[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Amazon Kindles
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 17:12:09 -0500
Still, the Kindle ought to be totally accessible.
On Oct 2, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Barbara B wrote:
> As people who have print disabilities, we have permission to remove the DRM
> from the KIndle books which will allow us to read these files on our
> computers or on devices other than the Kindle. However, the DRM removal
> process is complicated. We can also read Kindle files without removing the
> DRM on our computers by using the accessible Kindle App.
>
> Barbara
>
> --- On Sun, 10/2/11, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Amazon Kindles
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 4:00 AM
>
> Hi all,
>
> This really should be taken over to Bookshare Discuss, but the whole point of
> this discussion and the articles that were posted is that a machine that is
> designed for the general public shouldn't have to be a kluge. You shouldn't
> have to turn the speech off to go forward and then turn it on again to
> continue reading. That's a kluge. It should work seamlessly. If you once
> turn on the speech it should work in all instances for all commands and all
> operations. This Kluge is unacceptable, period!
>
> I had the opportunity to use a Kindle to read an audio book. I could only
> stop it and start it. I couldn't navigate within the book I couldn't really
> switch to another book. Admittedly, I had about thirty minutes of training,
> but this shouldn't have to be like this.
> Ann P.
>
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