Hi Shankar, Thanks for the information on Kindle books. But can a Visually impaired person read these books. I mean does it read like talk back?
Kavita On 5/19/15, shankar shan <harshalgip...@gmail.com> wrote: > A Kindle is a small hand-held electronic device for reading books, > which has been developed by online retailer > Amazon. > Rather as you download an iPod or MP3 player with music, you download > books (via wireless technology) on to a Kindle and read them on it. > The latest model > is the Paperwhite, which has a touchscreen, and is available from > December 2012. > > Launched in early 2012 was the Kindle Fire, and latterly the Kindle > Fire HD, with more functionality than previous Kindles and similar to > a tablet device, > based on an operating system called > Android. > It has a colour screen and offers basic features such as the ability > to stream video and music as well as continue to be an e-reader. > > You buy these books as Kindle versions of 'e-books' from the Amazon > website. In addition, you can also download > PDFs > of any sort of document, which makes this an ideal way of reading for > work and study. > > Even though the device is extremely lightweight and portable, you can > keep a huge number of books on the Kindle. It has a six-inch screen to > read from, > plus a small keyboard that lets you perform internet searches and > other relatively simple web-oriented activities. > > Most people use a wifi connection to download books on to their > Kindle. However, newer, more expensive models come with 3G mobile > phone technology, which > makes it possible to download books no matter where you are. With both > versions, you can also download books to a PC or Mac and then transfer > them to the > Kindle via a USB cable. > > Key benefits and features of a Kindle: > > list of 18 items > * Stores up to 1,400 books. > * Special high-contrast screen allows you to read even in bright > sunshine with no glare. > * Clear text and fonts, and a sharp display - what you see resembles a > book page. > * Adjustable text size. > * Built-in wifi or 3G connection. > * Battery life of at least a month if wifi is turned off. > * Page-turning function so you feel as if you're reading a real book. > * Integrates with Facebook and Twitter and allows searching on Wikipedia. > * Never heats up like a laptop. > * Books can be categorised or stored as collections. > * Automatic archive function: you can delete books and download them > another time. > * Screen can be rotated for better viewing of pictures, diagrams, maps, etc. > * Also able to read newspapers, magazines and web pages. > * In-built keyboard enables searching within a book, a library or online. > * You can add your own annotations to the text. > * Automatic bookmark. > * Built-in Oxford English Dictionary. > * Password protection. > list end > > How to read books online > > By using the internet, you have more ways than ever to get your hands > on a good book. Whether using it to source a rare copy of a childhood > favourite, > find a holiday blockbuster for the beach or borrow from your local > library, far from damaging literature the web has opened up a world of > reading opportunities. > > Here are just some of them ... > > Buy books > > Selling books was one of the first big success stories for early > internet entrepreneurs, and now websites are rivalling the chain > bookshops as the most > popular way to buy books. Online-only retailers such as > Amazon > as well as established chains like > Waterstone's > have huge catalogues of titles and will deliver free in the UK > (depending on order totals and other conditions). Usually, you can > even read quite a generous > preview of a book's contents. > > Borrow books > > Libraries are an important part of our culture, and the internet makes > using them even easier to access. Depending on your local authority, > your library > should have a website that will let you browse the catalogue and > reserve any of the titles you want. You can often renew books online > and use some of the > library's reference services, such as the Oxford Reference Online. > Some libraries may even offer an 'e-library' that lets you download > audio and e-books > that will delete themselves after a set amount of time. > > Entering the name of your local library, or the name of your local > council and 'library', into a search engine such as Google should help > you find your > local service. > > Try e-books > > There are even more opportunities available for reading if you're > willing to give up your attachment to physical books. E-books are > entirely 'virtual' > and can be displayed on a variety of devices. You can read e-books on > a specialised reader (such as Amazon's famous Kindle) or on a mobile > phone, tablet > computer or even your PC. The biggest selection of e-books are > available for Amazon's Kindle, but most online book retailers will > offer virtual titles. > > Get free online books > > You can read almost any out-of-copyright book for free courtesy of > Project Gutenberg > - which includes many classics and hidden gems. Google's > book search facility > also offers access to millions of titles to read online or preview. > > Alex Duin is a freelance writer specialising in technology. > > > On 19/05/2015, Kavita Poojari <poojarikavit...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear friends, >> Wanted to know more about Kindle books. Is it a different instrument >> altogether like a mobile for reading books. Can blind person use it >> for reading books? Does it read like talk back? If it is accessible >> then I would like to buy it for myself as I like to read books. >> >> Kavita >> >> >> >> Search for previous postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile.accessindia mailing list >> Mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> to post send mail to: mobile.accessindia@accessindia.org.in >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the >> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; >> >> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails >> sent through this mailing list.. >> > > > -- > jammed and internet hanged? 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