[Electronics-talk] E-Readers

[cheez]

I think she has some issue with books on the Stream.  So, I think I'll get 
her in touch with an advanced Stream user.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Ballantyne" <sballan at nexicom.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers


> Hi,
>
> Sorry I made an assumption you were looking at information for mainstream. 
> I do have a victor stream which works fine but is another device to carry. 
> I also have an iPad and an iPhone and while I ahve dabbled in a few 
> ibooks, I usually use my kindle so am not well versed enough to give much 
> feedback.
>
> Not sure if your interest in ereaders may involve research or text 
> purposes etc. but another thing about the kindle is that books that have 
> since March 2011 now reflect page numbers. The page number feature does 
> speak and is great if you actually want information as a resource.
>
> The new competitor ereadersmight be much mroe advanced. To qualify 
> someone's earlier feedback, while the kindle is not fully accessible to 
> all levels it is very, very functional but I think much will depend on 
> what your reading purposes are, as also mentioned.
>
> When I got my ereader, you could not go to a store and see the actual 
> ereaders as you can today. You would need to likely get someone to assist 
> with setting up voice guide so that all your directions speak on the 
> kindle  and I suspect for the sony, nook, and the kobo or any others this 
> would also be the case.
>
> Take care.
> Sharon
> On 2012-01-10, at 8:48 PM, cheez wrote:
>
>> The person I'm inquiring for has a Stream, but it is unclear why the 
>> dislike for it.
>> Thanks for your suggestions.  I will read the article also.
>> Vince
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frida Aizenman" 
>> <aizenman at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers
>>
>>
>>> May I suggest that you read the article below from the
>>> Braille Monitor                                                 January 
>>> 2012
>>> Mainstream Access to E-Books--What Works, What Doesn't, and What Is 
>>> Still Unclear
>>> http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm12/bm1201/bm120105.htm
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nusbaum" 
>>> <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances" 
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:11 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers
>>>
>>>
>>>> Uh, well of course you've got the Stream, BookPort, and the other 
>>>> eReaders specially designed for the blind.  But as far as mainstream 
>>>> eReaders, the only one I know of that is accessible is the iPad.  The 
>>>> Kindle and Nook both are inaccessible.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The real 
>>>> problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If 
>>>> a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can 
>>>> be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>>>> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and 
>>>> appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:59:39 -0700
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers
>>>>
>>>> I think this topic has been discussed before, however I don't remember 
>>>> what
>>>> was said.
>>>> Which E-Reader offers the most user-friendliness for a total?
>>>> Vince
>>>>
>>>>
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