Comments on: Amazon silence the kindle after pressure http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/28/amazon-silence-the-kindle-after-pressure/ Tech news | Tech views | Geeky goodness Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tech News Blog Editor | Jim Connolly http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/28/amazon-silence-the-kindle-after-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Tech News Blog Editor | Jim Connolly Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:21:37 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1719#comment-2073 Bob, The feature was added (apparently) so that people could finish a chapter / page when their eyes were tired. Not as a replacement for audio books. Bob,

The feature was added (apparently) so that people could finish a chapter / page when their eyes were tired. Not as a replacement for audio books.

]]> By: Bob Gries http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/28/amazon-silence-the-kindle-after-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2072 Bob Gries Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1719#comment-2072 But you've got a week to UN-buy a book with blocked read-aloud. Then you can decide if you want to buy the Audible.com version (which Amazon owns, btw) But you’ve got a week to UN-buy a book with blocked read-aloud. Then you can decide if you want to buy the Audible.com version (which Amazon owns, btw)

]]> By: Greg http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/02/28/amazon-silence-the-kindle-after-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 Greg Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:13:19 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1719#comment-2064 There certainly seems to be no distinction in their eyes between audio capability and audio performance. Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times demonstrated this feature on last week's MacBreak Weekly podcast and your right, while it worked, it was robotic at best and had no inflection. I can't imagine trying to listen to that for the hours that it takes to finish an audio book. This doesn't mean I totally buy in to the prices of audio books mind you, but there is a difference worth paying for. There certainly seems to be no distinction in their eyes between audio capability and audio performance. Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times demonstrated this feature on last week’s MacBreak Weekly podcast and your right, while it worked, it was robotic at best and had no inflection. I can’t imagine trying to listen to that for the hours that it takes to finish an audio book.

This doesn’t mean I totally buy in to the prices of audio books mind you, but there is a difference worth paying for.

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