RE: Question about Digital Edition E-Books

  • From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:21:58 -0400

It looks to me that "adobe digital edition" as an add-on product for
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat.  You can download it, if you have the
latest Adobe Reader, from:

http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

I don't know this, but I'd guess it's accessible by jaws.

hth,

Chip






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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Campbell
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 3:28 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; VICUG-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Question about Digital Edition E-Books
> 
> Hello:
> 
> We have a client who has downloaded some e-books from the 
> Chicago Public
> Library.  He's a JAWS user.
> 
> The books are in PDF format, but they require something called Adobe
> Digital Edition to read them.  JAWS will not read these books and they
> can't be  read simply by bringing them up in Adobe Reader.
> 
> Has anyone had experience with these Digital Edition books and if so,
> are there changes which can be made in Adobe Reader to read 
> them or are
> there  other programs which will make them readable with JAWS?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
> Adaptive Technology Center
> Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
> 1850 W. Roosevelt Road
> Chicago, IL  60608
> 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
> 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
> ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
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