Hi Jim, You can get a Kindle from other outlets, but the advantage of getting it from Amazon is that it will already come registered to your Amazon account. This is useful as some of the accessibility of the Kindle is a bit hit and miss even with Voice Guide turned on. Ed -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 01 November 2012 14:27 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: thinking about kindle Hi Jackie, That would be great, thanks. What model are you thinking of purchasing? Are these things only available from Amazon? Jim On 01/11/2012 12:47, Jackie Cairns wrote: > Hi Jim > > I'm in the same boat as you've read. The manual says you can convert > PDF files and send your own documents to it. If you'd like the manual > I can send it to you off list. > > > Kind Regards, > > Jackie Cairns > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan > Sent: 01 November 2012 12:23 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] thinking about kindle > > Following the thread re kindle readers, I am seriously thinking about > purchasing a kindle but I'm not sure about vocal quality and so on. > Can I import text that I've scanned etc. > TIA > > -- > Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn > Minds are like parachutes > They work best when open > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Minds are like parachutes They work best when open ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq