Tom Frank
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Hello all,
I heard that there is a new command in the latest Apple TV software that allows 
you to turn VO on and off easily. 

I can't find it. Any hints?


On Nov 7, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Esther wrote:

> Hello Francisco,
> 
> You cannot read eBooks purchased from the iBooks Store that have DRM content 
> with Adobe Digital Editions Preview, because iBooks uses another DRM scheme.  
> Some of the books in the iBooks Store, such as the iPhone User Guide and 
> other free books, are available without DRM, and can be read.  Also, the 
> books from Project Gutenberg that are in the public domain have no DRM, and 
> can be read. However, most commercial eBooks that you buy through iBooks 
> cannot be read with Adobe Digital Editions Preview.
> 
> Stanza Desktop (with Mac and Windows versions from Lexcycle), was actually a 
> utility program designed to assist in converting ebook formats and 
> transferring them to the Stanza eReader app on your iOS device -- it was not 
> designed primarily to be used as a reader.  At one point it was viewed as the 
> major competitor to the Amazon Kindle, especially in markets outside of the 
> United States. Then Amazon bought out Lexcycle.  That's one reason why there 
> are no new developments.  I was surprised when they released Stanza 3.0 in 
> June 2010 after the acquisition.  It is actually possible to use Stanza with 
> VoiceOver on iOS devices, but most people find it disconcerting, because the 
> application reads to the end of each chapter, but doesn't update the screen.  
> However, it is usable, and supported bookmarking and search functions before 
> iBooks had these features. With improved features and iBook accessibility, 
> the iBook app is a better bet for VoiceOver users now. 
> 
> HTH.  Cheers,
> 
> Esther
> 
> On Nov 7, 2011, at 12:51, Francisco Salvador Crespo wrote:
> 
>> I prefer Adobe digital Editions because i can buy ebooks on the IBooks store 
>> or in other store and read it
>> El 07/11/2011, a las 10:52, Vítor Oliveira escribió:
>> 
>>> Yes, they didn't upgrad stanza recently but it's stil working very fine. 
>>> You may also edit book information if you want to export to iphone, ipod or 
>>> ipad.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Vítor Oliveira
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> A 07/11/2011, às 01:03, Nektarios Mallas escreveu:
>>> 
>>>> Well, thanks to both of you. 
>>>> I haven't thought of using it this way. I will give it a try. 
>>>> I am also experimenting with the stanza reader. However, this application 
>>>> doesn't seem to be updated recently. 
>>>> 
>>>> Nektarios.
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 6, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Esther wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello Nektarios,
>>>>> 
>>>>> As Anne mentioned, you can avoid the VoiceOver crashes by just navigating 
>>>>> to the next page instead of interacting  (Fn+Down Arrow to page down on 
>>>>> my MacBook Pro), which will also get you past the cover graphic. You do 
>>>>> have to read by page, but you can just press the right arrow key to do 
>>>>> this for successive pages, and you can make the font size small if you 
>>>>> want more content on a single page.  Adobe Digital Editions Preview 
>>>>> supports searching in the text and setting bookmarks.  It will work for 
>>>>> reading DRM-free eBooks, or books that have the Adobe ADE version of DRM, 
>>>>> which includes books you can buy from Kobo Books and OverDrive ePub books 
>>>>> that can be borrowed by download through public libraries in the U.S., 
>>>>> Canada, Australia, the U.K. and some other countries.
>>>>> 
>>>>> An alternate suggestion for reading ePub books without DRM, if you don't 
>>>>> want to use the Copy Last Spoken Phrase to Clipboard (VO-Shift-C) and 
>>>>> paste into TextEdit, is to use iText Express. The Express version of 
>>>>> iText is free, and available from the Mac's App Store.
>>>>> 
>>>>> HTH.  Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Esther
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 6, 2011, at 04:19, Anne Robertson wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello Nektarios,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you just go to next page, it will read automatically, but if you want 
>>>>>> to look at the text closely, or read with a Braille display, then 
>>>>>> unfortunately, you have to use the Copy Last Spoken Phrase to Clipboard 
>>>>>> command (VO-Shift-C) to copy the page into a word processor such as 
>>>>>> TextEdit. The good thing is that you don't have to listen to the whole 
>>>>>> page before doing this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Anne
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 6 Nov 2011, at 14:16, Nektarios Mallas wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hello Anne. 
>>>>>>> How do you actually read something with this program? 
>>>>>>> I downloaded and installed it, but as soon as I try to interact with 
>>>>>>> the text, the program crashes on me. 
>>>>>>> Am I doing something wrong?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Nektarios.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 6, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hello Francisco,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I use Adobe Digital Editions Preview to read ebooks on my Mac. It can 
>>>>>>>> read some protected books such as those from Kobo and it's free.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Here's the download link:
>>>>>>>> <http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/digitaleditions1-8/digitaleditions1-8_p1_mac_071811.zip>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Anne
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 6 Nov 2011, at 02:27, Francisco Salvador Crespo wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Can you suggest me an epub ebook reader for Mac?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Francisco
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
> 
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