[access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
- From: Saqib <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:46:19 +0000
Hi. If a book isn't TTS enabled! You can still read it on the iDevice. I don't
think it's that great of a deal anymore.
> On 28 Feb 2014, at 20:36, "Debby McCallan" <debramccallan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> It would only be useful if I particularly wanted a book which is not TTS
> enabled as I have a Kindle device which suits me fine.
> The fact that a book is not TTS enabled is enough to put me off bying it
> anyway.
> Call me stroppy if you like, hahaha.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke"
> <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:43 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
>
>
>> Why not any better off, I have just sent a mail to the list explaining how
>> to use Kindle for PC in conjunction with a screen reader so read it first
>> before deciding.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby McCallan"
>> <debramccallan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:40 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
>>
>>
>>> OK. Thanks.
>>> Maybe won't bother then if I'm not going to be any better off.
>>> Debs
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Burke"
>>> <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:33 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not the Kindle, the in-built tts voice male and female read the books.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby McCallan"
>>>> <debramccallan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:13 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I was under the impression that a screen reader would "read" any book too
>>>>> (including non enabled TTS), just haven't got round to downloading
>>>>> anything yet.
>>>>> Would be interested to hear replies.
>>>>> Debs
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Damoulakis"
>>>>> <aridamoulakis@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 5:57 PM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle for pc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I downloaded the accessible kindle and I still couldn't see how to
>>>>>> start reading books or where to get proper help. Is this accessible
>>>>>> kindle program really working properly and doing all it say it does?
>>>>>> Also, what about books if the TTS is disabled?
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Ari
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/28/14, Eleanor Burke <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> The Kindle for PC is the accessable kindle for pc. Can you check and
>>>>>>> see if
>>>>>>> you have the correct one, it is about 250MB and the standard one is
>>>>>>> 70MB.
>>>>>>> If you do not have the correct one, then put in to Google Search
>>>>>>> accessable
>>>>>>> kindle for pc and it will come up and you download it from Amazon. You
>>>>>>> should be aware that your screen reader will read the menus but you just
>>>>>>> have the male and female voices to actually read the book.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: Saqib
>>>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 2:01 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Kindle for pc
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. I've downloaded and installed the PC version of the Kindle app. So
>>>>>>> far
>>>>>>> I'm not impressed with it as it's not accessible. Is this the same for
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>> screenreaders?
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