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"Reading A-Z leveled books are offered in a special eBook format that can be accessed using Kurzweil 3000 literacy software. These specially formatted books provide struggling readers hundreds of books spanning 27 levels of reading difficulty. Students have the option of listening to or reading the books. Students can adjust the reading speed to a level that is appropriate to their needs. Kurzweil 3000 software includes a bilingual dictionary for definitions and pronunciations in English and Spanish as well as tools for adding embedded questions or reading prompts."

"Ray Kurzweil, a prolific inventor who is best known for his prediction that machine intelligence will surpass that of humans around 2045, still has a few things to offer carbon-based life forms. Kurzweil has introduced new e-reader software, called Blio, that approaches e-reading from a completely different angle than the current E Ink-based devices like the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader."

eReader software from Ray Kurzweil, Blio preserves printed format, including layout, fonts, and images true to the book's original form, and in color. A synthesized voice reads the book aloud, synchronized with follow-along word highlighting, Blio offers a large selection of books that otherwise don't translate well into eContent: especially cookbooks, travel guides, how-to books, schoolbooks, and children's stories.