[access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:37:59 -0000
That's exactly what I do David, and I think you are right in believing it
does shut down once the screen-saver message speaks.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of David Russell
Sent: 20 November 2012 12:34
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Alfred,
I did not answer you because I am not entirely sure, but I think that when
the KK shuts down after a few minutes of not being used, then it is in the
same state as if you had pushed the on/off switch to the right.
One thing you may not have thought of. If you are reading a book and wish
to know the percentage of the book you have read, all you need to do is push
the on/off key, wait a few seconds and turn on the KK again. This will
announce the percentage of the current book read.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 20 November 2012 12:18
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Thanks Jackie
I was following all your threads and those of the people you mention below
and this is what helped me too to come to the decision to purchase. Just
going through my mail now but not sure if anyone answered the question I
asked yesterday in relation to KK going in to standby mode. If I have not
physically turned it off and it goes in to standby is battery still being
used?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:48 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
> Hi Alfred
>
> I am also very pleased with my KK. It took me some time to decide to
> buy as I didn't know if I would like listening to a book being read by
> synthetic speech. But it's more than tolerable, and gives an
> additional resource.
> It's thanks to George, Steve Griffiths and John Gallagher among others
> for explaining what is involved. I just wish Amazon would make all
> their Kindle models fully accessible to make the experience even more
> pleasing.
>
> Glad you are up and running.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Alfred King
> Sent: 19 November 2012 14:33
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
>
> Jackie, it was your excellent comments on this list some few weeks ago
> that persuaded me to go ahead and get the KK. I am delighted with my
> purchase, again thanks to yourself, as with NC10 and other items
> discussed on list.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 11:40 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
>
>
>> Hi Alfred
>>
>> I'm quite new to this, but I'll do my best as people were very kind
>> in helping me to be up and running with mine.
>>
>> If you arrow down to a book, press the centre of the small square to
>> open it. Next, you need to turn on the TTS. Press the key to the
>> right of the space bar, then arrow down I think four times until you
>> hear "Turn on text-to-speech", and press the centre of the small
>> square again to activate.
>> Now your KK should start reading from the start of the book. To
>> start or stop continuous reading, press the space bar.
>>
>> As a tip, I tend to flick the power switch to the right to turn off
>> the device when I have finished reading. I don't come out of my book
>> and back to the menu as it saves me having to turn on the TTS when I
>> return to the KK for my next session. Your place in the book is
>> held, either when you just put your KK into stand-by, or if you exit
>> the book beforehand. But remember that if you exit your book and go
>> back to the menu, you will need to turn on TTS when you return to
>> your book.
>>
>> I would presume that if you are working with three different titles,
>> your place in each will be remembered each time you open them. As I
>> say Alfred, I am quite new to this, but I am really pleased I bought
>> one. I had hung off for so long, wondering if I could listen to a
>> TTS voice throughout a book. But there is a lot out there that isn't
>> available in audio or Braille formats, so it has become very useful
>> to have the KK.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Alfred King
>> Sent: 19 November 2012 10:06
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
>>
>> Hi All
>> I have my Kindle keyboard up and running so to speak by having speech
>> enabled and the 3 books I have purchased are there but sighted
>> people, one a Kindle user, was unable to open one of the books
>> yesterday for me to start reading. He put it down to not knowing how
>> it worked with speech but I am not so sure. Would someone be so kind
>> as to write me out step by step instructions as to how to choose one
>> of my 3 books open it and start reading it. At this stage I am
>> interested in the following, 1. Continuous reading but pausing when I
>> am
interupted.# 2.
>> Resuming my reading from pausing.
>> 3 Navagating through the 3 books as I might like to be reading two or
>> three of them at the same time. I presume where I stop, when I start
>> that book again I will be in the same place as where I left off.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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