EPub is closely related to Text only DAISY. But I would agree that DAISY support from Apple is best as well. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia
Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only) Email: [email protected] On 18/08/2009, at 11:44 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > I just read a New York Times article about Sony using a standard > called ePub, is this at all related to DAISY? There was also some > speculation that if Apple brings out a tablet, that it will have book > reading abilities. Perhaps we should request that Apple support the > Daisy standard in any technology? > > I am concerned that the DAISY standard will flounder if mainstream > devices never support it. Unless this eePub, has functions that daisy > does not, we might see the continuance of a blind ghetto for book > publishing. Does anybody know if this issue has been discussed on a > more general computing for the blind list, as this really has nothing > to do with the Mac? > > Jon > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
