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• 04.06.09
  Sign this petition if you think the Authors Guild should leave the Kindle 2′s text-to-speech feature alone News, kindle 2 | (1)

  The National Federation of the Blind has joined up with dozens of other organizations to form the Reading Rights Coalition, which is fighting for the right to use the Kindle 2's text-to-speech function on any text without having to pay extra. You probably remember that when the Kindle 2 came out in February, the Authors Guild complained that text-to-speech was in violation of the audiobook rights of books, and Amazon backed down from a potential lawsuit by saying they would let authors disable the function on a case-by-case basis. The Reading Rights Coalition says that's discriminatory, because it interferes with technology ...

  Tagged: Amazon, audiobooks, authors guild, blind, blindness, copyright, kindle 2, NFB, protests, reading rights, rights, t2s, text to speech, tts
  
• 02.28.09
  Amazon caves to Authors Guild, allows publishers to disable “Read It Now” News, commentary, illustrations, photos | (0)

  In the apparent war between publishers/authors and readers (and no, there shouldn't be a war between us, but that's what seems to happen in times of innovation), Amazon has again forsaken us. By "us," I mean readers, and by "forsaken" I mean that Amazon gave in to the Authors Guild regarding the 'read it now" function of the Kindle 2. From now on, authors and publishers can disable the feature on any titles they choose. I bet Amazon could have won any lawsuit, just like Google could have won the copyright lawsuit that the Authors Guild brought against them a few ...

  Tagged: audiobooks, authors guild, copyright, Ebooks, kindle 2, publishers, read it now, rights, text to speech, tts
  

Wednesday, July 28th

“Face of Betrayal” by Lis Wiehl
Price: $0.00
“While home on Christmas break, a seventeen-year-old Senate page takes her dog out for a walk and never returns. Reporter Cassidy Shaw is the first to break the story. The resulting media firestorm quickly ensnares Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce and FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges. These three unique women, life-long friends, call themselves The Triple Threat–a nickname derived from both their favorite dessert and their uncanny ability to crack cases using their three positions of power.”

Tuesday, July 27th

“Curious Folks Ask” by Sherry Seethaler
Price: $0.00
“Top science writer and San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Sherry Seethaler brings together 162 of her best answers to science and health questions. Want to know how canned air works… or nuclear bombs? What causes goose bumps, earwax, dandruff, headaches? Whether it’s healthy to crack your knuckles, drink decaf, eat chocolate? What it costs to run all those LED lights around your house? It’s all here–and a whole lot more!”

Monday, July 26th

“Your Credit Score” by Liz Pulliam Weston
Price: $0.00
“MSN Money/L.A. Times personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston has updated her best-selling book on credit scores to show how you can maximize your score right now—and save yourself a fortune! Weston reveals the tough new realities of borrowing and credit scoring, and shows why they aren’t going to change any time soon. She rips away the mystery surrounding credit scoring, including the FICO 08 overhaul, and tells you exactly how to use the new system to maximize your score.”

Sunday, July 25th

“The Skull Ring” by Scott Nicholson
Price: $2.39
“With the help of a therapist, Julia is finally piecing together childhood memories of the night her father vanished. But when Julia finds a silver ring that bears the name ‘Judas Stone,’ the past comes creeping back. Someone is leaving strange messages inside her house, even though the door is locked. Her lawyer boyfriend turns violent. And the cop who investigated her father’s disappearance has followed her to the small mountain town of Elkwood.”

Saturday, July 24th

Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon
Price: $0.00
In a corporate-controlled near future, career pilot Titus Quinn and his family disappear during a flight. When Quinn returns months later, his memory is gone and his wife and child are missing, and he must return to an alternate universe called the Entire to free them. The first of four books, it’s being compared to high-SF sagas like Hyperion, Riverworld, and Amber Chronicles.

Friday, July 23rd

GONE by Karen Fenech
Price: $2.99
“FBI Special Agent Clare Marshall was separated from her sister Beth in childhood when their mother tried to kill them. Now Clare learns that Beth lives in the small town of Farley, South Carolina, but when she goes there to reunite with Beth, Clare discovers her sister is missing and that someone in the town is responsible for her disappearance.”

Thursday, July 22nd

Out of Water by Colin Chartres and Samyuktha Varma
Price: $0.00
“Out of Water doesn’t just illuminate the coming global water crisis: it presents innovative solutions in agriculture, engineering, governance, and beyond, including state-of-the art techniques for integrated water management. This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently.”