[bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
- From: "Alan Lemly" <walemly@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:19:33 -0600
I don't have any experience with Read2Go and what I've learned from using
Voice Dream Reader with my iPhone 5 is that anyone trying to decide between
the two should go with Voice Dream Reader. Based on price, VDR is $9.95
versus Read2Go's $19.95. If you do want additional VDR voices, they cost
between $1.99 to $4.99 each depending on the voice. However, you don't even
have to purchase additional voices because it comes free with Heather and is
also able to use the high quality voices that are on your iDevice. I've
gotten so used to my iPhone's high quality voice using VoiceOver that I
prefer using it when reading with VDR.
I don't know what features Read2Go has but VDR will let you read Bookshare
books, pdf files, Word documents, other text formats such as txt and rtf,
and will even read mp3 audiobooks. The interface has an excellent design and
it is very easy to get text spellings as a book is being read. I don't use
any of its visual features but those with more vision than me can set font
sizes to very high levels and also adjust screen colors to tweak contrast as
needed. Finally, VDR's integration with Dropbox makes it easy to get files
to be read with it between device and computer. It's integration with
Bookshare also works very well and finding a Bookshare book on my iPhone and
getting it to VDR does not require my computer.
As others have said, VDR often goes on sale for half off to $5 around
Christmas but even at $9.95, it is an app that is well worth the cost.
Alan Lemly
-----Original Message-----
From: Cristóbal [mailto:crismunoz54@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:45 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
Keep an eye out so to speak these next few days. Winston the dev may put it
out on sale for a bit. I think he did last year. I cant really say when it
was as Ihad already purchased the app previously so didnt pay too much
attention to when it occurred. Definitely worht the money. Full price or
not. Read2Go if I remember correctly is around $20.00 For that kind of
money, you can get VDR and a couple of premium voices too.
From: Gerardo Corripio [mailto:gera1027@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:09 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how one sees it, here in Mexico's
AppStore it's $139 Mexican pesos; maybe in the US it'd be around $9.50 or
so? Sometimes though it's on sale.
Sometinmes
El 16/12/2014 08:04 p.m., Barb O'Connor escribió:
Is there any charge for the Voice Dream App other than the voices?
Barb
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Acosta <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:55 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
Barb, just a start here. Voice Dream is superior. You can buy different
voices very cheaply like for one dollar or so. Bob Acosta
Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
(818) 998-0044
www.helpinghands4theblind.org <http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/>
From: Barb O'Connor [mailto:broconnor1972@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:28 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
OK, haven't paid a lot of attention to Read To Go and Voice Dream Reader.
Is Voice Dream Reader for the iPhone? If so, would someone please compare
the 2 readers?
Thanks.
Barb
----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon <mailto:mt281820@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:10 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
I absolutely love Voice Dream Reader.
Others have told me it's easier to use.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerardo Corripio [mailto:gera1027@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:49 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Voice Dream Reader or Read2Go
I'd like to use my IPhone to read Bookshare books; I'm between Voice Dream
Reader, vs Read2Go? Thanks for suggestions.
Gera
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