Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

Nov. 11, 2009

Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup. The National Federation of the Blind planned to announce...

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SEATTLE, May 30 (UPI) -- The Kindle electronic book reader should be considered an investment product by Amazon.com shareholders, the U.S. company's chief executive officer says.

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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

Amazon.com CEO tabs Kindle an investment