[gui-talk] e-book beginner

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

Microsoft Reader does not work with screen readers.  Neither does software
for reading Adobe Digital Editions, at present.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of qubit
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:39 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] e-book beginner
> 
> different book readers support different formats. I have no idea about
> microsoft's book reader. kindle, the popular player sold on amazon, has
> its
> own proprietary format, but they put out a program that runs on windows
> that
> will read kindle books. Unfortunately it is not accessible.
> Kindle has speech to read books aloud, but not talking menus, so it's not
> accessible.
> If you get a victor stream, you can read anything in daisy or brf or a
> variety of text formats--ask someone who owns one. I myself have a
> booksense.
> the stream and booksense and all the rest will also play mp3 and wav files
> and a variety of other sound formats.
> You can also download nls talking books if you apply for a BARD account.
> Oh, and a lot of people listen to books from audible.com.
> Good luck and happy listening.
> --le
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue Redding, LMT" <sue at sueredding.com>
> To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:16 PM
> Subject: [gui-talk] e-book beginner
> 
> 
> I'm new to e-books.
> 
> What sites do any of you suggest for buying e-books and magazines
> such as asimov's science fiction magazine?
> 
> Does Microsoft Reader work with Jaws?
> 
> If I get a Victor Reader Stream, what formats should I purchase from e-
> book
> sites?
> 
> Thanks so much for any help,
> 
> Sue Redding
>