[dbaust] Darwin Reader - Android book reader
- From: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Erika Webb <erikaweb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:05:39 -0800 (PST)
Darwin Reader - Android book
reader
http://www.darwinreader.com
Description
Darwin Reader is the first accessible Android book reader designed specifically
for blind, low vision, and print disabled users. The app fully supports DAISY
formatted audio and text books, and directly integrates with Benetech Bookshare
to make downloading books amazingly simple.
Read books using your preferred interface. For blind and low vision users, the
app is completely navigable with the arrow keys. All menus are fully vocalized.
Users with dyslexia and other print disabilities can quickly navigate by
tapping the stylized graphics on the screen.
During playback, choose
between two modes of operation. In the "Eyes-Free" mode, simply swipe
your finger across the screen to easily move between sentences and sections. In
the graphical mode, all menus are vocalized and include large, graphical
elements.
Complete DAISY Support
DAISY is the standard for e-books for blind and print-disabled readers.
Navigation with DAISY is easy! You can quickly jump to a specific chapter, book
section, or page. Darwin Reader fully supports DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3.0 formats
to read full-text, full-audio, and combined book formats. Just drop your books
onto your Android device's SD card and start reading!
Customizable
Darwin Reader presents numerous options to tailor the application to your
specific needs. Change the font and background color, text size, font spacing,
voice speed, punctuation speech, and much more.
Paragraphs, Sentences, and
Words
As the book is read to you, the text is highlighted in a large, colored font.
Quickly skip to the next paragraph, sentence, or even a single word. Once
you've selected a word, you can find out all about it from Dictionary.com and
Wikipedia.org.
Quick Book Search
Explore the vast BookShare library directly on your phone. Use your voice to
search
for a particular book, or navigate through the many genres.
Instant Downloads
Download books directly to your phone or tablet. You can transfer your DAISY
books to your player from your computer, or you can download books directly
from within the app by connecting to the Bookshare library. Direct integrations
with other content providers are on the road map.
Periodicals
Subscribe to your favorite newspapers from BookShare and keep up to date on the
latest news and events!
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