[nabs-l] Questions About Accessing Books

[Sophie Trist]

Kerri, Justin is right. I don't know about Blio on the PC, but I 
have the app on my iiPhone. If you download the app for 
iPhone/iPad, you don't have to have VO read the book to you. The 
app comes with a set of voices you can choose from. Each one is 
$9.99, so it's a bit of a cost at the outset, but the voices are 
really good.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:38:39 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Accessing Books

I saw the blio at the convention two years ago.  it is 
accessible.  They did
a bunch of workshops on it.  From what I saw then, and mind you 
this was two
years ago, you could download it for free, but you had to pay for 
amazon
books and anything else you bought.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Kerri Kosten
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:33 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Questions About Accessing Books

Hi All:

So, I love to read.
What is the current access we have to mainstream Ebooks?
Is the Nook for PC accessible yet or is it only the Iphone/Ipad 
app?
I love reading but I can't stand reading on the Iphone/Ipad. I 
don't mind
voiceover for short things but I hate reading with it.
I prefer to either read in braille, on the computer using Jaws, 
or listen to
an audiobook.
Does anyone use the Blio EReader? Is it accessible? If I were to 
purchase a
book on it can you read it using Jaws?
There is a book I want to read that I can't find on either 
Bookshare or BARD
and I looked on the Blio reader store and it is available for 
only $2.99.
What sources do you use to get books for pleasure reading?
At this time, are there any other sources to read Ebooks on the 
PC using
Jaws besides Blio and Bookshare?
I know books can be read in braille on the Iphone/Ipad using a 
braille
display but I currently don't have one.
Thanks,
Kerri

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