[access-uk] Re: The Amazon Kindle
- From: "Martin Houghton" <martinhoughton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:10:18 +0100
Hello Andy and everyone
I have now had time to use my Kindle some more and I am quite impressed with
it. I think the voice guide and text to speech is quite acceptable to listen
to at the standard speed, but as with many of these new products, there is
always some room for improvement. The keyboard takes a little getting used to,
but once you get to know the layout, it is quite easy to use. I haven't done
much more than just lay back and listen to the book, but the main drawbacks as
I have found at the moment are starting with the major ones is the internet
browser isn't accessible with voice guidance which is a problem if you travel a
lot and aren't always near a computer to order a book. If you have magazine
and newspaper subscriptions however then they get automatically downloaded to
the Kindle. The other drawback is you need sighted assistance to activate
voice guidance. I think Amazon could quite easily rectify this in a future
firmware upgrade by having a short cut to voice guidance by doing something
like having a voice prompt when holding the power/ wake button across for lets
say about five or six seconds at which a message could sound saying something
like to use voice guidance press the centre of the navigation button to
activate or something similar.
Well, that's about all I can tell you for now, but if I find anything else in
the meantime, then I will let the list know.
All the best
Martin
From: ANDY COLLINS
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:45 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Amazon Kindle
Hi Martin - I didn't see anything regarding buying the Kindle as a gift, and if
I understand it correctly, the buying process for the Kindle automatically
links it to the buyers Amazon account, so not sure how this could then be
change to link it to the other person's account.
Can you also give us some feedback on your findings from using it? How
accessible have you found it to be and what if anything are the drawbacks.
Thanks -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Houghton
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:18 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Amazon Kindle
Hello Andy and everyone
I have just got myself a Kindle and I think that on Amazons site, they do
explain what to do in the event you are buying the Kindle as a gift. I think
they recommend the recipient of the Kindle set up there own account so they can
use it through there own individual account so the buyer of the kindle need not
get a wapping bill at the end of the month if they are a real book worm.
Hope this helps
Martin
From: Martin Houghton
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 8:06 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Amazon Kindle
Hi Andy and everyone
Just to let you and everyone know, I am receiving this message as blank. I
have received a few like this lately. Not sure why this is, but I thought that
I would let everyone know.
All the best
Martin
From: ANDY COLLINS
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 11:44 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] The Amazon Kindle
If I give the Kindle reader as a gift, how will the recipient go about buying
ebooks from the Kindle shop. From what I have read, the Kindle is identified
from the buyer's account details with Amazon, surely this doesn't mean I'd have
to buy the books on the other person's behalf?
Andy
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