On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can=92t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to=20
https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
=20
I don=92t trust them.
=20
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
On Mar 21, 2024, Lynn McGuire wrotehanded in the
(in article <uticbl$2ffb5$2@dont-email.me>):
On 3/21/2024 5:47 AM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Dimensional Traveler wrote
(in article <utfojc$1oibk$1@dont-email.me>):
On 3/20/2024 3:34 PM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <utfa8p$1ksh8$1@dont-email.me>):
It's
already plotted and ready to go. Chris Kennedy and I just =
how farsequel to INTO THE LIGHT, and I think it's solid. I'm not sure=
is that Iwe're going to get into that one, but I think we can keep our = readers
satisfied. And the only reason I'm not sure how far we'll get =
it'sset up a heck of a big enemy when I created the Hegemony, and =
ratherlikely to "end up" with a case of Mutually Assured Destruction=
gotthan a clear cut military victory. Can't say that for sure; we=
Honor, andfarther in the current book than we'd really expected.
the 3rd book is due out shortly. Space vampires, we got.
Is out. Got it from Amazon last week.
That=92s two space vampires since 2021 vs zero Safehold, Bazhel, =
and seeone Murphy. And Amazon wants $15 for the Kindle version. I=92ll hold=
if the price falls.
I would not hold my breath.
Lynn
the probability of my paying $15 for space vamires part 3 is extremely = low.=20
Gone are the days when I=92d drop $20-25 or more on Weber in hardback. = $15=20
for an ebook is simply greed. Especially as I=92m not too fond of the = Kindle=20
UI. and would have to deDRM it and convert it to EPUB to feed it to an = ebook=20
reader that I like. And to put it where Amazon can=92t touch it; they = have=20
been known to reclaim ebooks. see=20 >https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don=92t trust them.
On Mar 21, 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <uticbl$2ffb5$2@dont-email.me>):
On 3/21/2024 5:47 AM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Dimensional Traveler wrote
(in article <utfojc$1oibk$1@dont-email.me>):
On 3/20/2024 3:34 PM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <utfa8p$1ksh8$1@dont-email.me>):
It's
already plotted and ready to go. Chris Kennedy and I just handed in the
sequel to INTO THE LIGHT, and I think it's solid. I'm not sure how far
we're going to get into that one, but I think we can keep our readers
satisfied. And the only reason I'm not sure how far we'll get is that I
set up a heck of a big enemy when I created the Hegemony, and it's >> > > > > likely to "end up" with a case of Mutually Assured Destruction rather
than a clear cut military victory. Can't say that for sure; we got >> > > > > farther in the current book than we'd really expected.
the 3rd book is due out shortly. Space vampires, we got.
Is out. Got it from Amazon last week.
That’s two space vampires since 2021 vs zero Safehold, Bazhel, Honor, and >> > one Murphy. And Amazon wants $15 for the Kindle version. I’ll hold and see >> > if the price falls.
I would not hold my breath.
Lynn
the probability of my paying $15 for space vamires part 3 is extremely low. >Gone are the days when I’d drop $20-25 or more on Weber in hardback. $15
for an ebook is simply greed. Especially as I’m not too fond of the Kindle >UI. and would have to deDRM it and convert it to EPUB to feed it to an ebook >reader that I like. And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have >been known to reclaim ebooks. see >https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don’t trust them.
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don’t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
Much as I agree that reasonably-limited copyrights are helpful, what, exactly, is a vendor supposed to do when it finds that it has broken
the law by selling something it has no right to sell? Go to jail? Pay ginormous fines [1] for copyright violation?
I don't know if this is the case I remember, but, in the one I
remember, the /real/ problem was that the book was an over-the-summer
reading assignment requiring a book report -- and the notes the kid
was planning to use for that report vanished as well.
[1] At the rate of one fine per book sold, they will mount up
endlessly.
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don’t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
On 3/21/2024 5:47 AM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Dimensional Traveler wrote
(in article <utfojc$1oibk$1@dont-email.me>):
On 3/20/2024 3:34 PM, WolfFan wrote:
On Mar 20, 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <utfa8p$1ksh8$1@dont-email.me>):
It's
already plotted and ready to go. Chris Kennedy and I just handed in the >>>>> sequel to INTO THE LIGHT, and I think it's solid. I'm not sure how far >>>>> we're going to get into that one, but I think we can keep our readers >>>>> satisfied. And the only reason I'm not sure how far we'll get is that I >>>>> set up a heck of a big enemy when I created the Hegemony, and it's
likely to "end up" with a case of Mutually Assured Destruction rather >>>>> than a clear cut military victory. Can't say that for sure; we got
farther in the current book than we'd really expected.
the 3rd book is due out shortly. Space vampires, we got.
Is out. Got it from Amazon last week.
That’s two space vampires since 2021 vs zero Safehold, Bazhel, Honor, and
one Murphy. And Amazon wants $15 for the Kindle version. I’ll hold and see >> if the price falls.
I would not hold my breath.
On 3/23/2024 8:45 AM, Paul S Person wrote:https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
=20
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can=92t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. see
=
=20Ya, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
I don=92t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
Much as I agree that reasonably-limited copyrights are helpful, what,
exactly, is a vendor supposed to do when it finds that it has broken
the law by selling something it has no right to sell? Go to jail? Pay
ginormous fines [1] for copyright violation?
=20
I don't know if this is the case I remember, but, in the one I
remember, the /real/ problem was that the book was an over-the-summer
reading assignment requiring a book report -- and the notes the kid
was planning to use for that report vanished as well.
=20
[1] At the rate of one fine per book sold, they will mount up
endlessly.
Yes, part of what raised the volume on the screaming was that users'=20
notes and annotations had also been erased.
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don’t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
What were they meant to do when they found that the publisher didn't
have the rights to the book?
On 3/24/2024 1:07 AM, Mad Hamish wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. see https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don’t trust them.Ya, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
What were they meant to do when they found that the publisher didn't
have the rights to the book?
Stop selling it, same as if it were physical printed copies.
On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:14:54 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/23/2024 8:45 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can’t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html >>>>>
I don’t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
Much as I agree that reasonably-limited copyrights are helpful, what,
exactly, is a vendor supposed to do when it finds that it has broken
the law by selling something it has no right to sell? Go to jail? Pay
ginormous fines [1] for copyright violation?
I don't know if this is the case I remember, but, in the one I
remember, the /real/ problem was that the book was an over-the-summer
reading assignment requiring a book report -- and the notes the kid
was planning to use for that report vanished as well.
[1] At the rate of one fine per book sold, they will mount up
endlessly.
Yes, part of what raised the volume on the screaming was that users'
notes and annotations had also been erased.
As it should have -- /that/ was actual damage sustained by the
customer. Just having to buy a legal copy if you wanted to finish the
book was merely inconvenient.
Speaking of Kindle annoyances -- my new Kindles (both old ones stopped working on their own with no encouragement [such as being dropped]
from me)
On 3/24/2024 8:25 AM, Paul S Person wrote:https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:14:54 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
=20
On 3/23/2024 8:45 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can=92t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. see
=
what,Ya, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
I don=92t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
Much as I agree that reasonably-limited copyrights are helpful, =
Payexactly, is a vendor supposed to do when it finds that it has broken
the law by selling something it has no right to sell? Go to jail? =
over-the-summerginormous fines [1] for copyright violation?
I don't know if this is the case I remember, but, in the one I
remember, the /real/ problem was that the book was an =
=20=20reading assignment requiring a book report -- and the notes the kid
was planning to use for that report vanished as well.
[1] At the rate of one fine per book sold, they will mount up
endlessly.
Yes, part of what raised the volume on the screaming was that users'
notes and annotations had also been erased.
