The Kindle books that are free are in the public domain. I have not browsed their whole list, but the ones I did see I immediately recognized as available from Gutenberg or Bookshare. I suspect that they offer those free Kindle editions just to encourage people to buy Kindles and then to get them hooked enough to buy ebooks. I don't know either if they are readable only on the Kindle, and now, on this free software, but if they are not, the same books can be easily found elsewhere that most certainly do not need the Kindle to read them.
_ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence." - Friedrich Engels
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Some Kindle books are free. Not sure if you have to own an actual Kindle to get those though. Christina----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:07 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesThat is stupid. I'm not going to spend money on a book where the only placeI can read it is my computer. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chela Robles Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:12 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility FeaturesHonestly, no you can't put it on VictorReaderStream and you can't play otherbooks other than the ones at amazon.com source. -- "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with youforever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated,but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to, then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie inthe purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality ofthe performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti-- -- Chela Robles AIM/Twitter/MySpace/E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles Text my Cell at: 19252505955I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find out morego to: http://www.bookshare.org Visit my Blog Piece from RFB&D and fill out the comment form and enjoy the blog and sound clips: http://www.rfbd.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/ ------- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:51 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility FeaturesGiven the enormous number of books that we can already get from sources like Bookshare or Open Library, is there really anything of significance that we can purchase from Amazon that we can't get from these other sources? Will this software read books from sources other than Amazon? Would it be possible to install it on a mobile device such as the Victor Reader Stream? Even if the software is free it sounds to me like it is a way to convince us to spen money on books that we are likely to already have access to by other means and better access too. Do you think that is a legitimate concern and if not then why not? _ _ _"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason,or give up existence." - Friedrich Engels Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:11 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesThis new version of the Kindle app appears quite accessible with JAWS. Upon launching it, you register with your Amazon e-mail and password. I purchased a Kindle book and was able to read it without difficulty. Thesoftware uses its own TTS speech engine to read books you purchase, whichexplains its over 200 megabyte download. So far the only thing I find annoying is difficulty in utilizing the search function for quickly moving to a phrase in a book, not being able to navigate through the table of contents, and only being able to read one page at a time rather than read continuously. Of course, perhaps reading the manual will shed light on how to do this. As a consumer, my only real complaint with the Kindle, and most ebook platforms for that matter, is being limited to a proprietary format, as I would like to read lawfully purchased ebooks on whatever device and whatever medium I choose, be it PC, iPhone, or Braille notetaker. However, it's encouraging to see that ebooks whichincorporate digital rights management schemes can indeed be accessed withspeech. Hopefully other ebook manufacturers such as NFB Technologies and Google are taking notice. But what's up with the help! It took me to the Kindle Store. I wanted more information about reading keys, and couldn't find it. Also, that reading voice really is useful only in a pintch. Any nonstandard English word causes it to stumble. -- "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you forever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated, but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to, then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of the performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti-- -- Chela Robles AIM/Twitter/MySpace/E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet WindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles Text my Cell at: 19252505955 I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to find out more go to: http://www.bookshare.org Visit my Blog Piece from RFB&D and fill out the comment form and enjoy the blog and sound clips: http://www.rfbd.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/ ------- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 2:20 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility FeaturesThat's awesome. Now can you download that ap on a kindal? If nso, then Iwould toatally buy one. Lol -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:52 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software withAccessibility Features Hi everyone! I am excited to try this app. It will avail many of us another source for books. DebbySubject: Fwd: Introducing Free Kindle Software with Accessibility Features[] Dear blind-interest@xxxxxxxxxx subscriber, Amazon.com is releasing a new version of Kindle for PC that adds accessibility features designed for blind and low-vision customers. Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin is a free, downloadable application for your Windows PC. It provides the following accessibility features: text-to-speech reading with adjustable voice settings, voice-guided menu navigation, large font sizes, high contrast reading mode, keyboard navigation, and accessible shortcuts. With this software, for the first time ever, the entire collection ofEnglish language books in the Kindle Store can be read aloud. With over 750,000 English language titles, Amazon offers the largest selection ofaccessible ebooks. In order to use the text-to-speech feature, an external screen reader program must be installed and running on the Windows PC. The free download is available at <http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=2K2H70RHZWU7M&C=1BCY59BXVQFS0&H=CHDG0V1IERAWLK7B8GVBJJVQCIWA&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindle%2Faccessibility%3Fref_%3Dpe_71480_18358260>www.amazon.com/kindle/accessibility.We welcome your feedback at <mailto:kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxx>kindle-PC-accessibility-feedback@xxxxxxxxxxxSincerely, The Kindle TeamC 2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon,the Amazon a logo, the AmazonKindle logo, Kindle, and Whispersync are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 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