[Electronics-Talk] accessible reading using EPub format

[Humberto]

Hello,


I don't know if you use an iPad or iPhone, but Voice Dream Reader 
supports the EPub format. It is a wonderful app in my experience. It is 
quite bad that they do not offer a Windows 10 version.

I have a Victor Reader Stream, and yes, it does support unprotected ePub 
format. I don't know if rented textbooks would fall under that category 
though. I have not played with ePub files yet on my stream so I don't 
know how well it reads them.




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On 9/21/2021 2:14 PM, David Andrews via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Technically, ePub is html, so it can be read. Most people use an ePub 
> reader program. Most, but not all are accessible,
> There are many epub readers, google should find you some, the site 
> epubtest.org has accessibility tests for many readers.
>
> Microsoft Edge used to read them, but they dropped that for some 
> reason.  The Stream will probably read them.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 03:49 PM 9/21/2021, you wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Some ebooks for purchase or loan from public libraries use something 
>> called Epub. Not sure how this differs from standard HTML pages but I 
>> know its text, not a scanned image.
>>
>> Is Epub accessible and if so, what devices can read them? I do not 
>> have a dedicated e-reader like a kindle.
>>
>> I prefer to use pc with Jaws if possible. I also enjoy reading on the 
>> VR stream or VR trek becausebecaus e its simple to use and has real 
>> buttons to press.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Ashley
>
>
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