I personally think a bunch of individual e-mails would have more of an impact. Way back when I was involved in some political stuff, and individual letters or e-mails carried more weight than a list of signatures. Just my two cents.
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Yup. Who ever sends the email can also put my name in. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Alfaro <rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxx To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Thu, 02 May 2013 08:58:22 -0400Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle ReadingiOS AppsSame here, feel free to put my name in. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/1/2013 7:30 PM, Gene wrote:Yeah, here I am suggesting it as the idea guy!, but not jumping in to do it,I guess that means I won't be invited to any BBQs any time soon. All kidding aside, I do believe it would probably mean much more to the Kindle team if it came from the list moderator with list member's names at the bottom. So how do the rest of you feel about having your names listed in the email? For myself, go ahead and stick mine at the bottom. - Gene -----Original Message-----From: vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Craig Werner Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:41 PM To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading iOS AppsYes, Gene, a collective "thank you" makes sense to me. Are you volunteeringto send the letter? <smile> If so, please add my name to the list. Another approach is to ask the list moderator to send such a note. Is NanHawthorne still in that capacity? I know a couple of months ago, she askedfor a successor. Craig Werner On 5/1/2013 5:18 PM, kb7uengene wrote: I know we all think this is something that should've happened a long time ago, I certainly do, but at the same time, I think it wouldn't hurt for us to send a thank you email to the Kindle development team. How many people are on this list? I'm wondering if sending an email having a list of our names at the bottom, at least those members who consent to It, would help because they're not seeing it come from just one isolated individual or a few individuals? If nothing else, It'll keep them motivated to continue to develop the app with more accessibility features as time goes on. Is what I'm suggesting reasonable? - Gene On May 1, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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=kindl e_he lp_forum_gd Sandy Licht Turn right, then go straight! Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible) 11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord,thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hopein your final outcome. 12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. 13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.(A) 14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you fromcaptivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place fromwhich I caused you to be carried away captive.