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Universities Say Kindle Is Unfriendly to Blind Users

The Amazon Kindle is an e-reader that has the potential to gain a lot of ground if universities turn to electronics rather than expensive textbooks. But this week, the National Federation of the Blind announced that two universities would not buy the devices unless the Kindle can make the “read aloud” functions easier for blind students to use.

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