I have read some parts of books from Kobo by downloading and then using
Adobe Digital Editions.
However this was not straightforward as you say Kobo try to get you to
use their default inaccessible app.
I have not repeated the experiment so cannot remember step by step
instructions.
However I think it did involve registering Adobe Digital Editions,
downloading the file and opening then within Adobe and importing into
the Adobe library.
A bit of a hassle really and not the smoothest experience on first try.
If you eventually find the experience smooth it might be worth sharing
your strategies.
The NVDA support for Kindle has apparently passed from Release Candidate
into the main 17.1 build. released last week. Apparently you need to
ensure that your Kindle book has Trutype support before it will read
with NVDA.
According to the NVDA Release Notes it is possible to select and copy
text from Kindle now using NVDA. This opens up the possibility of
presumably copying text out of Kindle for use with other applications
like VoiceDream Reader for a better experience. I will probably
experiment with the new NVDA / Kindle partnership on my laptop next week.
David Griffith
On 23/02/2017 21:24, David Mellor wrote:
Many thanks David for this very detailed response.
I have downloaded one book from a small independent book shop which allowed
me to download the epub 2 file to my PC through Adobe digital editions
without any problems.
Adobe works well with NVDA except that I can't cursor through words
character by character to check the spelling nor to put a few words into the
clipboard for web lookup.
I can't find some of the books I'd like on smaller book shops like this, at
least from my searching so far.
I have found things on W H Smith that I would have liked. They make use of
KOBO.
Having installed the KOBO software I find it utterly unusable with NVDA.
There are no interactive screen elements nor menus.
The KOBO website, or perhaps it was the W H Smith site said that the KOBO
titles are in pub or pub 2 format and are compatible with Adobe digital
editions.
I will try buying a very cheap book and seeing if it will download through
KOBO in spite of the programs inaccessibility and then see if I can access
the ebook through Adobe digital editions instead.
If anyone has managed to do this, it would be good to know.
I'm steering clear of kindle for now. That would be the last resort for me.
David
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David Griffith
Sent: 21 February 2017 18:54
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ebook source/software please?
I think your options then are pretty much with Kindle iBooks or Kobo.
As you probably know these are DRM copy protected options whith all the
problems that this entails but Kindle is accessible on both iOS and
Android and there is apparently exciting new developments with NVDA
support in its new Release Candidate version for the latest version of
the Kindle PC app which allows proper screenreader review of the text.
If you Google you should find links to both the NVDA Release Candidate
and the new Kindle PC app which
allegedly work better together than any screenreader combination has
done before.
Several people on list are now using Kindle Fire to both purchase and
read Kindle Books.
Kobo is accessible on iOS but I find I can only read a chapter at a time
before having to start read all or Speak screen again. I find this
annoying in books with short chapters.
iBooks works very well with speak screen on iOS but the books tend to be
more expensive than other sources I find.
Despite trying all these solutions except Kindle Fire and the latest
NVDA Kindle app combo I still tend to play Kindle books for convenient
reading by simply leaving the Kindle PC App reading the book overnight
and recording the output with Total Recorder. You can turn the volume
right down which does not affect recording volume. I then auto-split
the resulting mp3 file into 20 minute segments with mp3Directcut, boost
the default max volume level with mp3gain for my deaf ears and then
simply copy the resulting Mp3 files to play as an audio book on eitehr
my Plextalk or Victor Reader stream.
Despite the fact this obviously takes time I am asleep upstairs for
99% of the process so I don't really mind.
I like the ability then to navigate and bookmark the book easily by
heading, 30 seconds etc with one button accessibility. This is great
for when you are doing housework, washing up etc. The voice is OK and is
easily manipulated for extra speed or tone change etc on these devices.
What I tend to do if it is a book I am to read more than once is book
mark the beginning of chapters as I come across them.
Not a solution that others may like but it works well for me.
I have tried a variety of programs which claim to solve the Kindle DRM
Problem but none of them work for me.
David Griffith
On 15/02/2017 17:40, David Mellor wrote:
Thanks David.Of
It would mainly be books on health, in particular natural/alternative
medicine.
David
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
David Griffithexcellent.
Sent: 15 February 2017 16:50
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ebook source/software please?
If you are interested in Science Fi and/Fantasy www.baen.com is
The books are completely free of DRM and can be downloaded multiple timesin
a variety of accessible formats./
They also give you access to dozens of free books to get you started.
David Griffith
On 15 Feb 2017, at 16:29, David Mellor <mrd.mellor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Could anyone please tell me what their preferred accessible eBook software
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