{"id":7284,"date":"2013-12-18T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2013-12-18T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:14:02","slug":"your-raspberrypi-can-read-e-books-to-you-with-brickpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7284","title":{"rendered":"Your #RaspberryPi can read e-books to you with BrickPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1-ps.googleusercontent.com\/h\/www.dexterindustries.com\/BrickPi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/266x300xstoryteller_side-266x300.jpg.pagespeed.ic.a9eqXdYx6n.webp?resize=266%2C300\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The folks over at Dexter Industries, creators of the BrickPi, have been busy at work creating a way for your Pi to read books to you. 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