Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] AP: Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

2009-11-12 Thread Jim Simmons
XO over a Kindle any day. James Simmons > Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:26:24 +0545 > From: Yama Ploskonka > Subject: Re: [Marketing] [IAEP]  AP: Schools shun Kindle,       saying blind >        can't   use it > To: Gary C Martin > Cc: Sugar Labs Marketing ,       Luke Faraone &g

Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] AP: Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

2009-11-11 Thread Yama Ploskonka
I personally find the Kindle such a fad with short legs... Sorry, I will be called a troll again ;-) Anyway, a couple weeks ago USA Today had an article about some fancy school that was giving up its (paper) book library because of pathetic low use, and going for Kindles instead. Like refusing to

Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] AP: Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

2009-11-11 Thread Gary C Martin
On 11 Nov 2009, at 18:44, Luke Faraone wrote: > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 13:35, Edward Cherlin > wrote: > So, no text-to-speech on Kindle? Very silly. The blind will have to > wait for the mp3 versions of books, then. > > The Kindle has text to speech, but they allow it to be disabled on a > b

Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] AP: Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

2009-11-11 Thread Luke Faraone
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 13:35, Edward Cherlin wrote: > So, no text-to-speech on Kindle? Very silly. The blind will have to > wait for the mp3 versions of books, then. The Kindle has text to speech, but they allow it to be disabled

Re: [Marketing] [IAEP] AP: Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

2009-11-11 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 09:44, Sean DALY wrote: > http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jEvsVQEnfo1Y-ibxGgcsCqTzjOJwD9BT4BD81 So, no text-to-speech on Kindle? Very silly. The blind will have to wait for the mp3 versions of books, then. Presumably an XO could be hooked up to a Braille