Hi Paul, In addition to the sources you and Anne mentioned, I suggest taking a look at Google's offering, which currently goes by the odd name of "Google Play Books." Google's IOS App was recently updated with a number of improvements that make it relatively VO friendly. Google claims to offer over 4 million titles, but not all of them are offered in an accessible format. When browsing the Google Play Bookstore, one must check to make sure the desired book is available as "flowing text," as opposed to PDF/Scanned Pages. Once a book has been added to the User's bookshelf, it can be read by VO on an IOS device or by ChromeVox in the Chrome web browser on Mac and other platforms. In the IOS App, select the "read as flowing text" option setting and you can then read page-by-page and navigate by the standard levels available from the rotor.. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible to avoid manual page turning at this time.
For students searching for accessible e-textbooks and audio textbooks in the US, I strongly recommend initiating a search from the "Accessible Textbook Finder" link on the accesstext.org site. Not sure if the site serves Users outside of the US. It searches a number of sources and also provides information about getting hold of an accessible "publisher's file" directly from the publisher if no other sources offer the title. HTH, Bryan On Nov 21, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > iBooks can only be read on IOS devices. Kobo books can be read on IOS devices > using the Kobo app and on the Mac using Adobe Digital Editions. Barnes and > Noble Nook books can be read on the Mac using Adobe Digital Editions. CS > Books from Wiley can be read on the Mac using Adobe Digital Editions. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
