[access-uk] Re: Kindle
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:53:50 -0000
It all has to do with how the originator styled up the publication.
I've been looking quite closely at how to prepare books and documents
for the Kindle, and ideally you need to start with an extremely simple
HTML file, then pass it through Kindle's "KindleGen" software for
proper conversion.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of mark bishop
Sent: 03 January 2012 15:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle
Hi
I have found navigating to certain points in a book a bit of a
problem. I am not sure why this is as the newspapers you can receive
are excellent.
With the newspapers you can navigate to a particular section such as
sport then navigate through all the sports stories before choosing
which one you want. I downloaded a couple versions of the bible for
example and it was not possible with the speech anyway to navigate to
a specific book.
Mark Bishop
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle
> Hi David
>
> A question please coming from a student's perspective. How easy is
it
> to navigate and jump through the Kindle books though? For instance,
I
> might want one for reference purposes. Would it be any use for that
> kind of work in your opinion, or is it really for people who just
want
> to read a book from beginning to end?
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of David Russell
> Sent: 02 January 2012 11:50
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle
>
> Wendy,
>
>
>
> The new Kindle costing £89 is not accessible, but the Kindle
Keyboard,
> costing £109 is if you can find it. Amazon do not have it in stock.
> The 3G Kindle at £149 is exactly the same regarding accessibility as
> the Kindle Keyboard but has 3g connectivity as well as wi fi.
>
>
>
> Once the Kindle is set up, you can purchase books using your pc.
You
> have to have a kindle account and register it on Amazon. Then you
can
> purchase books and add them to your kindle yourself. Purchasing
books
> has to be done on the pc though unless you have sight.
>
>
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Wendy Dundas
> Sent: 02 January 2012 11:15
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle
>
>
>
> Thanks Mark that is really helpful. When you say you can't order
from the
> Kindle, can you download books onto the Kindle if you order books
online
> or
> do you need to get someone to order all your books for you? Also,
you
> mention the 3G version. Is this an older version and, is there any
better
> version to get to enable you to order books from the Kindle?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Wendy
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of
> mark bishop
> Sent: 02 January 2012 10:50
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle
>
>
>
> hI
>
> tHE NEW KINDLE IS TOUCH SCREEN AND HAS NO SPEECH AND SO IS TOTALLY
> INACCESSIBLE. hOWEVER THE OLDER VERSIONS WHICH CAN STILL BE BOUGHT
FROM
> AMAZON ARE PRETTY ACCESSIBLE FOR SELECTING YOUR BOOKS. yOU WILL
NEED
> SIGHTED ASSISTANCE TO TURN ON THE SPEECH FEATURE IN THE FIRST PLACE
BUT
> THEN
> IT WORKS REALLY WELL. tHE ONLY THING YOU CANNOT DO IS ORDER BOOKS
VIA THE
> THE KINDLE IF YOU HAVE THE 3G VERSION AS THE SEARCH AND ONLINE
FUNCTIONS
> DO
> NOT SPEAK. i LOVE THE KINDLE AND IT HAS BEEN A GOD SEND WHILE i WAS
ON
> HOLIDAY RECENTLY AS IT IS A BIT LIGHTER THAN BRAILLE.
>
>
>
> mARK bISHOP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Wendy Dundas <mailto:wendy.dundas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:29 AM
>
> Subject: [access-uk] Kindle
>
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone give me advice as to how accessible the Kindle is. If so,
> which is the best one to get and is there any additional software
needed?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Wendy
>
>
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