I checked out the Amazon.com webpage on Kindle 2 and did not see any mention
of capability of Kindle 2 for reading with earphones.

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fw: The New Amazon Kindle 2 Has Arrived, Earn 10%

Inclusion of some unknown text to speech does not an accessible book 
reader make.

At 01:22 PM 2/10/2009, Jody W. Ianuzzi wrote:Having the thing read 
books outloud, while interesting does not mean a blind person could 
use it.  It isn't mentioned, but unlikely that speech has been added 
to any of the controls so we couldn't order books etc.

Dave


>Finally, mainstream products with speech.  JODY
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>Dear Amazon Associate:
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>We're excited to introduce Amazon
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>Kindle 2, the next generation wireless reading device. With a sleek and
thin
>
>design that makes Kindle 2 as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a
>paperpack, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and now holds over
>1,500 books. It has a longer battery life and faster page turns. An
advanced
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>display provides even crisper images and clearer text for an improved
>book-like reading experience. And Kindle 2 even reads to you, with "Read to
>Me", our new Text to Speech feature.
>
>With Kindle 2 we kept everything readers love about the original Kindle-the
>convenience of reading what you want, when you want it, the immediacy of
>getting a book wirelessly delivered in less than 60 seconds, and Kindle's
>ability to "disappear" in your hands so you can get lost in the author's
>words. We're also excited to announce that the Kindle Store has over
230,000
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>ebooks available.
>
>
>Read-to-Me
>
>Now Kindle can read to you. With its new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can
>read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you. You can
>switch back and forth between reading and listening, and your spot is
>automatically saved. Pages automatically turn while the content is being
>read, so you can listen hands-free. You can speed up or slow down the
>reading speeds or choose a male or female voice. Anything you can read on
>Kindle, Kindle can read to you, including books, newspapers, magazines,
>blogs and even personal documents. In the middle of a great book or article
>but have to jump in the car? Simply turn on Text-to-Speech and listen on
the
>go.
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