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		peddling-brink on March 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Aqua Voice (YC W24) – Voice-driven text... You know, those audiobooks already have transcriptions. Often written by the original author! I kid. Your comment made me think of a shower thought I had recently where I wished my audiobook had subtitles.

jazzyjackson on March 27, 2024 [–]

It really is a little absurd IMO that the text of the book is sold separately from the audio.

chrisaiv on March 27, 2024 | [–]

Book publishing industry is different from audio recording industry.

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