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In my opinion, this line is key: "One key difference, Audible says, is not being able to flip through pages, as users must wait for each line of text to be prog
by nobrains 7y ago
In my opinion, this line is key: "One key difference, Audible says, is not being able to flip through pages, as users must wait for each line of text to be progressively generated as they’re listening."
Also, it will help in increased sales, and that will in the end benefit the publishers as well.
No consumer will pay extra for this feature, so it's also in the publishers interest to accept and move on.
- pjc50 7y ago> No consumer will pay extra for this feature While this might be true, > so it's also in the publishers interest to accept and move on. .. this doesn't follow, because the publisher's argument is that this feature existing reduces other revenue.
- hannasanarion 7y agoBut people don't buy books so that they can see 6-7 words at a time at about 100wpm in sync with an audio track. What market is being usurped?
- dageshi 7y agoI imagine they think it will destroy the existing audiobook market eventually, if it becomes good enough.
- Ensorceled 7y ago> No consumer will pay extra for this feature, so it's also in the publishers interest to accept and move on. Cool, then it's useless and Amazon can simply withdraw the feature. But realistically, it gives Amazon a competitive advantage over other audiobook distributors and hence is something consumers will pay extra for, or at least change their purchasing habits for.