Hello, as someone else mentioned, there are still many print impaired people who don't have an iPhone or, any smartphone or tablet for that matter. I think for this reason alone such a service is still valuable.
jmo. Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 13, 2013, at 10:43 PM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a member of bookshare, and even though I don’t download many of their > books, I keep my membership more as a way to help sponsor the good work that > they do. The only other thing that I will say about this matter is that > Bookshare was founded at a time when there were very few sources of timely > reading material available to the blind. this situation has changed greatly > even in just the last year or two, so I’m beginning to wonder if Bookshare is > as relevant or needed as it was, say 10 years ago. > > Andy > > From: Alan Paganelli > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare > I wouldn't exactly call 50 bucks a year free. You can buy allot of books for > that kind of money. All kidding aside, I am a Bookshare member and I also > have the iBooks and Kindle reading apps. I like the iBooks app better then > the Kindle app but on the other hand, choice is good. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eileens Misrahi > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:49 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. > > > I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. > > -- > 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.
