Oh! I didn't know this!!!!! You should see the smile on my face, right now! Now, I need some folks to resend me some recs that I couldn't read before! WOOT! BTW, I've figured out how to get at and open my downloaded books. It's an annoyance of a 5 out of 10 ...but it works, and once I stat the book, I forget the annoyance, anyway. Shoshana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Werner" <craig_werner@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:03 AM Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: in the market for a kindle A further note on text-to-speech: If you use Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin, which runs on Windows machines, all books are accessible, even those for which TTS is disabled. Craig On 8/9/2012 10:50 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: > Even better than waiting for a book on BARD. The first thing I'll do > is, make sure the book has text to speech enabled. > > -----Original Message----- From: Craig Werner > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 7:14 AM > To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: in the market for a kindle > > Russ, one of the most compelling arguments for purchasing a Kindle is > that books are often released in Kindle format the same day they arrive > in print format. No more waiting for books. Hurray. > > When you are considering buying a particular book, activate the link > which names its title, and make sure that the "Text-to-Speech" feature > is enabled. This is true for most books. The "enabled" or "not > enabled" text strings should be easy to find with any good screen reader. > > Craig > > On 8/9/2012 10:05 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: >> My Kindle will be here next Tuesday. I'm going to contact a sighted >> friend of mine to setup the wi-fi for me. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: JANE SHEEHAN >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:06 PM >> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: in the market for a kindle >> >> I couldn't set up my Wi-Fi on my own, because I needed the mac address >> of my >> Kindle, and couldn't read that off the screen. >> >> >> >> Jane Sheehan >> jcsheehan1@xxxxxxxxxxx >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:vi-kindle-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:37 AM >> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: in the market for a kindle >> >> MessageLet me ask this, can I setup the wi-fi on my own? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Timothy Emmons >> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 11:32 AM >> To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [vi-kindle] Re: in the market for a kindle >> >> It doesn't matter, about the ads you're not going to be able to see >> those or >> interact with those, I may end up getting the ad free one if mine ever >> dies, >> just cecause I don't want that at the bottom of my home screen but it >> won't >> bother you, the ads are unintrusive. Thanks and hope this helps. >> >> On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Gery Gaubert wrote: >> >> >> Not sure which to get. I know the keyboard is the model. Do I want >> wifi or >> 3g and does it matter if I get the one with the adds on it? >> >> >> >> >> Gery D. Gaubert >> >> Assistant, Information Technology Administrator >> St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office >> office (985) 783-0208 >> mobile 504-329-9439 >> ggaubert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> This e-mail and any attachments thereto are intended only for the use by >> the >> >> addressee(s) named herein and contain propriety/confidential >> information. If >> >> you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby >> notified >> that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail, and any >> attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >> e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by telephone (985-783-0208) >> and permanently delete/destroy the original and any copy of any e-mail >> and >> any printout thereof. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >