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The universities cited the Kindle's inaccessibility to the blind as the problem. The federation said Wednesday that while it appreciates the Kindle's text-to-speech feature,... More »
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CNET - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Schools Shun Amazon Kindle, Saying Blind Can't Use It |
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Electronic books still make up a small portion of the overall market, but it's a fast-growing segment SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're... More »
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FOXNews.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the... |
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The National Federation of the Blind is applauding the decisions of Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison not to Amazon.com's Kindle DX as a textbook... More »
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CNET News.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until... More »
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Sci-Tech Today - Nov. 12, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO Amazon.com's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun... More »
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SiliconValley.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCOAmazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities plan to shun the device... More »
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Denver Post - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Will Amazon's Kindle Succeed in India? |
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But once the details of the October 19 launch were announced, any hopes for a big splash quickly diminished. One year ago, Apples iPhone was greeted with much hoopla and... More »
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Khaleej Times - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Kindle DX rejected by universities |
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The large-format Kindle DX electronic textbook is based on the Kindle 2 - and the crippled text-to-speech feature is raising hackles. Amazon's attempt at an electronic... More »
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Bit-Tech.net - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Syracuse University among schools to shun Amazons Kindle |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities plan to shun the... More »
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CBS 6 - Nov. 12, 2009
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Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind, it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now, two universities say they will shun the device... More »
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TwinCities.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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