[Electronics-Talk] Kindle books

[Tom Lange]

I use the Kindle app on my iPhone with a Braille display pretty often, and I don’t have to do anything special to advance from page to page. When I reach the end of a page I just advance to the next line and the page will flip automatically. Even if I’m just reading with speech only, VoiceOver will advance to the next page automatically and reading is pretty seamless, though there is a brief pause, but it’s not a deal breaker. I like the Kindle app a lot.  

> On Feb 23, 2021, at 11:50 AM, Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Check the voice choices for voice over.  The Alex voice almost a gig worth
> is actually very passible for Kindle reading.  Also remember that you can
> adjust the speed.  It's really as close as you can get to a professional
> reader.  Hope this helps.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 2:40 PM
> To: 'New Jersey Technology Division List'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione; 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and
> appliances'
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Kindle books
> 
> I'd like to read a book that isn't available from either NLS or Bookshare.
> It is available in Kindle, but I've never used that.  I guess I'd run Kindle
> on my iPhone.  
> 
> Could I use it with a braille display paired with my phone, like the
> eReader?  I gather that's not as simple as reading an NLS or Bookshare book,
> and I'd have to do something special every time I turned the page?
> 
> And, if I didn't use the braille display, then I'd just get the crummy
> speech from Voiceover or whatever?  OK for lots of things, but not so great
> for recreational reading.
> 
> Anyone have experience with Kindle books?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
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