing something.