Amazon and the Authors Guild reach an agreement on the read-aloud feature. I think it's a smart play by Amazon. Authors that choose to disable may hesitate due to a possible public relations backlash for not wanting disabled readers to get access without getting more money in the process.
The Authors Guild filed suit against five universities and the digital tower, called HathiTrust, that those universities created to preserve and make available to students and faculty scans of books from their collections.
Google and two author and publisher groups submitted a modified version of a controversial settlement over digital books, but it appears likely the fight over the agreement will continue." />