MS Sriram, a writer and visiting faculty at IIM-B, who has signed the online petition, said their demand is not about Kindle, but to have a technology that is open to all. We already have other e-book readers, so we can continue to do without Kindle.“
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“Kannada has survived centuries without Kindle, and has some of the towering literary works and eight Jnanapeeth awards. Kannada writers, he said, should not see Kindle not supporting Kannada as an affront to the language. Writer Jogi, however, took a contrarian view of the whole episode. Books that have a matching audiobook will feature a headphones icon in the upper right corner of the book on the Kindle App. Before you begin, make sure you own a copy of the Amazon Kindle book and its matching Audible audiobook. Unfortunately, Amazon India did not support Kannada in its Kindle tool,“ the petition said, and added, “This is one of the several examples where IT tools that are being sold in India are not Indian Language enabled.“ With Immersion Reading you can read and listen to your books at the same time using the Kindle app. “This week, a leading Kannada author published an ebook in Kannada, and tried to sell it through Kindle. Some writers led by Beluru Sudharshana have launched an online petition urging IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad to make it mandatory for all IT hardware makers to embed Indian language scripts, fonts and keyboards in all their tools. The Parishat, he said, is pursuing the larger goal of popularising the Kannada literature through all forms of tech media, and a team of experts are working on this.Īmazon did not respond to a mail seeking its comments on Sunday. We are drafting a letter to Amazon in consultation with tech experts,“ Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar said. The row was sparked after Amazon apparently took off Kannada writer Vasudhendhra's book from Kindle.“I am consulting a team of tech experts to understand the finer aspects of the issue. “We will decide our future course of action after receiving Amazon's reply,“ he added. We have also asked them to explain why they want to exclude Kannada from Kindle,“ Hanumanthaiah, the Authority Chairman told ET.
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“We have written to Amazon requesting it to treat Kannada in the same way as it wishes to treat other Indian languages. While the Kannada Development Authority has written a letter to Amazon, the Sahitya Parishat is consulting experts to guide it in the matter.