Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

I didn’t realise caliban could be used at all. Maria > On 4 May 2022, at 11:41 pm, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Hello Mary, > > I use caliber with Narrator as I am not a JAWS user. For the record I use > Dolphin’s Screen Reader as my primary access software. > > caliber is a little tricky

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hello Mary, I use caliber with Narrator as I am not a JAWS user. For the record I use Dolphin’s Screen Reader as my primary access software. caliber is a little tricky to use as Narrator loses focus especially when selecting your output format. If you Tab and Shift Tab out of and back into

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Vicki, Since these apps are several years old, I'm sure they would work fine on Windows 7. I needed sighted help to sign into the Kindle app, but after that, it was accessible. Be sure to tab to Options, go into it, and turn off automatic updating. Best, Anna > On May 3, 2022, at 7:39

Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

No. I meant straight from K to V. Once converted, it's easier to read on Stream, uless, of course, you want more voice choices. On 5/3/2022 6:00 PM, Richard Turner wrote: You can read your Kindle books on VDR if you use Codex to convert them to ePub. Richard “What we think or what we

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

That's excellent, Richard. I'm not surprised you're like me and never take it for granted that just because an installation or setup file of a program that was once available on the web will always be available forevermore. I always save the setup file for any programs installed on my computer

RE: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

True, but I don't hate the Kindle app, although I mostly use it for reference books. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Outlook -Original Message- From: Lana Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 6:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Christopher Chaltain Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader [was

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Thank you for this. Do you know which version will work on Windows 7? - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Parfitt" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 4:03 PM Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver Hello Anna, I use calibre - E-book

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

You would need to redownload anyway to run them through Codex. I use the phone for normal kindle reading and my PC for getting books I want to codex. Two different apps. Should be no contradiction. On 5/3/2022 5:58 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Hi Malcolm, Along time ago, I had caliber, but it was

Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

You can read your Kindle books on VDR if you use Codex to convert them to ePub. Richard “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com > On May 3, 2022,

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Malcolm, Along time ago, I had caliber, but it was not accessible at that time. Do you have an add-on or a script for whatever your windows screen reader is, or did they actually make it accessible? I had the Kodak’s program, but then my Kindle updated and Kodex no longer worked. It’s my

Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

If only we could read our kindle books on VDR. On 5/3/2022 5:52 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until

Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until I downloaded the ePub version of the Personal Power book on the iPhone. I'm really loving this

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Anyone interested in EPub editions of books may like to take a look at: https://z-lib.org/ Malcolm Parfitt > On 4 May 2022, at 00:21, Richard Turner wrote: > > Alan, > Thanks for the heads up. > > I sent a message to the list, which you probably already saw. It is now > available on my

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Alan, Thanks for the heads up. I sent a message to the list, which you probably already saw. It is now available on my web site. It is linked off my useful apps page. HTH, Richard My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

See the new message I just sent to the list titled, Codex by James Scholes is now on my web site, with a link to the last version of Codex 2.1… and an explanation of its use. I use that program a lot and wouldn’t want to see it vanish. It works great so long as you follow my steps. HTH,

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hello Anna, Yes it does, if you want to send me the file I’ll happily convert the file for you. Malcolm Parfitt > On 4 May 2022, at 00:10, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hello Malcolm, > > Does Calibre convert Kindle eBooks? > > Thanks, > Anna > > >> On May 3, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hello Malcolm, Does Calibre convert Kindle eBooks? Thanks, Anna > On May 3, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Hello Anna, > > I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version > can be obtained from: > > https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows > > A

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

That's great, Michael, and I may have to go that route, but I'd much rather have the book if possible. Thanks, Anna > On May 3, 2022, at 2:37 PM, Michael Feir wrote: > > Amazon has been good about letting you return a book which won't work with > VoiceOver and refunding your money. On the

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Richard and alan, First, Richard, thanks for the info. However, I just found some info at https://github.com/jscholes/codex and it's not good. James Scholes is no longer supporting the software. Github has the source code at the link I mentioned, but it

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hello Anna, I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version can be obtained from: https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1 Malcolm -Original

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

I did a Google search and found a page that explains the problem with the website. The link is below. https://github.com/jscholes/codex - Original Message - From: "Richard Turner" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 12:11 PM Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Richard, I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made bookmark to Codex using Firefox. Alan Lemly

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books. Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this. Richard My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of thom3...@gmail.com Sent:

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Amazon has been good about letting you return a book which won't work with VoiceOver and refunding your money. On the rare occasion where I've run into that, getting my money back has been pretty painless. On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 3:13 PM wrote: > If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver Hi

RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Anna, Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page: I just did this with a book today in fact. Codex by James Scholes Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to follow the link below and read about it and install the utility. A few years ago, I wrote a

accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone, I purchased a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible