Hi All, If there are any list members who have been thinking of using Voice Dream Reader for their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, this app is on sale now for half price ($4.99 instead of $9.99). This app is great for reading a wide range of document formats and eBook content (only DRM-free eBooks, though -- won't generally work for iBooks or Kindle eBook contents), and DAISY books, including in audio format. If you have a Bookshare account, you can log in and download books directly from the app. You can have the selected voice and reading speed remembered along with your place on a per book basis. You have the option of purchasing additional voices for use in the app for $1.99-$2.99 each. These are the Acapela voices, but there are also some very good NeoSpeech voices. In iOS 7 you have the option of using the built-in voices.
There's also a free lite version of Voice Dream Reader that you can use to try out the app (though I prefer to purchase the full version of apps instead of adding features by in-app purchase -- it's less confusing if download the app again or use it on another iOS device, because your usage will not be limited until you remember to do a restore of in-app purchases.). The free version will only read 300 characters at a time for each press of the "Play" button, but is otherwise fully functional. Here are the app store URLs: • Voice Dream Reader - Text to Speech (on sale for $4.99, usually$9.99) by Voice Dream LLC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8 • Voice Dream Reader Lite - Text to Speech (free) by Voice Dream LLC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-lite-text/id563971853?mt=8 I'll point you to a link to a recent review post. Use the Safari reader option (Command-Shift-R on a Mac): • Voice Dream Reader, Truly a Dream App http://mosen.org/index.php/voice-dream-reader-truly-a-dream-app/ For those of you who have BookShare's Read2Go app ($20), this app still has a better interface for Braille users. But you are restricted to using the U.S. English voices that come with this app, so you don't have options to use a voice with a different language or regional accent. You also can't read Microsoft Office or Pages documents, plain text, HTML, ePub, etc. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- 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> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
