[bksvol-discuss] Re: o/t accessibility of kindle pc & bn e-reader apps
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:38:10 -0800
Hi, Monica, I don't know if you are familiar with the SAMobile Network, but
if you could get there, there is a petition somebody drafted to make the
Kindle reader accessible and also addresses the author's guild. I don't know
how many signatures are on this one, but I signed it. I think there are
authors who are totally wrongheaded about this issue. What they don't
realize is that allowing their works to be accessible may provide them with
a larger audience of readers who, when familiar with their work, may buy
their books for their friends and neighbors or for themselves to scan for
organizations like Bookshare or for their own reading pleasure. I hear what
you're saying and I do think that putting stumbling blocks in the way of
those who need accessible books is wrong and downright inconvenient.
Regards, Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:34 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: o/t accessibility of kindle pc & bn e-reader
apps
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
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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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