[Electronics-talk] E-Readers

Thu Jan 12 00:49:48 UTC 2012

Hi there,

I a sorry I do not know about kindle fire.

When I want to purchase books from the kindle store, I go to amazon.com using my web browser (or for me favourites)

From there I scroll down to search in. There will first be a selection and if you use first letter navigation and type k than kindle store will pop up in your look in field.

The very next field is your search field and there type in whatever you want.
Next will be the search or go feature and it will bring up results.

These all read just fine using Jaws on a PC and voice over on my Mac.

If you know the specific title you want you can just type in the title and the word kindle in your google search and it will likely come up as your first hit.

I have no problem reading  options to buy or to get sample. When getting sample it is still labelled as a buy button so navigate through so you are familiar with the order. Full purchase is the first option and then later is the option to buy the sample. There is no charge though for buying the sample.

I have my account set for one button click to purchase andit will automatically use any gift cards if you have any or your credit card.

I can access my library of boks online no problem. 

Reading of all book descriptions and the reviews are also accessible.

If you choose to click on the top releases or free kindle books or items like that, I ahve found them to be fully accessible using my computer. 

Because of the limits of keyboard speech ont he kindle keyboard itself, I can't do as much directly from my kindle.

If someone had some vision I understand the magnification ability for letters is magnificent.

If one can check out one in a store and get one in your hands, or borrowone from someone, it starts to make more sense.

Take care.
Sharon
On 2012-01-11, at 7:02 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

> Hi Sharon,
> 
> Do you purchase books using the Kindle's PC app? I thought the Kindle's features (other than reading books with text-to-speech) weren't accessible.  And according to what I read in a press release the NFB put out, TTS isn't available in the Kindle Fire.
> 
> 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: Sharon Ballantyne <sballan at nexicom.net
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:22:36 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers
> 
> Hi Vince,
> 
> I am totally blind.  i ahve been using a kindle keyboard for about a year and a half.  You can put audible books on it so you ahve different narrator's for those books from audible.  The text to speech has a regular voice speech rate (very very slow to my ears) and their increased speed is still rpetty slow.  I'd love to be able to adjust the speech rate further but the kindle does allow me access to Amazon books that are text to speech enabled.  This unfortunately does not apply to all books, so check before you purchase any text.
> 
> I have not found a way to asily use the keyboard except for the space bar to pause and enabling the speech using control and symbols.  The homea nd back key are easy to use and the five way key that simulates an enter key in the middle of a box with the upper and lower edge lines of the box operating as up and down cursors and the left and right sides operating as left right cursors.  The menu key just above the five way is also accessible as are the page up and down on either side.
> 
> When the speech is turned on, it will read the book continuously so you don't ahve to turn pages.
> 
> The navigation for on and off is a slider that also takes you to screen saver and turning off option.  The volume control is easy to use and the earphone jack is discernible.
> 
> I do use the book mark features with no difficulty but not the add notes and highlights.
> 
> I ahve used the keyboard (QWERTY style) to do searches within texts or to locate a text but when you are using the keyboard for example to enter ssearch string there will be no audio feedback so you are a bit in no mans land there.
> 
> I use the computer to go to Amazon and actually find the books I want.  If I ahve ordered a free sample I can choose to purchase the book right from my kindle without going to my computer.
> 
> It is not as accessible as all the features that the sighted have but I really like it for its portability, long battery life and instant access to books.  Theya re not kidding about a book in under a minute.
> 
> Hope this description is of some help.
> 
> At the time I bought my e-reader the others were not at the time as accessible.  That could have changed.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Sharon
> On 2012-01-10, at 7:59 PM, cheez wrote:
> 
> 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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