Re: New Kindle App For Mac

2023-10-01 Thread Kelly Ford
gt; >> Have a beautiful day. >> >> best >> Michael - KJ7PAZ >> Payown Media, LLC >> >>> On Sep 30, 2023, at 7:06 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I don’t know what sort of results others had trying to re

Re: New Kindle App For Mac

2023-09-30 Thread lenron brown
ord wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I don’t know what sort of results others had trying to read Kindle books >> on a Mac but for me it never worked. Earlier this month Amazon replaced >> the Mac Kindle app with a new one that can be downloaded from

Re: New Kindle App For Mac

2023-09-30 Thread Michael Babcock
sort of results others had trying to read Kindle books on a > Mac but for me it never worked. Earlier this month Amazon replaced the Mac > Kindle app with a new one that can be downloaded from > https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2NDKK4Z370WL0&

New Kindle App For Mac

2023-09-30 Thread Kelly Ford
Hi, I don’t know what sort of results others had trying to read Kindle books on a Mac but for me it never worked. Earlier this month Amazon replaced the Mac Kindle app with a new one that can be downloaded from https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2NDKK4Z370WL0&K=OENZWTSEAM6Y&M=urn

RE: My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A BOOK RECOMMENDATION

2023-08-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jürgen, Yes, I am referring to whisper sync between the audiobook and the kindle version. Mark From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jürgen Fleger Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023 11:16 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A

Re: My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A BOOK RECOMMENDATION

2023-08-13 Thread Jürgen Fleger
the text of that same title, directly from within the Kindle app.If you have not yet explored this feature of the Kindle app, give it a try.  I think you will be pleased.I recently started reading one of Stephen King’s latest novels called Fairy Tale.  This is not a horror story.  If anything, it is

My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A BOOK RECOMMENDATION

2023-08-13 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I think I’ve mentioned this in a previous post but one aspect of Kindle books that I have been using more and more, is the feature to seamlessly switch between the live narration of a title and the text of that same title, directly from within the Kindle app. If you have not yet

Re: A Sleeping Conundrum when using VoiceOver to Read Books in the Kindle App

2022-04-04 Thread Jürgen Fleger
gt; Hello All, > > So, one aspect of enjoying audiobooks is the ability to set a sleep timer in > order to have audio playback stop after a specific number of minutes have > passed. > > Recently I am reading more and more titles via the Kindle app using the > VoiceOver TTS. &

A Sleeping Conundrum when using VoiceOver to Read Books in the Kindle App

2022-04-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, So, one aspect of enjoying audiobooks is the ability to set a sleep timer in order to have audio playback stop after a specific number of minutes have passed. Recently I am reading more and more titles via the Kindle app using the VoiceOver TTS. The problem? When I start VoiceOver

Re: Kindle app?

2020-10-14 Thread Patrick Ford
wow you got that far? I could not even fill in my email etc …. > On Oct 13, 2020, at 11:50 PM, Shirley Healy wrote: > > does the kindle app work with the new catalina operating system? > I downloaded it and could get in to it but when i clicked on books i only saw > the 9 late

Kindle app?

2020-10-13 Thread Shirley Healy
does the kindle app work with the new catalina operating system? I downloaded it and could get in to it but when i clicked on books i only saw the 9 latest items listed. anyone know? shirley -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Help with Kindle app

2019-10-08 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I'm trying to read a book in the Kindle app. There are no hard returns displayed, all the text reads as though on one continuous line. Does anyone know if there's a way to change this so that hard returns are displayed? Thanks, Donna -- The following information is importa

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread Lorie McCloud
>>> >>> >>>> On Aug 5, 2019, at 9:19 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Donna and others, >>>> >>>> In order to purchase Kindle books on the iPhone, I have bookmarked the >>>> Amazon login pag

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread Lorie McCloud
Do you mean set up a profile on Amazon? I did mine so long ago that I don't knowhow hard it is to do now. I don't think it's complicated, but who know? I have scads of Kindle books because my Amazon echo device will read them aloud and also the Kindle app on ios will read them

