Re: Kindle app or kindle
also, the amazon fire 7 inch screen, which i bought at the beginning of the year, has a better processor, and as well as the native amazon underground store, you can sideload the google app store. if someone wants to get a feel for the android system at a very reasonable price, well you can't go wrong! Dave. -Original Message- From: Russ Kiehne Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle Amazon now has voice view on the current generation of Kindle Tablets. It's a big improvement. -Original Message- From: englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 3:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do with Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. Thanks, Ari On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi List. What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? Can anyone comment? Thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For m
Re: Kindle app or kindle
Amazon now has voice view on the current generation of Kindle Tablets. It's a big improvement. -Original Message- From: englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 3:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do with Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. Thanks, Ari On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi List. What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? Can anyone comment? Thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Kindle app or kindle
When I think Kindle, I think of devices like the Kindlo Paperwhite, not the Fire tablets. So, sorry for my comments disparraging aeathat product. I wasn't thinking of it when I was thinking of Kindle devices. I think of Kindles as sort of one-trick ponies, not the tablets they've been coming out with lately. Thanks, Ari > On Sep 14, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Dave <dave.beckett...@gmail.com> wrote: > > considering, kindle is an amazon product. it works just as good as the kindle > app. > > it just runs on the android system, which many blind people get on with just > fine! > > the amazon fire, which is about 40 pounds, in the UK, is a lot cheaper than > an iphone. > > also it isn't clunky, it is just a different operating system. > > Speach is fine, and there are very good voices, which you can download for > free, also you can buy a higher spec tablet, which is still much cheaper, > than the iPhone. > > But for 40 pounds, you can't grumble! > > It boils down to personal preference. > > Dave. > > -Original Message- From: englishride...@gmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:00 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle > > From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. > Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You > have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do > with Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi List. >> What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which >> works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? >> Can anyone comment? >> Thanks, >> Jo >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group
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The original question came from someone who was happy with the Kindle app and was looking to find out if there were advantages to purchasing a Kindle device. I can't see any in terms of reading kindle books, unless you particularly like the voices that are offered on fire. Or maybe you just like to mess with gadgets. And that $40 tablet is cheap. The speaker is awful. And it's on the back. But it works. And for $40 on sale, you can't complain. I am disappointed that Amazon has chosen not to offer all of the Ivona voices, which they own, for download for use with their devices. I wonder why they haven't done so. I wrote to their excess ability department, and got no response. No surprise. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Dave <dave.beckett...@gmail.com> wrote: > > considering, kindle is an amazon product. it works just as good as the kindle > app. > > it just runs on the android system, which many blind people get on with just > fine! > > the amazon fire, which is about 40 pounds, in the UK, is a lot cheaper than > an iphone. > > also it isn't clunky, it is just a different operating system. > > Speach is fine, and there are very good voices, which you can download for > free, also you can buy a higher spec tablet, which is still much cheaper, > than the iPhone. > > But for 40 pounds, you can't grumble! > > It boils down to personal preference. > > Dave. > > -Original Message- From: englishride...@gmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:00 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle > > From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. > Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You > have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do > with Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi List. >> What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which >> works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? >> Can anyone comment? >> Thanks, >> Jo >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@c
Re: Kindle app or kindle
considering, kindle is an amazon product. it works just as good as the kindle app. it just runs on the android system, which many blind people get on with just fine! the amazon fire, which is about 40 pounds, in the UK, is a lot cheaper than an iphone. also it isn't clunky, it is just a different operating system. Speach is fine, and there are very good voices, which you can download for free, also you can buy a higher spec tablet, which is still much cheaper, than the iPhone. But for 40 pounds, you can't grumble! It boils down to personal preference. Dave. -Original Message- From: englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle app or kindle From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do with Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. Thanks, Ari On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi List. What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? Can anyone comment? Thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Kindle app or kindle
If you're happy with the app, there isn't really any need to get a Kindle. I have one of the cheap Kindle fire tablet that I picked up for $40 a few months ago. It's OK. For that price, it's great. But the app there doesn't really do anything that the Kindle app doesn't do. So unless you really want the voices that are available on Kindle device, I don't see why you'd want one, unless you just like Messing with gadgets. Frankly, the reason I purchased the Kindle fire was it somebody told me a particular voice was available. It happens to be my favorite female reading voice, and it's not available on Kindle on iOS. Unfortunately, I found out that that voice is in fact not available on the Kindle fire. Oh well. One thing I do like about the Kindle device is reading books in Russian, because I like the voice there. But that's hardly a common thing for folks in this country. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi List. > What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which > works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? > Can anyone comment? > Thanks, > Jo > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Kindle app or kindle
>From the little I've heard, you're better off using the iOS Kindle app. >Amazons voice assistant thing for older Kindles is lackluster, at best. You >have much more flexibility over reviewing text with VoiceOver than you do with >Amazons clunky, bolted on solution. Thanks, Ari > On Sep 14, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jodie Hoger <jodieho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi List. > What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which > works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? > Can anyone comment? > Thanks, > Jo > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Kindle app or kindle
Hi List. What is the best reading experience of kindle books? I have the app which works well but I am wondering if reading via a kindle device is better? Can anyone comment? Thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
