[access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book

  • From: Alfred King <alfredking10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:30:37 -0000

Oh OK I was a little confused Jackie. I have the whispernet on and that was how we got the books on Sunday. We did not use the wi-fi. What then would be the advantage of having the wi-fi? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book


Hi Alfred

I just leave it on personally as I can charge my battery whenever I need to.
I am not sure if turning it off disables Whispernet so I just don't.
Because I can get my books via 3G, I haven't put my WiFi key in, I would
need unavailable sighted assistance for it.


Kind Regards,

Jackie Cairns

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 20 November 2012 13:02
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book

Forgot about turning Wi-fi off Jackie.  Do you only have it on when you
purchase a book?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:22 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book


Hi Alfred

I would imagine a certain amount of battery power is being used, even
when the unit is switched off.  Things like turning off WiFi helps to
conserve power, but will always use some because it has to remember
bookmarks etc.
So yes, it does turn off when you hear the stand-by message, but does
use some power when in that mode.


Kind Regards,

Jackie Cairns

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 20 November 2012 12:18
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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-----
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On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 19 November 2012 14:33
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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-----
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On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 19 November 2012 10:06
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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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