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
;> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> >>> On Aug 5, 2019, at 9:19 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >>> >>> Hello Donna and others, >>> >>> In order to purchase Kindle books on the iPhone, I have bookmarked the >>> Amazon login page, wh

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread 'Rob' via MacVisionaries
chael Busboom wrote: Hello Donna and others, In order to purchase Kindle books on the iPhone, I have bookmarked the Amazon login page, which automatically enters my login information. I then purchase my books, always one at a time, and they subsequently appear in the Kindle app for downlo

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
usboom wrote: > > Hello Donna and others, > > In order to purchase Kindle books on the iPhone, I have bookmarked the Amazon > login page, which automatically enters my login information. I then purchase > my books, always one at a time, and they subsequently appear in the Kindle

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-05 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Donna and others, In order to purchase Kindle books on the iPhone, I have bookmarked the Amazon login page, which automatically enters my login information. I then purchase my books, always one at a time, and they subsequently appear in the Kindle app for downloading from the cloud

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-04 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
and go to the Kindle store. > >> On Aug 4, 2019, at 3:36 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I feel like this is probably a dumb question, but I'm trying to use the >> Kindle app for the first time in

Re: How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-04 Thread Lorie McCloud
bly a dumb question, but I'm trying to use the > Kindle app for the first time in a while. I can't find any way to see the > price of a book, or to purchase it. do I have to do that from a computer? > If not, how do I do it from within the app? > TIA, > Donna > >

How to buy a book in the Kindle app?

2019-08-04 Thread 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries
Hi all, I feel like this is probably a dumb question, but I'm trying to use the Kindle app for the first time in a while. I can't find any way to see the price of a book, or to purchase it. do I have to do that from a computer? If not, how do I do it from within the app?

Highlighting and copying text within a book in the Kindle app for iOS

2018-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Somebody posted a question about how to do this recently, and if it got a response, I missed it. So I’m posting again, hoping that somebody will respond or resend it to me off the list the response if I missed it from the other person‘s post. I really would like to be able to copy things from ki

Selecting and copying text in the Kindle app for iOS

2018-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
It seems to me that there is a way to select and copy text within the Kindle app. I’m pretty sure I tried it along time ago when it first became available, but never really had any need for it. Now I’m wondering if it is usable, and I can’t remember or find out what are the gestures. You can’t

Re: Getting past registration with Kindle app from Amazon site

2017-05-14 Thread Jonathan Cohn
OK, I looked at the Macintosh Kindle app with UI Browser. The Accessibility API's just see one large window in both the Register Kindle window and the Kindle Window. This large window in both cases has exactly 1 interface element that is labeled for accessibility as "unknown&quo

Re: Getting past registration with Kindle app from Amazon site

2017-05-13 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Just to verify, you are looking at the Kindle app for the Macintosh computer. I would be glad to review it and see if it is accessible. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On May 12, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Kat DeNicola wrote: > > Hi. I found many past threads about using Kind

Re: Getting past registration with Kindle app from Amazon site

2017-05-13 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I am frustrated, because I really want to help you. When I wanted to start reading Kindle offerings on my iPhone, I first made sure that my Amazon account was current, I then went to the iStore, where I downloaded the Kindle app for my iPhone. When I set things up, I recall the process

Getting past registration with Kindle app from Amazon site

2017-05-12 Thread Kat DeNicola
Hi. I found many past threads about using Kindle on mac, but not much on getting past the registration screen which seems to be completely inaccessible--voiceover speaks nothing. According to the KNFB reader, though, it seems to consist of simple fields for user name and password. Has anyone go

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-29 Thread David Griffith
As far as I am concerned the text content of books in the Mac Kindle app is still completely inaccessible to Voiceover. There was some claim that some people were getting some feedback with braille but as I am not a braille user I cannot comment. David Griffith On 29/07/2016 12:34, Saqib

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-29 Thread Saqib Hussain
week ago, and for me it was a bonified disaster. Very > little read. > > > Ben > > > On 7/28/2016 12:00, Paul Hopewell wrote: >> Hello, >> I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty >> well. >> >> I would lik

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
I just tried it half a week ago, and for me it was a bonified disaster. Very little read. Ben On 7/28/2016 12:00, Paul Hopewell wrote: Hello, I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty well. I would like to also read Kindle books on my iMac running the

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
; On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:00 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty >> well. >> >> I would like to also read Kindle books on my iMac running the latest El >> Capitan. I have insta

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi Paul, sadly, no, the kindle app is almost totally unuseable on the mac. Caitlyn > On Jul 28, 2016, at 3:00 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty > well. > > I would like to also read Ki

Re: Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Mary Otten
No. Absolutely worthless. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:00 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty > well. > > I would like to also read Kindle books on my iMac running the la

Is the Kindle App accessible on Mac OS ?

2016-07-28 Thread Paul Hopewell
Hello, I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone using VoiceOver and it works pretty well. I would like to also read Kindle books on my iMac running the latest El Capitan. I have installed the Kindle App but am having trouble registering it. Is the App accessible with VoiceOver on Mac OS

Changing the view in a collection in the Kindle app

2016-01-03 Thread Mary Otten
I am sending this to three lists, because I know there are unique individuals on each one who have I-devices. I am looking for a way to change the view you get when you open a collection in the Amazon Kindle app on an iPad. Grid view seems to be the only choice. It's easy to miss things

Re: Kindle app question

2015-10-15 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Call Amazon and explain the situation. They'll refund you. At least, they did when I had the issue. Their number is: 206-922-0865 Chris. - Original Message - From: "Laura Bratton" To: Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:54 PM Subject: Kindle app question Hi All,

Kindle app question

2015-10-15 Thread Laura Bratton
Hi All, I downloaded a textbook from amazon. I just opened the kindle app to start reading. When I double tapped on the return to book, it then said, Voice over does not support this content. has anyone received this message before? I am assuming there is nothing i can do to get VO to read the

Re: Kindle app on mac

2015-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
The Kindle app for Mac is totally inaccessible. Always has been. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Christina C. wrote: > > Is it just me or is it totally inaccessible? I just need a way to get the > kindle books onto my Mac. > > Thanks, > Christina &g

Kindle app on mac

2015-02-27 Thread Christina C.
Is it just me or is it totally inaccessible? I just need a way to get the kindle books onto my Mac. Thanks, Christina -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e

Removing samples from Kindle app

2015-02-11 Thread Chris G
Hi, Using the latest Kindle app and ios 8.1 how do you remove the samples from the app? Thanks, Chris -- Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 803-8528 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > >

Re: To the person wanting feedback on Kindle app and braille

2013-08-04 Thread Steve Holmes
ning. I use a RefreshaBraille 18. I notice that in the Kindle app in > particular there is a delay if I make the font size very very smal. I like > the size to be small so more text can fit on a page, but I get very > frustrated with the delay when trying to read with Braille that way.

Re: To the person wanting feedback on Kindle app and braille

2013-08-04 Thread Jane
I dont know if it's unique to Kindle. In some iBooks, I can get lag when panning. I use a RefreshaBraille 18. I notice that in the Kindle app in particular there is a delay if I make the font size very very smal. I like the size to be small so more text can fit on a page, but I get

Re: To the person wanting feedback on Kindle app and braille

2013-08-04 Thread Cristina Hartmann
7;s about a two second delay from pressing the panning button to the > braille actually changing. I don't get this lag on iBooks so is it > something unique to the Kindle app? Do people experience this sort of lag > on other Hims displays? > Thanks. > > Lisette > > -- >

To the person wanting feedback on Kindle app and braille

2013-08-03 Thread Lisette Wesseling
I'mm using Kindle on an iPhone 5 with a Braille Sense OnHand from Hims. There's about a two second delay from pressing the panning button to the braille actually changing. I don't get this lag on iBooks so is it something unique to the Kindle app? Do people experience this sort

