[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT More Abouth the Kindle
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:24:21 -0500
Too little, too late.
I'll be checking out the Nook and buying that if all goes well.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chela Robles
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:08 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT More Abouth the Kindle
Here is more info on this reader.
Blind and Vision-Impaired Readers to Benefit from New Kindle Features in
2010
Amazon working to make the bestselling Kindle also a breakthrough device for
the blind
a.. Press Release
b.. Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
c.. On 9:00 am EST, Monday December 7, 2009
a.. Companies:
a.. Amazon.Com Inc.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kindle, the #1 bestselling product across all of
Amazon, has enabled many vision-impaired readers to enjoy books more easily
than before, and has also helped dyslexic readers and those with learning
disabilities improve their reading skills. Vision impaired customers benefit
from Kindle's ability to change the font size - easily making any book a
large print edition. Dyslexic readers benefit from being able to listen with
Kindle's text-to-speech technology while simultaneously reading along with
the synchronized text. Today, Amazon announced that it is working on a new
set of features that will make Kindle even better for these readers as well
as a meaningful breakthrough device for the blind.
Related Quotes
"Kindle is for anyone who loves to read-in fact, we've heard from
thousands
of vision-impaired customers and customers with learning disabilities over
the past two years who have been helped tremendously by Kindle," said Ian
Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "With some key modifications, we
believe Kindle can be a breakthrough device for the blind, and the team is
excited about making these enhancements."
Below are examples of emails sent to the Kindle team over the past two years
about the significance of these features:
"The other day I took my visually impaired friend to the eye doctor. I just
happened to take my Kindle out of my purse to show her the birthday gift I
had received. Amazingly, she was able to read on it. How exciting; she had
not been able to read books for many years."
"I've always loved to read, but the last year or so vision problems have
hampered my reading. Reading small print was extremely difficult and caused
eye strain. Fortunately, a dear friend gifted me with my Kindle 2 on my
birthday in September. Since that time, my Kindle has not left my side."
"I have an 11 year old daughter with cerebral palsy. She has very poor
vision and cannot turn pages in a book, so the kindle text to speech is a
blessing for her. She loves books and will listen for hours!"
"I am an ophthalmologist specializing in rehabilitation of the visually
impaired. I have found the Kindle DX to be of tremendous value to my
patients. A few modifications could increase its effectiveness."
[From teacher of students with learning disabilities] "One of my students
brought his mom's Kindle to class this week and gave a little show and tell
for two different classes. He is certainly a hard worker, but reading is not
an easy skill for him. He reports that the lack of back-lighting, the
ability to change font size and the 'read-to' features have been very
helpful - already he feels he has made great progress! The Kindle has really
grabbed the attention of many of my students who have typically been turned
off by reading assignments."
To make Kindle more useful for the blind, the Kindle team is currently
working on an audible menuing system so blind and vision-impaired readers
can easily navigate to books unassisted, in addition to listening to books
as they can already do today with Read To Me. In addition, a new super size
font will be added to Kindle, increasing the number of font sizes from six
to seven. This seventh font size will be twice the height and width of the
current largest font. These new features are scheduled for release by the
summer of 2010.
To receive emails from Amazon when new features and updates on this topic
are available, please send an email to blind-interest@xxxxxxxxxxx
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN - News), a Fortune 500 company based in
Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies,
Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden;
Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel; Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty;
Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial.
Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type
of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service
(Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS),
Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), Amazon Mechanical Turk and
Amazon CloudFront.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
and
www.amazon.cn.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from
management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition,
management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential
fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of
legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality,
commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign
exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and
taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that
potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in
Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Kindle devices are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Contact:
Amazon Media Hotline:206-266-7180
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"If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, two days,
only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl you better
look out, because everyone will know!"
Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself going,
to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet at the tender
age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence with that instrument
that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward
situations where I feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a
lot of hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears.
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