[vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
- From: kb7uengene <kb7uengene@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:24 -0500
Yeah I read visually with my Kindle keyboard using the next to the largest font
size setting. But if it weren't for the sluggishness of the Kindle Paperwhite,
I wouldn't have a problem with the touch keyboard because is's much easier to
see than the Kindle keyboard's keyboard is. By the way, even though I read
visually most of the time, I have spent the last week reading with the Kindle
for iOS app since the accessibility update showed up. I really enjoy reading
with it much more than I do with the Kindle keyboard non visually because of
the speech quality. I have an Amazon Kindle Keyboard lighted cover, and I'm
going to sell it now because I don't need it anymore since the Kindle for iOS
app was updated to support Blind and low vision accessibility. The benefit of
this is that I can get rid of the heavier and bulkier lighted case and go to a
case that is much lighter and more streamlined. - Gene
On May 20, 2013, at 2:03 PM, john schwery <jschwery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My wife, who is sighted, likes the idea of her Kindle keyboard over the Fire
and other models. I think that there are other sighted folks who prefer a
keyboard over a touch screen.
earlier, Kb7uengene, wrote:
> Yeah I have to agree with you on the sound quality of the Kindle keyboard
> over the iPhone or the iPod touch.
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> On May 20, 2013, at 12:33 PM, "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I don't know. There's always going to be people who want a device. I think
>> the sound quality on my kindle keyboard is better than the quality on my
>> iPhone, and many people still don't own iPhones or other devices like that.
>> My best friend for instance only uses a cell phone for calls. He's a
>> software developer and has absolutely no interest in an iPhone. But he loves
>> his kindle keyboard, along with his Victor stream and other devices for
>> books.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ mailto:vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of kb7uengene
>> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:11 AM
>> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
>>
>> If you look at Kindle for PC, you'll notice that it has feature for feature
>> pretty much exactly what is available on the Kindle keyboard for a sighted
>> person. I'm not surprised at all that they may have discontinued it. In
>> fact, I was surprised they kept it as long as they have. There's no reason
>> why they can't get the same functionality of the Kindle keyboard into all
>> the Kindle apps. I noticed in the announcement that the NFB posted a while
>> back after the Kindle for iOS app was released, that they also wanted Amazon
>> to continue to develop the hardware along with the apps for the blind
>> community. But in my opinion, that's completely unrealistic of them to
>> expect Amazon to continue to develop hardware for us when they can simply do
>> it with software. And now that Amazon's instant video and music apps are
>> out for iOS, there's no longer any reason to buy any of Amazon's hardware.
>> I want to see Amazon add accessibility support to Kindle for Android and
>> Kindle for Mac. And continue to develop all these different apps with more
>> accessibility support to keep them in line with the Amazon hardware they
>> produce and sell to sighted people. We stand a better chance of getting
>> more functionality in the Kindle apps than we do with Kindle hardware. And
>> Amazon is more likely to do it more quickly if we tell them that the apps
>> are where we want them to put their energy. Hardware comes and goes, but
>> apps are more fluid and tend to stick around for a very long time. Anyway
>> that's just my opinion, for whatever it's worth. - Gene
>>
>> On May 20, 2013, at 11:12 AM, "Susan Lumpkin" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >
>> wrote:
>>
>> Sorry, I meant to send this to Larry. I'm glad we've gotten our Kindle
>> keyboard unit.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ mailto:vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of David Goldfield
>> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:51 AM
>> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
>>
>> As do I. I've sent my views to Amazon via their
>> kindle-feedback@xxxxxxxxxx
>> address and I encourage all of you to do the same. Until we have
>> equally accessible replacements, this is quite a loss, especially for
>> those not on the IOS platform.
>>
>> On 5/20/2013 11:40 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote:
>>> Well, I'll continue to use my Kindle Keyboard untill it stopps working.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: David Goldfield
>>> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 8:03 AM
>>> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [vi-kindle] Kindle Keyboard May Be Discontinued
>>>
>>> Amazon has not officially confirmed this, but the Digital Reader reports
>>> that our beloved KK has likely been pulled from Amazon's stock; see
>> http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/05/17/did-amazon-kill-off-the-kindle-
>> keyboard/#more-51470
>>>
>>>
>>> I went to Amazon's site and see that the KK is only available via
>>> third-party sellers, the cheapest one currently going for around $99.
>>> Am I surprised? Not really. I am assuming that the main reason for why
>>> Amazon kept the KK around was due to its accessibility. However, we now
>>> have a fairly accessible IOS app and, supposedly, the larger Fires have
>>> some accessibility, which Amazon claims will make its way into the
>>> smaller models. We'll see.
> John
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