Re: Seeking Feedback on Using Braille Displays with the Kindle App

2013-07-31 Thread Cristina Hartmann
This is great! Thanks everyone! Actually, I had been having similar problems with advancing lines and I had assumed it was my braille reader problem, but apparently it's an issue with the kindle app itself. Interesting. I'll send out the message to the Kindle team later today, so keep

Re: Seeking Feedback on Using Braille Displays with the Kindle App

2013-07-31 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
ile? > > Take care, > Scott > > On 7/31/13, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >> Hi Christina. >> >> Kindle with braille works great. The only problem is that I have some >> problems by going into the text via the table of content. The other issue I >> have is tha

Re: Seeking Feedback on Using Braille Displays with the Kindle App

2013-07-31 Thread Scott Davert
little slow when you set the > kindle app to the largest pages possible. I think kindle can do something > about that problem. > > Best regards Annie. > Den Jul 31, 2013 kl. 12:23 AM skrev Cristina Hartmann > : > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm pretty new he

Re: Seeking Feedback on Using Braille Displays with the Kindle App

2013-07-31 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Christina. Kindle with braille works great. The only problem is that I have some problems by going into the text via the table of content. The other issue I have is that the braille display can be a little slow when you set the kindle app to the largest pages possible. I think kindle can do

Seeking Feedback on Using Braille Displays with the Kindle App

2013-07-30 Thread Cristina Hartmann
Hi all, I'm pretty new here, so excuse me if I'm doing this wrong. Let me know the protocol. Anyway, someone from Amazon's Kindle team contacted me today to see how the braille display was working with the Kindle App that I'm using on the iPhone and iPad. I've sent h

Where can I find the Kindle App Gestures Guide

2013-05-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. I know that there is a free Kindle book available that describes how to use the Kindle app on the iPhone for reading books. Unfortunately, the book is not available in the Austrian store. While I was able to locate it in the American store, I was unable to purchase it from there. Does

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-03 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi George, That's interesting. You're right, I never noticed the Alva that I had being this sluggish, but then I never used it with the Kindle app. I've forwarded this to Hims, let's see what they have to say. Best, Donna On May 2, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Georges Zaynoun

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Georges Zaynoun
4S and it works very nicely. Original message: I had problems reading I books in Braille because it got stuck when I wanted to change pages on a few occasions. I hope this will not happen in the Kindle App. It seemed better when I started to read my book by speech as I didn't have a br

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Donna Goodin
>> Donna >> On May 2, 2013, at 4:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. >>> >>> The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille readers. >>

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Nielsen > wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. >> >> The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille readers. The >> fact that you can go to previous line from the botton without running all >> the

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I had problems reading I books in Braille because it got stuck when I wanted to change pages on a few occasions. I hope this will not happen in the Kindle App. It seemed better when I started to read my book by speech as I didn't have a braille display until I came to work. Kawal. On

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Donna Goodin
braille works > like I books or is it different? I like the menu too. > > Kawal. > > On 2 May 2013, at 10:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen > wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. >> >> The kindle app has infact done som

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Donna Goodin
in ibooks. > > The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille readers. The > fact that you can go to previous line from the botton without running all the > way to the top. Great that kindle goes to the top when you press next page. I > sometimes experience that

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Donna Goodin
t;> It's slow for me, yes. It's faster to read with Samantha, but I am hopeful >>> it will impove over time. >>> >>> Jane >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 1, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
; >> Kawal. >> >> On 2 May 2013, at 10:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. >>> >>> The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille reader

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
ks or is it different? I like the menu too. > > Kawal. > > On 2 May 2013, at 10:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen > wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. >> >> The kindle app has infact done some great things for us bra

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I've just purchased a Kindle book and would like to know if braille works like I books or is it different? I like the menu too. Kawal. On 2 May 2013, at 10:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. > > The kindle app has in

