No, I don't mean that I have never used the FS reader because I don't know how to use it. Actually, I don't, but that is because I have never tried it. The reason I have never used it is because I prefer not to be tied to my computer when I read a book and I have a portable device for that. I was mentioning that because this Kindle software would have the same effect and that is a disadvantage of it.
_ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence." - Friedrich Engels
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:46 AMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility Features
There is the RFB&D ReadHear software which reads Daisy books but not from bookshare so I found out as is it was a trial and error thing, but I use FSReader too, if you want me to help you Roger, feel free to email me, it is easy to use I won't be too technical either, smiley!--"To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you forever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated, but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to, then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of the performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti---- Chela Robles AIM/Twitter/MySpace/E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles Text my Cell at: 19252505955I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find out more go to: http://www.bookshare.org Visit my Blog Piece from RFB&D and fill out the comment form and enjoy the blog and sound clips: http://www.rfbd.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/------- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:51 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesAs for myself, well, if the software is free I suppose it wouldn't hurt to download it and try it out with one of Amazon's free Kindle books, but I am still in mulling it over mode right now. I already have a Daisy reader included in my JAWS software that I have never used. It is that part about having to read it on your computer that gets to me. I have a lot of things to do on my computer that I can't do away from it. When I am ready to relax and do some reading I want to step away from the computer and take a portable device to an easy chair or bed or on the road. As for reading a book as soon as it is published, well, there are more books that have been published a long time that I really want to read, but cannot possibly live long enough to actually get around to them that I can easily wait for most any newly published book. For that same reason, if a book that is not newly published and is not in accessible format I can easily wait for it to become accessible too for the most part. On the other hand, there are certain books that I placed on the Bookshare wish list that are either too expensive for me to acquire or are too complex for me to want to tackle scanning and that no one else seems to be interested in that makes this thing tempting if they are available in Kindle format. I have not actually checked on that. That is something I will have to get around to checking in the process of my mulling. In the meantime any of you who do try it be sure to report your experiences here. I might go for it, just not quite yet._ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence." - Friedrich EngelsFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:07 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesThat is stupid. I'm not going to spend money on a book where the only placeI can read it is my computer. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chela Robles Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:12 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility FeaturesHonestly, no you can't put it on VictorReaderStream and you can't play otherbooks other than the ones at amazon.com source. -- "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with youforever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated,but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to,then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality ofthe performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti-- -- Chela Robles AIM/Twitter/MySpace/E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles Text my Cell at: 19252505955I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find out morego to: http://www.bookshare.orgVisit my Blog Piece from RFB&D and fill out the comment form and enjoy theblog and sound clips: http://www.rfbd.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/ ------- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:51 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility FeaturesGiven the enormous number of books that we can already get from sourceslike Bookshare or Open Library, is there really anything of significancethat we can purchase from Amazon that we can't get from these other sources? Will this software read books from sources other than Amazon?Would it be possible to install it on a mobile device such as the Victor Reader Stream? Even if the software is free it sounds to me like it is away to convince us to spen money on books that we are likely to alreadyhave access to by other means and better access too. Do you think that isa legitimate concern and if not then why not? _ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason,or give up existence." - Friedrich Engels Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesThis new version of the Kindle app appears quite accessible with JAWS.Upon launching it, you register with your Amazon e-mail and password. I purchased a Kindle book and was able to read it without difficulty. The software uses its own TTS speech engine to read books you purchase, whichexplains its over 200 megabyte download. So far the only thing I find annoying is difficulty in utilizing the search function for quickly moving to a phrase in a book, not being able to navigate through thetable of contents, and only being able to read one page at a time rather than read continuously. Of course, perhaps reading the manual will shed light on how to do this. As a consumer, my only real complaint with the Kindle, and most ebook platforms for that matter, is being limited to a proprietary format, as I would like to read lawfully purchased ebooks onwhatever device and whatever medium I choose, be it PC, iPhone, or Braille notetaker. However, it's encouraging to see that ebooks whichincorporate digital rights management schemes can indeed be accessed withspeech. Hopefully other ebook manufacturers such as NFB Technologies andGoogle are taking notice. But what's up with the help! It took me to the Kindle Store. I wanted more information about reading keys, and couldn't find it. Also, thatreading voice really is useful only in a pintch. Any nonstandard Englishword causes it to stumble. -- "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you forever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to besophisticated, but when you get the two of them together in a way peoplecan relate to, then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of the performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti-- -- Chela Robles AIM/Twitter/MySpace/E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles Text my Cell at: 19252505955I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find outmore go to: http://www.bookshare.org Visit my Blog Piece from RFB&D and fill out the comment form and enjoy the blog and sound clips: http://www.rfbd.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/ ------- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 2:20 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Softwarewith Accessibility FeaturesThat's awesome. Now can you download that ap on a kindal? If nso, then Iwould toatally buy one. Lol -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby FransonSent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:52 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility Features Hi everyone!I am excited to try this app. It will avail many of us another sourcefor books. DebbySubject: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility Features[] Dear blind-interest@xxxxxxxxxx subscriber, Amazon.com is releasing a new version of Kindle for PC that adds accessibility features designed for blind and low-vision customers. Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin is a free, downloadable application for your Windows PC. It provides the following accessibility features: text-to-speech reading with adjustable voice settings,voice-guided menu navigation, large font sizes, high contrast readingmode, keyboard navigation, and accessible shortcuts.With this software, for the first time ever, the entire collection of English language books in the Kindle Store can be read aloud. With over 750,000 English language titles, Amazon offers the largest selection ofaccessible ebooks. In order to use the text-to-speech feature, an external screen reader program must be installed and running on the Windows PC. The free download is available at <http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=2K2H70RHZWU7M&C=1BCY59BXVQFS0&H=CHDG0V1IERAWLK7B8GVBJJVQCIWA&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle%2Faccessibility%3Fref_%3Dpe_71480_18358260>www.amazon.com/kindle/accessibility.We welcome your feedback at <mailto:kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxx>kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxxxSincerely, The Kindle TeamC 2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon, the Amazon a logo, the AmazonKindle logo, Kindle, and Whispersync aretrademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Amazon.com, 410 Terry Avenue, North, Seattle, WA 98109. Reference:18358260Please note that this message was sent to the following e-mail address:bafrans@xxxxxxxxx []-- mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. 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