That is what I am doing, I find a book in another format, and read it. If I like it, I'll try to buy it.
Jane On May 12, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Arnold Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > One big advantage to the kindle app is the amazing number of books we, as > blind readers, now have the ability to access in one place. It was stated, > in a recent Tech Doctor podcast, that this number is 1.8 million (I have not > confirmed this.) Not all these books will be readable with this app (the > ones that are images), and not all books on Amazon are available through > Kindle, but just having such a large number of readable books is the biggest > advantage. Another advantage is how quickly we will be able to buy these > books after they are issued as print copies. They probably are available > through kindle within a few days of publication. The Nook, and Google Books > services will have some of them, but Amazon has the largest number of eBooks. > > That having been written, as a blind reader, because I could not own books at > a reasonable price, I am very use to borrowing and reading books, and until > recently, returning them. So, I assure you, I check Bookshare, Bard, > Learning Ally, or any other legal source from which I can borrow and read > books, before I buy them. > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileens Misrahi" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:49 AM > Subject: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare > > > Hello List, > > Besides the obvious of,Bookshare not having a particular book, what other > advantages does the Kindle app have over using Bookshare to access books? I > will check Bookshare first to see if the book that I want to read is there to > download because of the ability to download the book for free. I have > "Read2Go" & Voice Dream apps on the phone to accomplish this. What features > in the Kindle app is unique to app that is not in the other apps? Input on > this would be great. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best, > Eileen > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
