Yes, I do to. I think it's great that we have access to the 700,000 books available like everyone else does. It's siply another choice we have. now we didn't have before. We get comfortable being able to get books free, but there's nothing that says we can't buy a book like everyone if we want one not available through bookshare or domain free books. I downloaded one I've wanted to read but isn't available and it works quite well. They need to make some improovements, but for a first shot I think it works well. You can download the software and a book and be up reading almost instantly. It's not complicated to figure out.
Denise At 05:10 PM 1/20/2011, you wrote:
Roger, I have to respectfully disagree with your conclusions here. Firstly, most of the books obtainable through Open Library are public doman titles; and the same goes for Gutinberg. Bookshare has a huge selection, there's no denying it. But the 750,000 titles that comprise Amazon's collection are mostly popular fiction/nonfiction, whereas the titles in bookshare's collection cover a wide variety of subjects. Not only that, but a number of them are textbooks.. as far as I'm aware, there are very few textbooks available on Kindle. Both Bookshare and Kindle, to my mind at least, could have valuable roles to play. Older titles (earlier than about the last five years from what I can see) and titles from small presses aren't traditionally available on Kindle, and niether are textbooks, as I said before. So those are two huge gaps bookshare can continue to fill, even if this software proves as phenomenal as it first appears. Kindle will provide numerous popular books, especially books that can't be obtained because of lack of publisher cooperation/partnership, or books that will be added by our safe publishers, but which we wish to read immediately upon release. Currently, I can think of three titles I'll be able to read with this software that aren't currently available on bookshare and those are just off the top of my head. Personally.. I'm over the moon. Courtney On 1/20/11, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:> Given the enormous number of books that we can already get from sources like> Bookshare or Open Library, is there really anything of significance that 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 a way to convince us > to spen money on books that we are likely to already have access to by other> means and better access too. Do you think that is a 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 Features > > >> This 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, which >> explains 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 the table 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 on whatever >> device and whatever medium I choose, be it PC, iPhone, or Braille >> notetaker. However, it's encouraging to see that ebooks which incorporate >> digital rights management schemes can indeed be accessed with speech. >> Hopefully other ebook manufacturers such as NFB Technologies and Google >> 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, that reading >> voice really is useful only in a pintch. Any nonstandard English word >> 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 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: 19252505955 >> I 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: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 2:20 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software >> with Accessibility Features >> >> >>> That's awesome. Now can you download that ap on a kindal? If nso, then I >>> would toatally buy one. Lol >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson >>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:52 PM >>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with >>> Accessibility Features >>> >>> Hi everyone! >>> >>> I am excited to try this app. It will avail many of us another source >>> for >>> books. >>> >>> Debby >>> >>>>Subject: 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 reading >>>>>mode, 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 of >>>>>accessible 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=1BCY59BXVQFS 0&H=CHDG0V1>>> IERAWLK7B8GVBJJVQCIWA&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle%2Faccessibi>>> lity%3Fref_%3Dpe_71480_18358260>www.amazon.com/kindle/accessibility. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>We welcome your feedback at>>>>><mailto:kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxx>kindle-PC-a ccessibilit>>> y-feedback@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Sincerely, >>>>>The Kindle Team >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>C 2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon, >>>>>the Amazon a logo, the AmazonKindle logo, Kindle, and Whispersync are >>>>>trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. >>>>>Amazon.com, 410 Terry Avenue, North, Seattle, WA 98109. 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