[Electronics-talk] E-Readers

cheez cheez at cox.net
Thu Jan 12 01:12:26 UTC 2012 

Thanks, Chris.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers


> Vince,
>
> What problems is she having with the Stream? She can email me at 
> dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com, and I will try to answer her questions.  If I 
> don't know the answer, I will forward her question to the Stream users 
> list, and see if they can answer.
>
> 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 21:52:59 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] E-Readers
>
> 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"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> 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
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> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> 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/bm12010
> 5.htm
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nusbaum"
> <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics andappliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> 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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