In answer to your first question Jackie, you do NOT need to have the Wireless Kindle connected to your PC, although that is an option. It can go wirelessly, even if your Kindle is at the far end of the country. You can even e-mail certain files as you get a *@kindle.com address. As for 3, it's small basic qwerty keyboard with a few extra buttons. As for 4, you will need sighted help there to turn it on, but almost anyone sighted can do that for you. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 03 January 2012 16:54 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Kindle Thanks to everyone who replied with helpful answers to my queries on this thread. But a few more questions, at least for now? (smile). 1. If you use your PC to download books, presumably you connect your device to the computer to do so? Does this mean that there is some software you need for the PC to recognise Kindle in order to do that? 2. What voice does it use? Please don't say it's Daniel? (grin). 3. When people talk about a keyboard, do you mean a keypad on the device that you use for navigation purposes? 4. How easy is it to get the thing talking to start with? Someone on another list kindly gave me some info, but I've inadvertently deleted it while doing some PC housework. Many thanks. Feel free to write to me off list to avoid clutter if this thread is no longer of any interest to others. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq