They get around it by making the Kindle for PC app accessible.
On 3/22/12, Hank Smith <hanksm...@hanksmith.net> wrote: > so because of stupid drm copy write crap the blind can't read the ebooks? > On 3/22/2012 6:30 PM, Esther wrote: >> Hi Jeff, >> >> There are a number of ebook apps that specifically disable VoiceOver's >> ability to access the content in order to preserve digital rights >> management. This is also true if you try to use the Barnes & Noble >> Nook app, for example. You'll notice that usually you can access >> everything except for the actual content of the text. That's being >> blocked. You can verify this by taking a screen capture, and sending >> the results to an OCR app like Prizmo or TextGrabber. The OCR app >> will tell you what the contents are, but obviously you're not going to >> read the book by screen capturing every page and sending it to an OCR app. >> >> If you want to read another example of this viewpoint, that the >> ability of screen readers to access text would promote copyright >> violation, take a look at Greg Kearney's posted response from >> Fictionwise in the archives, sent in reply to his inquiry about ebook >> accessibility for their ebook reading app just a few months after the >> iPhone 3GS was released with VoiceOver support: >> • Fwd: Response for Support Ticket #102495 >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg06200.html >> Since this is the Mail Archive post, if you're reading on your >> computer, you can also use access key shortcuts of Control-N to read >> down the thread for other reader comments. >> >> Best, >> >> Esther >> >> On Mar 22, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >> >>> Forget it. It ain't gonna happen. >>> >>> It ain't accessible at all. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>> >>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>> >>> Skype name: >>> barefootedray >>> >>> Facebook: >>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 <http://m.facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1?refid=0> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 22, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I downloaded the Kindle app so I can read some of the books that my >>>> wife is reading. I can't, however, figure out how to get it to >>>> work. Has anybody had success with the Kindle app? Is it >>>> accessible? Any tips? >>>> >>>> It looks like, to me, that it is displaying images instead of >>>> rendering the text. >>>> >>>> Thx, >>>> Jeff >>>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > websites: > http://www.fivedollarfreedomplan.com/hs5leap.html > http://www.tmiwireless.com/?aid=54868 > http://www.tmiwireless.com/affiliate/?aid=54868 > personal email: > hanksm...@hanksmith.net > facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/hanksmith5 > Klango: > hanksmith > Skype: > hank.smith966 > Amateur radio call sign: > ke7ief > check out my Youtube video of a song I recorded in Nashville Tennessee! > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqut5Bi3e7A > also you can find my youtube channel at: > http://www.youtube.com/hanksmith2011 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Jamie T Twitter: jathlete76 Facebook: jathlete76 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
