May 15
When the Kindle 2 was first announced, the device’s new text-to-speech feature raised eyebrows in groups such as the Author’s Guild, which were concerned that it would infringe on audiobook revenue.
Random House this week took a strong step against the feature, invoking the kill switch to remove the feature from at least 40 of its titles, including works by authors Toni Morrison and Stephen King–the latter of which has been a strong supporter of the device. The publisher has yet to officially announce the move, however.
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