[bksvol-discuss] Re: o/t accessibility of kindle pc & bn e-reader apps
- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:33:57 -0500
Jackie, I got my mail out of order today and didn't see your post about the
Barnes and Nobel reader. I wondered what sparked all of the talk about the
Kindle since it seemed to start from nowhere.
Your post does change things for me. I had decided to keep using Amazon
despite the Kindle issue since they tend to give me a slight edge in pricing
on print books. I wrongly assumed that all e-books would be equally
inaccessible, no matter which store I used. However, if B&N is going to make
things accessible for us, it's worth paying for and getting behind.
Monica Willyard
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "bookshare volunteer list" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:15 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] o/t accessibility of kindle pc & bn e-reader
apps
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>> Hi, every1:
>>
>> Just a quick note to let yall know that while my vertigo is flarin'
>> cuz of the weather, I had a play w/both Amazon's kindle for PC &
>> Barnes & Noble's e-reader. Kindle for pc is useless as toabh for us
>> blindies & isn't worth installing--even the registration screen is a
>> bitmap which is totally unreadable by jaws, & the books aren't any
>> better.
>>
>> Barnes & Noble's e-reader, on the other hand, is quite accessible.
>> Requires a lot of screenreader cursoring & I'm developing some jaws
>> scripts now to make that easier to deal with. I'll probly develop
>> somethin for Window-Eyes, too, though I hate doing it cuz I've only
>> got a frickin demo & it tends to time out at the worst possible
>> moments lol.
>>
>> Anyway, just thought I'd let every1 know that BN's digital content is
>> accessible, & suggest politely that where we can use bn, I think we
>> should, in order to support their access initiatives. They're coming
>> out w/a reading device similar to the kindle soon, called a bnook. I
>> don't know how accessible that will be, (we can only hope but not hold
>> our breath or we'll likely end up turning very blue lol.).
>>
>> Anyway, retreating back into the woodwork now till I'm either needed
>> again or come across somethin interesting I feel might be worth
>> sharing. Blessings for your day.
>> --
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>>
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