[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks

  • From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 20:57:14 -0500

Hi Monica,

No, no questions.  I have just had several tools recommended to me for these 
kinds of functions and they have all failed badly so far.

I am glad to hear that this one does work.

Thanks for letting us know about it.

Dan Beaver

-----Original Message----- 
From: Monica Willyard
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:24 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks

Hi Dan. Yes, I have tried the software and have it running in another
window as I write this. Do you have some questions about how it works?

-- 
Monica Willyard
Visit my GoodReads book shelf at http://www.goodreads.com/plumlipstick

On 03/02/2012, Dan Beaver <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Monica,
>
> I am just curious, have you actually tried this software yourself?  Have 
> you
> actually seen it working?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dan Beaver
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monica Willyard
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:14 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>
> Hi everyone. I've seen many questions from blind people on this list
> about how they can read different formats of ebooks accessibly and how
> they can get the most from Bookshare's own books. We've talked about
> how we're tired of running around trying to figure out how to read
> various types of ebooks, feeling like we want to pull our hair out. I
> found something new today, and I think it will help Bookshare's users
> and blind volunteers. Check out http://q-continuum.net/qread/ for a
> better way to do things. For the first time, we have a program that
> can read pdf, epub, Bookshare, text, and other types of books with one
> easy to use interface. The program is called QRead, and it's on sale
> for $20 till CSUN ends. There is a free demo version that loads 30
> percent of your book so you can see how it works.
>
> One of the features I like best is the ability to keep your place in
> books when you shut down the program. I also like that it can unzip
> daisy books from Bookshare on the fly, letting you start reading
> immediately without thinking about where to unzip your book.
>
> I don't work for the developer or anything. I'm just really excited to
> have one interface, one reader for the PC instead of trying to sort
> out which program will open a particular type of book. It's worth
> trying if you want better options for handling ebooks.
>
> --
> Monica Willyard
> Visit my GoodReads book shelf at http://www.goodreads.com/plumlipstick
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