Webcomic: The real reason to buy a Kindle 2 (and it's not the free audiobooks)
- Date: March 2nd, 2009
- Author: Jay Garmon
- Category: Books, Gadgets, Geekend, Humor, Science Fiction, Webcomics
- Tags: Reason, Industry, eBook Industry, Author, E-books, Strategy, Personal Technology, Management, Jay Garmon
The entire eBook industry is up in arms about the Kindle 2’s ability to read books aloud with a built-in text-to-speech system. The Authors Guild says it’s a violation of audiobook copyrights. Techdirt says that’s pure legal poppycock. CrunchGear just has gadget-love for the the new Kindle, and lists 10 reasons for and against buying a Kindle 2. Lost in all the furor, however, is the real reason to buy a Kindle 2 – one that xkcd and sci-fi fans know quite well.
(Hat tip to SF Signal for some sources.)
Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. One day, he hopes to write science fiction, but for now he'll settle for something stranger -- amusing and abusing IT pros. Read his full profile. You can also follow him on his personal blog or via his Twitter feed.
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I need the babelfish plugin
plumley@... | 03/06/09
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RE: Webcomic: The real reason to buy a Kindle 2 (and it's not the free audiobooks)
sk.dunnage@... | 06/07/09
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