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-02 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille readers. The fact that you can go to previous line from the botton without running all the way to the top. Great that kindle goes to the top when you press next page. I sometimes

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
>> Jane >> >> >> >> >> On May 1, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I was just reading in the Kindle app, and it seems like there's about a >>> half second delay between the press

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-01 Thread Donna Goodin
t's faster to read with Samantha, but I am hopeful it > will impove over time. > > Jane > > > > > On May 1, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I was just reading in the Kindle app, and it seems like there's abo

Re: Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-01 Thread Jane
It's slow for me, yes. It's faster to read with Samantha, but I am hopeful it will impove over time. Jane On May 1, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I was just reading in the Kindle app, and it seems like there's about a half > second del

Anyone finding the Kindle app really slow when reading with a braille display?

2013-05-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I was just reading in the Kindle app, and it seems like there's about a half second delay between the press of the scroll button and the movement of the display. this makes reading in braille very slow. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Donna On May 1, 2013, at 6:

Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Adrienne Sinclair Chalmers
I too fear that, as many of you say, the only thing which will move Amazon is legal action and I am also afraid that it can't just be done in one country. It seems a shame that visually impaired people would have to resort to this in the face of such intransigence. What difference should it make

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Red.Falcon
> (408) 892-1964 mobile >>> tamm...@msn.com <mailto:tamm...@msn.com> >>> tammybut...@me.com >>> tammybut...@gmail.com >>> tammyabreubut...@me.com >> >> >> >>> On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:22 PM, "Cheree Heppe" >> <mai

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Ray Foret Jr
t; tammyabreubut...@me.com > > > >> On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:22 PM, "Cheree Heppe" > <mailto:che...@dogsc4me.com>> wrote: > > > >> Cheree Heppe here: > > > >> The way to stop the discriminatory behavior is with some old-fashioned &

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
r is with some old-fashioned letter writing, blogging, senator contacting and maybe, demonstrating. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" mailto:n0...@charter.net>> To: mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Sent: Tuesday, October 0

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Ray Foret Jr
t; wrote: > >>> Cheree Heppe here: > >>> The way to stop the discriminatory behavior is with some old-fashioned >>> letter writing, blogging, senator contacting and maybe, demonstrating. > > >>> Regards, >>> Cheree Heppe > >>>

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
: The way to stop the discriminatory behavior is with some old-fashioned letter writing, blogging, senator contacting and maybe, demonstrating. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 20:05 Subject: Re: Kindle a

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Tammy Abreu- Butron
t; > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike Arrigo" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 20:05 > Subject: Re: Kindle app > > > That is one of the most ridiculous and insane things I have ever heard. It's &g

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
ubject: Re: Kindle app That is one of the most ridiculous and insane things I have ever heard. It's bad enough that Amazon does not make this app accessible, but, if they are indeed preventing voiceover users from reading the content, that is disgraceful to put it nicely. On Oct 9, 2012, at 6:

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
That is one of the most ridiculous and insane things I have ever heard. It's bad enough that Amazon does not make this app accessible, but, if they are indeed preventing voiceover users from reading the content, that is disgraceful to put it nicely. On Oct 9, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Adrienne Sinclair

RE: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Jesus Garcia
Subject: Kindle app Actually it's worse than it just won't work, Voiceover has been deliberately disabled by order of those nice folk at Amazon. Their reason seems to be that Voiceover is free and so sighted people might use it to get their books read out to them. Sounds like a load o

Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Adrienne Sinclair Chalmers
Actually it's worse than it just won't work, Voiceover has been deliberately disabled by order of those nice folk at Amazon. Their reason seems to be that Voiceover is free and so sighted people might use it to get their books read out to them. Sounds like a load of spurious drivel to me. I wish

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
, Jane wrote: > >> Is there a way to register the Kindle app on the Mac without sighted help? >> For that matter, is it even the least bit accessible? I grabbd a lot of free >> Kindle boks. >> >> Jane >> >> >> -- >> You

