[access-uk] Re: Kindle accessibility
- From: phil stephenson <philstephenson72@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:53:07 +0100
Hi Tristram,
It's the hardware version I'm interested in. I know what it says it can do but
was more interested in experiences of people who have used one.
Many thanks,
Phil
On 8 Aug 2011, at 13:05, Tristram Llewellyn wrote:
> The Kindle have both hardware and software incarnations. The latter is
> completely free and has some speech commands built in to allow reading of
> book material. Not all book material however can be read by the TTS however
> as for some publications it can be disabled. You can normally check before
> purchasing a title that it has TTS enabled for it. The hardware unit has
> speech and even something like a basic screen reader, however this is not
> turned on by default. The hardware units start at about £111 and can be
> obtained directly through Amazon and some high street outlets including
> Tescos.
>
> I am sure others will be able to fill in the detail.
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Technical Support
> Sight and Sound Technology
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 08 August 2011 12:42
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle accessibility
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm in the same boat, and would like to know what is a Kindle and how
> much is it? Is it hardware or software?
>
> Best,
> Clive
>
>
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of phil stephenson
> Sent: 08 August 2011 12:30
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Kindle accessibility
>
> Hi All,
>
> Have been off list for a long while and can't get on with list archive
> easily so apologies if this has been covered on list before but I am
> really interested in getting a Kindle but wondering what comments /
> experiences others on list have of using one, tips and tricks and
> generally anything else I might want to consider before finally making a
> purchase.
>
> Please feel free to respond off-list if you want.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Phil
>
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