[vi-kindle] Re: New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading iOS Apps

  • From: Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 14:22:07 -0500

Thanks a lot for this, Rus! I just installed the app. Registration was easy. What is the length for the Kindle app reference guide? 

At 09:53 AM 5/1/2013, you wrote:

New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading iOS Apps
May 1, 2013 6:06:07 AM PDT
Kevin G. - Community Manager
says:
(AMAZON OFFICIAL)
Today we announced new accessibility features for the Kindle reading app, making it easier than ever for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read and interact with their books, and more. These new features are available starting today on Kindle for iOS, and accessibility enhancements will be 
available on additional platforms in the future.
New accessibility features of the Kindle app enable blind and visually impaired customers 
to:
- Read aloud over 1.5 million titles available in the Kindle Store using Apple's VoiceOver technology. Over 300,000 of these books are exclusive to the Kindle Store. 
Over 700,000 books are less than $4.99; over a million are less than $9.99.
- Seamlessly navigate within their library or within a book, with consistent title, menu and button names; navigate to a specific page within a book and sort books in 
the library by author or title.
- Read character-by-character, word-by-word, line-by-line, or continuously, as well 
as move forward or backward in the text.
- Search for a book within their library or search within their book and navigate 
to specific text.
-    Add and delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights.
- Use customer-favorite features like X-Ray, End Actions and sharing on Facebook 
and Twitter.
-    Look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia.
- Customize the reading experience including changing the font, text size, background 
color, margin, and brightness.
- Use iOS accessibility features like Zoom, Assistive Touch, and Stereo to Mono, 
as well as peripheral braille displays.
Other new features include:
- Easily rate and review books by accessing `Before you go...' directly from The 
`Go to' menu
- Enhancements to `Before you go...' including the ability to download a free sample 
and email yourself a reminder about recommended books.
-    Additional Font Selection for Japan - Hiragino Mincho ProN (Serif)
These new accessibility features are available first on the Kindle app for iOS and accessibility features will be added to other Kindle apps in the future. Customers can download the new Kindle for iOS app for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore. Blind and visually impaired customers interested in using a Kindle app can also choose Kindle for PC with Accessibility 
Plugin, a free application for Windows PC's.
You can download a quick reference guide here:
Kindle for iOS Accessibility Gestures - Quick Reference Guide
If you need assistance with this update, please drop by the Kindle Help Forum - 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/forums/kindleqna/ref=kindle_help_forum_gd




                Sandy Licht
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