[access-uk] Re: FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with accessibility
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:06:23 +0000
It does not work in the UK though
On 22 Jan 2011, at 12:23, David Russell wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> No problem at all. We all need to be cautious about such things. I would
> be astonished if there were any problems such as viruses with this file.
>
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Kevin
> Sent: 22 January 2011 11:47
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with
> accessibility
>
> Thanks David. Apologies if I caused any offence. I know that you would never
> knowingly circulate anything which you believed could be harmful but, given
> the nasties out there I felt that I needed to ask the question.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Russell
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:06 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with
> accessibility
>
> Kevin
>
> I would not have mentioned it unless I was suure of the person's
> trustworthiness. Having said that, I take no responsibility for anything
> which may go wrong. You try it at your own risk. I know the person who put
> it up on Dropbox to be entirely honourable and she would definitely not
> knowingly offer a corrupt file for download.
>
> I am told that it works well, so would be amazed if you had any problems.
>
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Kevin
> Sent: 22 January 2011 11:00
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with
> accessibility
>
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks. I'm tempted to try it but can you please confirm whether it is from
> someone you trust implicitly as I don't want to download a nasty onto my PC.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kevin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Russell
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:17 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with
> accessibility
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> I have been advised that the new Kindle for pc software with accessible
> features is useable outside of the U.S. The download itself is not easy to
> get, so below is a dropbox link which should help. I believe it is 240 MB
> so be warned. I have not tried this myself but would be interested in
> knowing how people get on.
>
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3918790/KindleForPC-installer.exe
>
>
>
> David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Barry Toner
> Sent: 19 January 2011 11:14
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] FW: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with
> accessibility
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Guy Whitehouse
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 10:17 AM
> To: bcab
> Subject: [BCAB] Free Amazon Kindle software with accessibility
>
> I'm forwarding a message I've just received about free Amazon Kindle
> software with accessibility features built in. If anybody tries this, can
> they let me know how they get on?
>
> Cheers
> Guy
>
> 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 www.amazon.com/kindle/accessibility.
>
> We welcome your feedback at kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sincerely,
> The Kindle Team
>
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