RE: off topic kindle question

2010-12-27 Thread Sharon Ballantyne
10:04 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: off topic kindle question Hello list; I just got the surprise of my life. my family went and bought be the latest version of the kindle. I've been doing some reading, and I'm starting to get encouraged. It has a query keyboard

Re: off topic kindle question

2010-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I wonder if the kindle on the web feature is available for the entire book yet, while this is accessible, there is no excuse whatsoever for Amazon to continue the half hearted accessibility they are providing. On Dec 26, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Max, the browser is totally

off topic kindle question

2010-12-26 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hello list; I just got the surprise of my life. my family went and bought be the latest version of the kindle. I've been doing some reading, and I'm starting to get encouraged. It has a query keyboard and the website says it has text to speech and spoken navigation. You have to get a

Re: off topic kindle question

2010-12-26 Thread Mary Otten
Max, the browser is totally inaccessible. YOu can't shop the Kindle store on that device. You'll have to shop with your computer or use the IPhone app which is accessible for shopping but not for reading, thanks Amazon. And when you shop, be sure to check on the book's page to make sure that

Re: off topic kindle question

2010-12-26 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hello; thanks for that. I'm pretty sure it won't work either but I'm trying to be optimistic. will let you know what my experience is with it. take care, max On Dec 26, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Max, the browser is totally inaccessible. YOu can't shop the Kindle store on

Re: off topic kindle question

2010-12-26 Thread Michael Thurman
what's sad is for th emoney they spent on that sort of accessible gadet they could have put alot of the money twoard an I device which IS accessible as far as the text to speech with books, i think it would be criminal NOT to enable text to speech and we should get a class action suit against

Re: off topic kindle question

2010-12-26 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
well; you are right about the money; but they bought it for me. if it works, I'll be happy. if it doesn't we'll send it back. take care, max On Dec 26, 2010, at 11:53 PM, Michael Thurman wrote: what's sad is for th emoney they spent on that sort of accessible gadet they could have put alot

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2010-12-26 Thread Cara Quinn
Hello All; -Two things here: 1 If we can keep this on the topic of the Kindle apps for the iDevices or keep this somehow Apple-related, then this is fine to continue here, otherwise, PLEASE DO NOT POST OT NOTES HERE! 2 there's absolutely no need of colorful language in this or really any