[nabs-l] Fwd: [vi-kindle] New Accessibility Features to FreeKindle Reading iOS Apps

Wed May 1 22:50:56 UTC 2013

Just the VoicOver voices.

Jane

On May 1, 2013, at 6:35 PM, "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> Does anyone know if you can use your own TTS voices?
> Thanks,
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Jane
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 3:02 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [vi-kindle] New Accessibility Features to FreeKindle Reading iOS Apps
> 
> I thought about it, but I thought for sure someone else would have sent the message.
> 
> I just love it! The amount of books available to us ha sjust really ... really ... really ... expanded!
> 
> Jane
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On May 1, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Everyone:
>> I can't believe it!
>> This is wonderful news!
>> I hadn't seen this on any of these lists so far, so I figured I'd
>> share this message!
>> Kerri
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Rick Alfaro <rick.alfaro at gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:41 -0400
>> Subject: Fwd: [vi-kindle] New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle
>> Reading iOS Apps
>> To: viphone at googlegroups.com
>> 
>> FYI, amazing news, totally unexpected.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Rick alfaro
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [vi-kindle] New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading
>> iOS Apps
>> Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 07:53:46 -0700
>> From: Russ Kiehne <russ94577 at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: vi-kindle at freelists.org
>> To: Vi-Kindle <vi-kindle at freelists.org>
>> 
>> New Accessibility Features to Free Kindle Reading iOS Apps
>> May 1, 2013 6:06:07 AM PDT
>> Kevin G. - Community Manager
>> says:
>> (AMAZON OFFICIAL)
>> Today we announced new accessibility features for the Kindle reading app,
>> making
>> it easier than ever for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate
>> their Kindle
>> libraries, read and interact with their books, and more.  These new
>> features
>> are
>> available starting today on Kindle for iOS, and accessibility enhancements
>> will be
>> available on additional platforms in the future.
>> New accessibility features of the Kindle app enable blind and visually
>> impaired customers
>> to:
>> -    Read aloud over 1.5 million titles available in the Kindle Store using
>> Apple's
>> VoiceOver technology. Over 300,000 of these books are exclusive to the
>> Kindle Store.
>> Over 700,000 books are less than $4.99; over a million are less than $9.99.
>> -    Seamlessly navigate within their library or within a book, with
>> consistent title,
>> menu and button names; navigate to a specific page within a book and sort
>> books in
>> the library by author or title.
>> -    Read character-by-character, word-by-word, line-by-line, or
>> continuously, as well
>> as move forward or backward in the text.
>> -    Search for a book within their library or search within their book and
>> navigate
>> to specific text.
>> -    Add and delete notes, bookmarks, and highlights.
>> -    Use customer-favorite features like X-Ray, End Actions and sharing on
>> Facebook
>> and Twitter.
>> -    Look up words in the dictionary and Wikipedia.
>> -    Customize the reading experience including changing the font, text
>> size, background
>> color, margin, and brightness.
>> -    Use iOS accessibility features like Zoom, Assistive Touch, and Stereo
>> to Mono,
>> as well as peripheral braille displays.
>> Other new features include:
>> -    Easily rate and review books by accessing `Before you go...' directly
>> from The
>> `Go to' menu
>> -    Enhancements to `Before you go...' including the ability to download a
>> free sample
>> and email yourself a reminder about recommended books.
>> -    Additional Font Selection for Japan - Hiragino Mincho ProN (Serif)
>> These new accessibility features are available first on the Kindle app for
>> iOS and
>> accessibility features will be added to other Kindle apps in the future.
>> Customers
>> can download the new Kindle for iOS app for free from the App Store on
>> iPad,
>> iPhone
>> or iPod touch or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.  Blind and visually
>> impaired
>> customers interested in using a Kindle app can also choose Kindle for PC
>> with Accessibility
>> Plugin, a free application for Windows PC's.
>> You can download a quick reference guide here:
>> Kindle for iOS Accessibility Gestures - Quick Reference Guide
>> If you need assistance with this update, please drop by the Kindle Help
>> Forum -
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/forums/kindleqna/ref=kindle_help_forum_gd
>> 
>> 
>> 
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