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The jerk at Random House who made this call should be taken to a public square and flogged.]]>May 15th 2009 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1TRm0cZ5k

All this hearing is really just reading for lazy people!]]>May 14th 2009 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
Once the e-book reader field gets more populated, we'll see more user hacks and then the publishers should REALLY have a fun time then (snicker).]]>May 14th 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/Joking.
How about giving an option to add TTS for the books

Like
W/read
or not.

Audible should not be the only one that speaks.]]>May 14th 2009 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
I've tried to give them my money in the past but I find it much easier to just download it and do what I please.
Make it easy and I don't mind paying. Make it hard AND add BS terms of use then FU.
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In the car, I much prefer audio books on the iphone. ]]>May 15th 2009 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 14th 2009 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
They want you to buy the book, and then buy the audio book if you want it read to you.]]>May 15th 2009 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/greed.... thats what it is all about...pretty sad]]>May 15th 2009 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
Lots of free books for Kindle owners with no scruples...]]>May 15th 2009 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
This was a nice little feature that probably would have increased audiobook sales. Now Random House shoots itself in the foot. Using DRM to screw legitimate customers is a LOSE.]]>May 15th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/May 15th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/random-house-now-disabling-text-to-speech-function-of-kindle-e-b/
Right?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Why are you all laughing?

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