As it should have -- /that/ was actual damage sustained by the
customer. Just having to buy a legal copy if you wanted to finish the
book was merely inconvenient.
=20
Speaking of Kindle annoyances -- my new Kindles (both old ones stopped
working on their own with no encouragement [such as being dropped]
from me)=20
If one were paranoid or had ever dealt with a tech company before (but I=
repeat myself) one might suspect deliberate remote bricking....
On Mar 24, 2024, Dimensional Traveler wrotehave is=20
(in article <utpgno$ec3b$1@dont-email.me>):
On 3/24/2024 1:07 AM, Mad Hamish wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:43:30 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/22/2024 5:14 PM, WolfFan wrote:
And to put it where Amazon can=92t touch it; they have
been known to reclaim ebooks. seeYa, that whole incident was just stupid. And of all the titles to
= https://www.pcworld.com/article/519855/amazon_kindle_1984_lawsuit.html
I don=92t trust them.
reclaim THAT had to be first?!
What were they meant to do when they found that the publisher didn't
have the rights to the book?
Stop selling it, same as if it were physical printed copies.
Exactly. Yanking it from custyomers=92 devices was, and is, totally=20 >unacceptable. The fact that they sold something that they shouldn=92t =
a THEM problem, not a CUSTOMER problem.
In article <of430jhol42mbrqltav0n25mi14qltm3uc@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
The other weird thing I have noticed (aside from a new user interface,
which is not, IMHO, an improvement on the old one) is that, with the
"ads" set to "targetted" what I am being targetted /with/ is a
rotating set of "bedtime stories for parents and children" with
cutesy-poo cover illustrations and cutesy-poo titles. It's a good
thing I'm not diabetic; if I were, that much sugar (only a wee bit
each time, but it accumulates over time) would be fatal.
I am reading Dumas on one and Deaver on the other. Neither are
cutesy-poo, so Amazon's ad targetting appears to be off. Way off.
I'm getting those too.
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong. It is amusing
how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded. Definitely
don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and
a headphone jack.
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.˙ It is amusing
how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.˙ Definitely
don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and
a headphone jack.
˙I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
On 26/03/24 08:59, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
=20
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.=A0 It is amusing
how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.=A0 Definitely
don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and
a headphone jack.
=A0I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
=20
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
=20
My first Kindle was bought in 2011 but my books are all stored in
Calibre so I never would have had more than a hundred on it so never
noticed speed of response to anything but the touch screen on later
models is far superior for ease of use. I use the Amazon provided Kindle
for PC and do not register the Kindle so do not receive any ads.
I suspect you would be very disappointed with the quality of text to
voice on this 2011 Kindle as the computer just produces words in a
computer voice with no change in emotion, speed or volumne.
In article <uu5ho2$3ru6$2@dont-email.me>, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 26/03/24 08:59, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.˙ It is amusing
how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.˙ Definitely
don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and
a headphone jack.
˙I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
My first Kindle was bought in 2011 but my books are all stored in
Calibre so I never would have had more than a hundred on it so never
noticed speed of response to anything but the touch screen on later
models is far superior for ease of use. I use the Amazon provided Kindle
for PC and do not register the Kindle so do not receive any ads.
I suspect you would be very disappointed with the quality of text to
voice on this 2011 Kindle as the computer just produces words in a
computer voice with no change in emotion, speed or volumne.
Yeah, I have all my ebooks in Calibre as well, the 1240 also on the
Kindle are just the ones I haven't read yet.
I posted an example of the text-to-voice here a few weeks ago, let me
dig it up agian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nxRIQz0kc
There are a few settings you can tweak. As I recall I picked a female
voice and either sped it up a little or slowed it down a little the
default was off one way or the other.
It takes a little getting used to, but I find it quite comprehensible.
There are occasional comic aspects. For instance, Lindsay Buroker has
a writing tic where her characters say "Hmm." as a thinking pause.
