[Electronics-Talk] Kindle books

[Ashley Bramlett]

hello,

I agree that voice over is not the greatest for recreational reading. What I 
did for that reading if I need to read ebooks is I got another high quality 
voice. I think one is named Alex and the other is Eva.
Most voice over voices are crummy, yeah.

Can you use the features of kindle books sighted people do such as 
bookmarking and highlighting?

I've read very few books with voice over, but usually it turns the page 
automatically. I found getting around the book nearly impossible. For 
instance, if I needed to jump to chapter 2, I could not do that but its my 
understanding that sighted people see buttons or arrows to flip from page to 
page or chapter to chapter.

A few other suggestions Tracy.
If you cannot find the book through NLS or bookshare, try other sources that 
are not blindness related. Of course my suggestions only apply to audio 
formats since sighted audiences do not read braille. But there is a wide 
variety of free and paid audio books available. Here are some options.

1. Overdrive app: free to use with a public library card. I use it and find 
the audio books are great and you can navigate from chapter to chapter. Most 
libraries let you check 10 out at a time.
2. The Hoopla app: also free to use with a public library card; has kids 
books primarily
3. Itunes has audiobooks to buy although I'm not finding the newest itunes 
software very accessible
4. Audio cds from your public library if you have an old fashioned cd 
player; I've gotten several books this way and its great especially when I 
hear the commercial audiobook read by the author
5. There is a sapp and website where volunteers have read books for the 
public domain; I think its called livribox.

HTH,
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mary Jo Partyka via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:26 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Mary Jo Partyka
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Kindle books

Hi, Tracy,

I read a few Kindle books but i=I actually had to scroll down each page in 
order for Kindle to read the book.  It’s nice to be able to read those books 
but I find I can’t do much besides reading a book.  Sometimes I read and try 
to do things around the house or exercise but the Kindle demands my whole 
attention.


> On Feb 23, 2021, at 2:40 PM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 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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