Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-15 Thread Dave
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-15 Thread Russ Kiehne
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread englishrider91
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread Dave
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
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

Re: Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread englishrider91
>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

Kindle app or kindle

2016-09-14 Thread Jodie Hoger
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