Amazon's Alexa Can Now Narrate Kindle Books Through the Echo

Amazon's Alexa Can Now Narrate Kindle Books Through the Echo - by Nick Statt/ Home/ Tech/ Amazon/ The Verge/ theverge.com

"Amazon has put out yet another useful update for its Alexa digital assistant and Echo smart speaker. Following last week's addition of Jeopardy-playing capabilities, the company will now let its voice-powered software narrate Kindle books aloud through the Echo. You can now start a narration by saying, "Alexa, read "[Kindle book title]," and the software will launch into a reading, albeit in a far more robotic tone than your standard audiobook narrator. The feature is free to use with any Kindle book in your library.

The software will keep track of which book you were reading last, so you can also launch a narration by simply saying, "Alexa, read my Kindle book." Alexa will respond to commands like "pause," "go forward," and "resume reading" too. Unlike the Amazon-owned Audible service, however, you cannot specify a certain chapter to jump to in your Kindle book..."

Richard

Amazon's Alexa Can Now Narrate Kindle Books Through the Echo

Membership retirement program?

Hiya,

My timeshare up in collingwood Ontario sent and email today and they mentioned membership retirement program.... First I have head oh it.
From the email:
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....we no longer market our hotel to sell any new memberships. We do however, have a large number of current members that we want to remain as members...

The membership will continue to reduce in numbers as members take advantage of our membership retirement offer or member programs come to an end. Our retirement program will increase starting March 1, 2016 by approximately $400.00. Other members will hopefully take advantage of offers to increase their membership by adding weeks or additional points. As we have eliminated all sales and marketing costs we are able to sell these upgrades, only to our members, at very attractive prices.
>>>>>

Ok, so it sounds like they are getting out of the timeshare business and trying to be a hotel...

However the pessimistic side of me says... Warning danger ... They are trying to milk as much out of the membership one last time before?? Leaving us high and dry? I have no idea, but my spidy senses are tingling....

I have not received any offer letter, I called once today and got a busy signal so I dropped them an email... I was busy at work so could not call back...

Has anyone seen this sort of behavior/ action before?
Am I too pessimistic?

I will follow up and look for more answers, just thought I'd run it by the board here to see if anyone any ideas....

Thanks,

Paul

Membership retirement program?

Best Request for II Trades

Fairly new to timesharing. Own a 3 BR at Marriott Lakeshore Reserve during Premiere Season Feb- end April. I may not be able to use it next year so the options are to rent on my own or trade in II. If trading is it best to reserve President's week, March week or week before or after Easter which falls in April next year. My thought was the Easter week since my unit sleeps 12 and may attract families with kids needing to vacation around Easter break. Other question is which is better: request first with a good week or just deposit into II? The II trading options are so confusing to me. I have placed requests in past and done fairly well but if I want to just search online how far out is inventory available? Do they list availability for 2017 now?

Best Request for II Trades

Daytona Oceanwalk 1 bed suite 2/6-2/12

1 bed suite 2/6-2/12 $ 600

I do have units for the race and bike week listed elsewhere on this site.

Thank you

Daytona Oceanwalk 1 bed suite 2/6-2/12

rci points grids

anything current to show points needed for resorts. i see old charts from 2008 or later.

how about the last min deals.

rci points grids

Advice getting rid of HGVC at Tuscany Village

Hi all,

I'm looking to get rid of our timeshare at Tuscany Village , we've never used it. its 3400 points annually and we 3400 banked from last year if that's of any use. What's the easiest/cheapest way to get rid of this or sell it etc. Will Hilton just take it off us?

What would you do??

Cheers

Advice getting rid of HGVC at Tuscany Village

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