[access-uk] Re: [BCAB] Kindle books not speech enabled

  • From: BJ Edwards <bjthequill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:14:44 +0100

Hi,

I simply don't understand why TTS is not enabled. Publishers and
authors gain absolutely nothing from aliening a corner of the market.
When I had my last book published on Kindle, the matter was never
discussed.

BJ

On 04/04/2013, Brendan Roache <brndn.rch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Maybe someone from RNIB will respond to you Steve.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 2:30 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [BCAB] Kindle books not speech enabled
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yep, where are RNIB in all this I wonder?
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of john gallagher
>> Sent: 04 April 2013 13:54
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: [BCAB] Kindle books not speech enabled
>>
>> hi all surely then if amazon has stopped doing the kindle
>> keyboard some kind of real presure should be put on amazon to
>> make the new kindle accessible.  blind people are truly truly
>> loosing out with this situation.  it is a shame that the kindle
>> app on either the android or i-phone will not read as well.  with
>> all of the cut backs to blind people getting things in braille
>> and the like we are really going to loose out very soon.
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