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wired.com - 5/12/2009

Kindle DX Leads to Buyer’s Remorse for Some Kindle 2 Users

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Real gadget heads know the pitfalls of being an early adopter: The products can be expensive, sometimes buggy and easily rendered obsolete as a result of an upgrade. Now some Amazon Kindle 2 buyers are finding this out for themselves as they try to return their newly acquired Kindle 2 in ...

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colorwarepc.com - 5/11/2009

Amazon Kindle 2

— colorwarepc.com — 1. Continue through the check-out process to place your order and receive your order number. 2. You... will be contacted by a ColorWare Rep to confirm color information provided and discuss any other required details. 3. ColorWare creates a sample card ... (more) Amazon Kindle 2

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electronista.com - 5/15/2009

Pubs start disabling TTS on Kindle books

— electronista.com — Book publishers have started exploiting the text-to-speech kill switch feature enabled by Amazon for Kindle books, reports... show. At least 40 e-books from Random House, including major titles from Toni Morrison and Stephen King, can no longer use ... (more) Pubs start disabling TTS on Kindle books

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keionline.org - 5/14/2009

Kindle 2 vs Reading Disabled Students

— keionline.org — [Update, 13 May: Beginning yesterday, Random House Publishers began to disable text-to-speech remotely. The TTS function has... apparently been remotely disabled in over 40 works so far. Affected titles include works by Toni Morrison, Stephen King, and ... (more) Kindle 2 vs Reading Disabled Students

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Kindle 2 user remorse with Kindle DX launch
PR News: — ... Kindle 2 users are filled with remorse, they have only had their product for about three months, and already there is a newer larger version of their e-book reader. Wired tells us that one of its readers is now battling it out with Amazon to exchange her Kindle 2 for the newer Kindle DX. ...