The Kindle pronounces this as "hectameters". Since the first place
I encountered it was a semi-steampunk setting where "hectameters" was
a plausible mild swear, it took me a while to figure out what was going
on.
I get the feeling from reading Amazon reviews that lots of people expect audiobooks to be something close to radio dramas. I don't get that at
all. A narrator should not try to act the book.
On 29/03/24 18:19, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
I posted an example of the text-to-voice here a few weeks ago, let me
dig it up agian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nxRIQz0kc
There are a few settings you can tweak.
On 29/03/24 18:19, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <uu5ho2$3ru6$2@dont-email.me>, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 26/03/24 08:59, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.˙ It is amusing
how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.˙ Definitely
don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and >>>>> a headphone jack.
˙I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
My first Kindle was bought in 2011 but my books are all stored in
Calibre so I never would have had more than a hundred on it so never
noticed speed of response to anything but the touch screen on later
models is far superior for ease of use. I use the Amazon provided Kindle >>> for PC and do not register the Kindle so do not receive any ads.
I suspect you would be very disappointed with the quality of text to
voice on this 2011 Kindle as the computer just produces words in a
computer voice with no change in emotion, speed or volumne.
Yeah, I have all my ebooks in Calibre as well, the 1240 also on the
Kindle are just the ones I haven't read yet.
I posted an example of the text-to-voice here a few weeks ago, let me
dig it up agian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nxRIQz0kc
Thanks, but I thought that that was terrible and I couldn't understand
much without reading at the same time.
There are a few settings you can tweak. As I recall I picked a female
voice and either sped it up a little or slowed it down a little the
default was off one way or the other.
It takes a little getting used to, but I find it quite comprehensible.
There are occasional comic aspects. For instance, Lindsay Buroker has
a writing tic where her characters say "Hmm." as a thinking pause.
The Kindle pronounces this as "hectameters". Since the first place
I encountered it was a semi-steampunk setting where "hectameters" was
a plausible mild swear, it took me a while to figure out what was going
on.
I get the feeling from reading Amazon reviews that lots of people expect
audiobooks to be something close to radio dramas. I don't get that at
all. A narrator should not try to act the book.
My complaint is with the Kindle as narrator. I have never listened to an audio book. I am sure my eyes, not knowing what to do, would close
inducing sleep.
Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:<noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 29/03/24 18:19, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <uu5ho2$3ru6$2@dont-email.me>, Titus G =
amusingOn 26/03/24 08:59, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
=20
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.=A0 It is =
Definitelyhow slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.=A0 =
anddon't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature =
Kindle=20a headphone jack.=20
=A0I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
=20
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
=20
My first Kindle was bought in 2011 but my books are all stored in
Calibre so I never would have had more than a hundred on it so never
noticed speed of response to anything but the touch screen on later
models is far superior for ease of use. I use the Amazon provided =
female=20for PC and do not register the Kindle so do not receive any ads.=20
I suspect you would be very disappointed with the quality of text to
voice on this 2011 Kindle as the computer just produces words in a
computer voice with no change in emotion, speed or volumne.
=20
Yeah, I have all my ebooks in Calibre as well, the 1240 also on the
Kindle are just the ones I haven't read yet.
=20
I posted an example of the text-to-voice here a few weeks ago, let me
dig it up agian:
=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Df0nxRIQz0kc
Thanks, but I thought that that was terrible and I couldn't understand
much without reading at the same time.
=20
=20
There are a few settings you can tweak. As I recall I picked a =
comprehensible.voice and either sped it up a little or slowed it down a little the
default was off one way or the other.
=20
It takes a little getting used to, but I find it quite =
has=20
There are occasional comic aspects. For instance, Lindsay Buroker =
goinga writing tic where her characters say "Hmm." as a thinking pause.
