Comments on: Kindles at Arizona State: Blind-advocacy groups sue university to prevent DX deployment http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/26/national-federation-of-the-blind-sues-to-prevent-kindle-deployment/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:28:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/26/national-federation-of-the-blind-sues-to-prevent-kindle-deployment/comment-page-1/#comment-1091437 Brian Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:32:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24156#comment-1091437 If students didn't adopt digital textbooks they can use on the computer, why would I want to buy an entirely separate device for that? Why would I want to use this technology when I can't freely transfer something I purchased? No one even noticed how this would affect blind students, why is this being forced so much? I think I'll stick to textbooks until I can purchase something digital I can resell. Maybe students will start selling used kindles? If students didn’t adopt digital textbooks they can use on the computer, why would I want to buy an entirely separate device for that? Why would I want to use this technology when I can’t freely transfer something I purchased? No one even noticed how this would affect blind students, why is this being forced so much?

I think I’ll stick to textbooks until I can purchase something digital I can resell. Maybe students will start selling used kindles?

]]> By: Rachel http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/26/national-federation-of-the-blind-sues-to-prevent-kindle-deployment/comment-page-1/#comment-1089589 Rachel Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:00:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24156#comment-1089589 @Preston - yes, because the technology is available to use with print books. @Preston – yes, because the technology is available to use with print books.

]]> By: Preston http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/26/national-federation-of-the-blind-sues-to-prevent-kindle-deployment/comment-page-1/#comment-1088562 Preston Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24156#comment-1088562 Let me get this straight. The ACB is blocking the university from deploying Kindles, which can't be used by the blind. So instead the university is going to have to stick with print books... which are somehow more accessible? Let me get this straight. The ACB is blocking the university from deploying Kindles, which can’t be used by the blind. So instead the university is going to have to stick with print books… which are somehow more accessible?

]]> By: Rich Adin http://www.teleread.org/2009/06/26/national-federation-of-the-blind-sues-to-prevent-kindle-deployment/comment-page-1/#comment-1088508 Rich Adin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=24156#comment-1088508 I read this and then think back to the discussions lambasting the Author's Guild for objecting to Amazon's TTS because and praising Amazon for the TTS. Makes me wonder who Amazon had in mind for the TTS (or perhaps what it had in mind for the future of TTS). I read this and then think back to the discussions lambasting the Author’s Guild for objecting to Amazon’s TTS because and praising Amazon for the TTS. Makes me wonder who Amazon had in mind for the TTS (or perhaps what it had in mind for the future of TTS).

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