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Kindle on PC
(from the RESNA list)
Could be handy for people who want to e-book with switch/alternative access. E.g. running on a netbook would make a pretty accesssible/good battery life reader, at 1/10 of the cost of a page turner
(anyone provide these anymore?!)...
Cheers,
Simon
Senior Clinical Scientist
Assistive Technology Team
simon.judge@...
01226 432159
www.barnsleyrd.nhs.uk
Dept of Medical Physics
Block 14
Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust Gawber Road Barnsley
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Re: Kindle on PC
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Good find Simon
Lots of free content at Project
Gutenburg and also http://www.freekindlebooks.org
I downloaded ‘A Christmas Carol”
– works very well. If only we had TTS as well.
Excellent keyboard control as well.
Must make a SAW selection set for it and Grid for The Grid!
David
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Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009
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Subject: Kindle on PC
Could be handy for people who want to e-book with switch/alternative
access. E.g. running on a netbook would make a pretty accesssible/good battery
life reader, at 1/10 of the cost of a page turner (anyone provide these
anymore?!)...
Cheers,
Simon
Senior Clinical Scientist
Assistive Technology Team
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Dept of Medical Physics
Block 14
Barnsley District General Hospital
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Many thanks to Simon for finding and publicising
this. I've installed it on both a laptop and a Netbook and it's extremely
easy to use with Dragon. Once a book is open you don't really need
anything other than the 'Page down' command. It really does seem to be a
fairly complete solution for anyone unable to use the standard
Kindle.
There is a wide choice of text size and, when you
finish reading and close the application, it reopens by default at the point
where you left it. It really is a pretty ideal solution for disabled
people who are unable to use their hands. And voice will not be the only
option for operating the 'Page down' key. Scrolling is also an option, as
is using the on-screen movement arrows included in the software.
David Colven has already mentioned the huge library
of free Kindle compatible books available from Project Gutenberg at http://www.freekindlebooks.org.
But be very cautious about downloading the
supposedly 'free' Kindle books from the list on the Amazon website. I
downloaded one to try and, although the book was shown on the website at $0.00 I
still got an e-mail thanking me for my custom and telling me that $2.38 had been
taken from my credit card! So be warned!
Conrad Hodgkinson
PS If you are considering shopping at Amazon this
Christmas, do please consider starting via the link on the Accessible Property
Register website at www.accessible-property.org.uk.
It doesn't cost you any extra, but commission generated is used to support our
free services for older and disabled people.
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Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 8:47
AM
Subject: Kindle on PC
(from the RESNA
list)
Could be handy for
people who want to e-book with switch/alternative access. E.g. running on a
netbook would make a pretty accesssible/good battery life reader, at 1/10 of
the cost of a page turner (anyone provide these
anymore?!)...
Cheers,
Simon
Senior Clinical
Scientist
Assistive Technology Team
simon.judge@...
01226
432159
www.barnsleyrd.nhs.uk
Dept of Medical Physics
Block
14
Barnsley District General Hospital Foundation Trust Gawber Road
Barnsley
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ASSISTECH Digest - 10 Nov 2009 to 13 Nov 2009 (#2009-147)
Tried it too and seems to work very well! Keyboard shortcuts for
everything. They are asking for feedback so it might be worth mentioning the
TTS: write to: kindleforpc-feedback@...
Cheers
Rolf
Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Black MSc
Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen and
School of Computing, University of Dundee, Scotland
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ASSISTECH Digest - 10 Nov 2009 to 13 Nov 2009 (#2009-147)
TTS ???
Thanks
Lisa
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Access to
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Sent: 15 November 2009 22:55
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Subject: Re: Kindle on PC
Tried it too and
seems to work very well! Keyboard shortcuts for everything. They are asking for
feedback so it might be worth mentioning the TTS: write to: kindleforpc-feedback@...
Cheers
Rolf
Dipl.-Ing.
Rolf Black MSc
Department
of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen and School of Computing, University of
Dundee, Scotland
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rolfblack@..., phone: +44 (0)1382 386530 (Dundee
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Lisa
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Subject: Re: Kindle on PC
Tried it too and
seems to work very well! Keyboard shortcuts for everything. They are asking for
feedback so it might be worth mentioning the TTS: write to: kindleforpc-feedback@...
Cheers
Rolf
Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Black MSc
Department of Computing Science, University
of Aberdeen and School of Computing,
University of Dundee, Scotland
mail: rolfblack@..., phone: +44 (0)1382 386530 (Dundee office) , mobile: +44 7958807545
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Publishing
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Oh yeah -
doh. Sorry
Thanks
Lisa
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From:
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Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Subject: Re: Kindle on PC
TTS ???
Thanks
Lisa
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Sent: 15 November 2009 22:55
To: ASSISTECH@...
Subject: Re: Kindle on PC
Tried it too and
seems to work very well! Keyboard shortcuts for everything. They are asking for
feedback so it might be worth mentioning the TTS: write to: kindleforpc-feedback@...
Cheers
Rolf
Dipl.-Ing.
Rolf Black MSc
Department
of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen and School of Computing, University of
Dundee, Scotland
mail:
rolfblack@..., phone: +44 (0)1382 386530 (Dundee
office) , mobile: +44 7958807545
Motico
- Motion & Communication, Rehabilitation Engineering & Publishing
mail:
rolf.black@..., skype: rolfblack
The University of Aberdeen
is a charity registered in Scotland,
No SC013683, The University
of Dundee is a Scottish
Registered Charity, No. SC015096
The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096.
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