[Electronics-talk] New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading iOSApps

[Baracco, Andrew W]

Great news!
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=kindle_help_
forum_gd
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