[Electronics-Talk] kindle books and the apps

Wed Jan 24 05:02:58 UTC 2024

Hello,
I am a Jaws user. Thanks for the tips about reading the product details and
the heading search. 
It sounds like standard Jaws commands work. I also press insert down arrow
to read the whole page when reading a book.
That say all command is one of my favorites.

I assume you  can also read by sentence and hear words spelled aloud too.
That is insert five twice with jaws for spelling.

Thanks.
Ashley

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Hi Ashley,

I've been reading kindle books since 2012, when amazon had a kindle for pc
app with accessibility plug in. back then, it didn't work with jaws, but had
it's own TTS. Some years later, amazon changed things and now the kindle for
pc app doesn't need a plug in to work with your screen reader. I use jaws
and read my kindle books that way. I usually start with insert down arrow
for say all, and jut hit control if I need to stop. You can use basic
reading commands. The app is a little weird but it is accessible. The
important thing to remember is that when you're on the detail page for a
book you want to get, if you're a jaws user, press your H key for headings
and find product details. Arrow down through the list of details and make
sure that TTS and screen reader are supported. If not, you won't be able to
read the book. This is not an amazon thing. Some publishers are behind the
times in terms of accessibility and don't allow kindles they publish to be
screen reader supported. I haven't used the iPhone app in many years so
can't speak to what it does these days. If you ever do get the pc app, write
to me, and I'll be happy to get you started using the app, until you are a
little familiar with its eccentricities.

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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] kindle books and the apps

Hi all,

I have not yet tried Kindle but plan to.

What is your experience with the books and apps for it? I heard the
accessibility has improved.

Can you use keystrokes on a computer or gestures on a mobile device to jump
from various sections to next sections as sighted people do?

Have you found that the buttons, links and other controls are labeled so
screen readers can recognize them?

I mean can you jump from chapter to chapter, page to page or even heading to
heading if there are headings within a chapter?

I could read via my IOS tablet but likely would read via the pc since I can
also take notes on Microsoft Word on that device.

What is the kindle pc app like? Also what voices can you use? Do you have to
use your screen reader's voice? In my case, that is Jaws for Windows.

Does the app remember your place in the book when you stop reading? 

I'm used to using the Victor reader daisy players and the good thing about
them is that it does remember your place after you turn off the machine or
go to a different book shelf.

I am wondering if you can somehow use more human sounding voices  such as
those built into Windows? For instance David and Hazel sound more natural to
me.

Also, do you need an amazon account to buy and then read your downloaded
Kindle book? I would think so. If that is the case, my mom has an amazon
prime account.

Thanks,

Ashley

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