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread David Griffith
Only the PC Kindle Software is accessible and for that you will have to download the version with the accessibility plugin. This works fine in a Fusion Windows virtual machine on the Mac though. On 8 Oct 2012, at 22:05, Jane wrote: > Is there a way to register the Kindle app on the

Kindle app

2012-10-08 Thread Jane
Is there a way to register the Kindle app on the Mac without sighted help? For that matter, is it even the least bit accessible? I grabbd a lot of free Kindle boks. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To po

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-26 Thread Eric Oyen
they certainly are better than the other main commercial concern. the only problem I see with apple is that some of their hardware is a bit overpriced for how its made. -eric On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Gigi wrote: > Hi guys > Well, as for me, I think I'll do business with one company that I

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-26 Thread Gigi
Hi guys Well, as for me, I think I'll do business with one company that I don't have to argue with. You know guys, the one that has iTunes. I can get all the books I'll ever want to read from iTunes, and I don't have to argue with them. Regards Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:49

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-25 Thread Eric Oyen
>>>>>>>>>> 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 a

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-25 Thread Eric Oyen
I have a nice solution if someone wants to know how I lost my sight. I simply explain it. I give them the short story and let them fill in the blanks from there. now, if a prospective employer were to ask me about how I handle my blindness, I can tell them "easily enough". if they press the iss

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
ead 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 scre

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-25 Thread Adie
tive. The good part is there excessive greed will put > > them under extra stress which will drive them to the grave sooner. > > > > On 3/22/12, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Ray, > >> > >> You're correct that the policy of blocking VoiceOver access to eBook

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-25 Thread Gigi
Hi guys Karen, doesn't sound like we're talking about what you care. It sounds like we're talking about emotions. That's a very difficult thing to come back. I have you decided decided if I wanted to weigh in on this topic, but I would like to say that there's no way I would give people informati

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
policy of blocking VoiceOver access to eBook content in the Kindle app arises from the Author's Guild suit, but the guild is mostly worried about readers who are not visually impaired making use of these text-to-speech capabilities to listen to ebooks instead of buying audiobooks. It'

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread James Mannion
which will drive them to the grave sooner. On 3/22/12, Esther wrote: > Hi Ray, > > You're correct that the policy of blocking VoiceOver access to eBook content > in the Kindle app arises from the Author's Guild suit, but the guild is > mostly worried about readers who are not

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Eric Oyen
5 >>>>>> 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 >>>>&g

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
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

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Sean Murphy
t;>>>> 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,

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Ray Foret Jr
>>>>> Forget it. It ain't gonna happen. >>>>> >>>>> It ain't accessible at all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>> >>>>>

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Steve Holmes
2, 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!!! > >>&g

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-24 Thread Eric Oyen
Technology from a blindness perspective! > www.mainmenu.acbradio.org > www.twitter.com/mainmenu > > - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:53 PM > Subject: Re: Kindle App on iPhone > > > lol, >

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
iness > until they wise up and change Kindell. > > > David Tanner - Host > MainMenu > Technology from a blindness perspective! > www.mainmenu.acbradio.org > www.twitter.com/mainmenu > > - Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" > To: > Se

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-23 Thread David Tanner
From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:53 PM Subject: Re: Kindle App on iPhone lol, I agree its stupid but, I doubt these people huddled up in a corner and said, " lets figure out away to steel money from a population base which extremely small, and ha

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-23 Thread Eric Oyen
er reader comments. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On Mar 22, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forget it. It ain't gonna happen. >>>>> >&g

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
gt;>> 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. >>>> >>>>

Re: Kindle App on iPhone

2012-03-23 Thread Hank Smith
xit one really, really annoyed and frustrated blind person. I wonder what their next trick will be? Banning reading out loud without some sort of performance licence? Best Adrienne Mar 23, 2:21 am, Esther wrote: Hi Ray, You're correct that the policy of blocking VoiceOver access to eBook c

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