Hi Jackie -I'm on one book a month at the moment, and haven't looked at the other plan options for a while. From what you appear to be saying, it is possible to have a 24 credit plan, paid for up-front? If so, if one can take the initial outlay, then so much cheaper than a monthly plan. Must look in to that one -
Andy----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 12:12 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - Audable
Hi AdrianYes I agree, the books are well read, and if you can afford a plan, it worksout much cheaper. I misquoted the price of the 24 credits I noticed the other day, so apologies for that. It is actually £109, not the £140 I quoted. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns -----Original Message-----From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Adrien Collins Sent: 30 November 2012 20:46 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - Audable Hi JackyI have just joined audible today and it is very good, I am only on the basicpackage for now but it is very good. The books are well read. Adrien -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 30 November 2012 12:22 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - Audable Hi Alfred and IbrahimI would definitely second this. There are books that Audible have on theirdigital shelves that RNIB doesn't in a good range of subjects. Alfred, I haven't ever downloaded a book to the Kindle Keyboard, so can't help you regarding its navigation of an Audible title. My partner has theBookSense and Victor Reader Stream listed as his devices, so I borrow one of these if I have got a book that I want to listen to. It works well for us.Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu Sent: 30 November 2012 09:46 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - Audable Hi Alfred.I currently have something over 200 titles in my Audible Library, so if you define that as a good experience *smile*, then most definatly I have. I usean IPhone and have never used a Kindle Keyboard, so perhaps someone moreinformed than I can answer that question for you. If you are familiar withtalking books from the RNIB then you will know that from time to time theyget permission to use a book from Naxos, Isis etc. While this is excellentand commendable, it often takes quite some time for RNIB to bring out the very latest titles unless of course we are talking about very high profile books, where as Audible has a raft of Christmas releases already on its shelves, a few of which I am currently enjoying. In short, if you want to buy high quality digital audio books which you can enjoy on most devices, you want the very latest releases or you just want to choose from a very diverse range of books then Audible is without doubt the best audio book site on the net. RNIB does have its place though so I do maintain a subscription to their talking books service. All the best, Ibrahim. -----Original Message----- From: Alfred King Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:37 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - AudableThanks Ibrahim, to clarify, I could listen to an audable book read by humanvoice on KK and this would be a higher quality of reading in terms ofpunctuation, pace etc, than the tts on KK at present. How about navagatinga book though, I would be restricted on KK. Have you found Audable a good experience? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:34 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: For Jackie - AudableHi Alfred. Audible is a digital audio book store where in you can buyand downloadfrom a catalogue of over 60 thousand books, magazines andperiodicals.They are all read by human narrators, many of thecommercial audio bookdistributors like Audio go and Naxos titles are availableand you can joinas an audible member giving you credits to spend onanything on the site.You should be able to listen on a Kindle Keyboard, howevermany otherdevices are supported including many if not all of thespecialist playerssuch as the Victor Stream, Plextalk Pocket, Milestone,Book Sense etc.etc. There are also apps available for listening to andmanaging yourAudible library for both PC and many smartphones includingthe IPhone andAndroid devices. All the best, I hope this has wetted your appetite toexplore the site andsee what interests you. -----Original Message----- From: Alfred King Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:28 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] For Jackie - Audable I have heard a lot of discussion on list re audable but donot really knowanything about it other than one can purchase and downloadMP3 files, i.e.books. Does Audable offer more than the Talking Booklibrary DAISY booksin terms of choice or is this just an alternative means oflistening to abook? I now have the KK and am wondering what the advantages ofjoining Audablemight be. Are all books read with American accents? Isthe speech a TTSlike the KK or read by some human? 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