The Kindle pronounces this as "hectameters". Since the first place
I encountered it was a semi-steampunk setting where "hectameters" was
a plausible mild swear, it took me a while to figure out what was =
expecton.
=20
I get the feeling from reading Amazon reviews that lots of people =
ataudiobooks to be something close to radio dramas. I don't get that =
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My complaint is with the Kindle as narrator. I have never listened to =
feature.audio book. I am sure my eyes, not knowing what to do, would close
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at the end of sentences. However, it makes errors, particularly with =
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acronyms. At one point, it enchanterd a text referring to a woman's 'DD' >assets, which it pronounced 'Doctor of Divinity'.
BTW, I'm posting this using 'NewsTal', the only iPad capable newsreader =
the Apple Store. It has some truly brain dead design decisions, but sort=of
works. Does it look ok?
On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 01:04:08 -0000 (UTC), Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 29/03/24 18:19, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <uu5ho2$3ru6$2@dont-email.me>, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 26/03/24 08:59, Cryptoengineer wrote:
On 3/25/2024 12:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:snip
I've lost one jailbroken 2011 Kindle Keyboard to some sort of
hardware issue, but the other is still going strong.˙ It is amusing >>>>>>> how slow search gets when you have 1240 books loaded.˙ Definitely >>>>>>> don't want to "trade up" to one without the read-out-loud feature and >>>>>>> a headphone jack.
˙I use the kindle app on ipad and an android phone, and haven't
noticed any ads beyond 'you might like this book'.
...but I don't get the text-to-voice, and I'd love to have it.
My first Kindle was bought in 2011 but my books are all stored in
Calibre so I never would have had more than a hundred on it so never >>>>> noticed speed of response to anything but the touch screen on later
models is far superior for ease of use. I use the Amazon provided Kindle >>>>> for PC and do not register the Kindle so do not receive any ads.
I suspect you would be very disappointed with the quality of text to >>>>> voice on this 2011 Kindle as the computer just produces words in a
computer voice with no change in emotion, speed or volumne.
Yeah, I have all my ebooks in Calibre as well, the 1240 also on the
Kindle are just the ones I haven't read yet.
I posted an example of the text-to-voice here a few weeks ago, let me
dig it up agian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nxRIQz0kc
Thanks, but I thought that that was terrible and I couldn't understand
much without reading at the same time.
There are a few settings you can tweak. As I recall I picked a female >>>> voice and either sped it up a little or slowed it down a little the
default was off one way or the other.
It takes a little getting used to, but I find it quite comprehensible. >>>>
There are occasional comic aspects. For instance, Lindsay Buroker has >>>> a writing tic where her characters say "Hmm." as a thinking pause.
The Kindle pronounces this as "hectameters". Since the first place
I encountered it was a semi-steampunk setting where "hectameters" was
a plausible mild swear, it took me a while to figure out what was going >>>> on.
I get the feeling from reading Amazon reviews that lots of people expect >>>> audiobooks to be something close to radio dramas. I don't get that at >>>> all. A narrator should not try to act the book.
My complaint is with the Kindle as narrator. I have never listened to an >>> audio book. I am sure my eyes, not knowing what to do, would close
inducing sleep.
One I use on my Android phone (Moon+ reader) has a text to voice feature.
It has a little inflection, rising at the end of questions, an momentary
pauses
at the end of sentences. However, it makes errors, particularly with names >> and
acronyms. At one point, it enchanterd a text referring to a woman's 'DD'
assets, which it pronounced 'Doctor of Divinity'.
BTW, I'm posting this using 'NewsTal', the only iPad capable newsreader on >> the Apple Store. It has some truly brain dead design decisions, but sort of >>
works. Does it look ok?
Looks fine.
I'm not sure about "enchanterd", however. Perhaps "encountered"?
And, as an academic or honorary degree, "DD" can be "Doctor of
Divinity". But "DDiv" can be as well.
But it's all about context, and teaching a machine about that
particular context might be very ... interesting.
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