-----Original Message----- From: electrobo...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electrobo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kestrell Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 5:45 PM To: electrobo...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ElectroBooks] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] MOST AFFORDABLE E-BOOK READER FOR THE BLIND HIT'S THE MARKET
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandr...@visi.com <mailto:dandrews%40visi.com> > To: <nfbnet-master-l...@nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbnet-master-list%40nfbnet.org> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:08 PM Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] MOST AFFORDABLE E-BOOK READER FOR THE BLIND HIT'S THE MARKET > >> >>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> >>Contact: Jamie Principato >>Director of Public Relations >>Phone: (239)810-4951 >>E-Mail: p...@q-continuum.net <mailto:pr%40q-continuum.net> >> >>MOST AFFORDABLE E-BOOK READER FOR THE BLIND HIT'S THE MARKET >>Blind Readers Can Access eText for Less than the Cost of an Evening Out >> >>Mar 2, 2012: In the age of technology, when most people turn to the >>Internet for information, and a laptop is practically a necessity in the >>workplace or at school, the e-book is rapidly becoming as common and >>important to daily life as its paper-bound counterpart. Access to printed >>information for the Blind is more important now than ever, and though >>there is a variety of software available to make electronic books and >>documents accessible, it either comes complete with a price only few could >>afford without assistance from a school or rehab agency, or does not allow >>the reader to open even a minority of the various eText formats. >>Christopher Toth, a blind software developer, aims to change that with >>QRead, the first e-reader for the blind that is affordable even to the >>average college student. >> >>QRead is a program that provides blind users with fast and efficient >>screen-reader access to most common e-book formats, including both PDF, >>the industry standard for textbooks, ePub, a format popular for technical >>titles and fiction as well as many others. Users can open and tab between >>an unlimited number of books, place an unlimited number of bookmarks, and >>return to their current place in each book even after a session has ended. >>QRead offers the ability to read continuously, "skim" through a text by >>percentage, and even search for specific passages with its "Find" feature. >> >>QRead interfaces directly with all major screen reading software, >>including JAWS for Windows, Window-Eyes, Super Nova, System Access, and >>the free and open source NVDA. >> >>The program goes on sale today for an introductory price of $20, and is >>expected to retail for $30. Its nearest competitors are available for >>upwards of $80. >> >>Mr. Toth says his software offers a unique benefit in addition to >>affordability. >> >>"Historically, access to PDF, ePub and other eText formats has been >>cumbersome, difficult or even impossible. I invented QRead to fix this, >>and in the process have created a tool which will vastly improve your >>reading experience, regardless if you're a casual reader, student, or >>professional", he states. >> >>For more information about QRead and other accessibility software >>developed by Toth, visit http://q-continuum.net/ . >> >>### >> >>ABOUT THE DEVELOPER: >>Christopher Toth is a freelance software developer in Tallahassee, >>Florida. His projects focus primarily on breaking down the access barriers >>faced by blind consumers of technology on a daily basis. He is the creator >>of Hope, the accessible Pandora Radio client, and contributes regularly to >>various open-source projects. Toth has been blind since early infancy as a >>result of Retinoblastoma, and started writing software while he was in >>high school. 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