I was actually about to say that. Other than the fact that Kindle has so very many more books than bookshare, and books old and new, I also like to support the authors, many of whom are independent self-published. And oddly enough, I find the amazon kindle web site much easier to navigate and more straight forward than bookshare site. That's using my windows computer for searching and buying/downloading books from either site.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare I think what you are experiencing, is in some books the first letter of the chapter is artsy, or calligraphy. This is an image that voiceover cannot pick up. This is true on many Kindle books. On books like this, when I would scan them for book share, I would have to go back and change the first letter of every single chapter. Very labor-intensive. So, it probably isn't a defect and Kindle, rather a flaw with voice overs ability to read everything. I still enjoy Kindle books. As far as the original question, sometimes I buy Kindle books because I want to support the authors efforts. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Sep 17, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Arianna <[email protected]> wrote: > I just checked out that setting, but it was already turned off. I do remember that when I used the rotor or my Braille display to look at the affected word, the letters were missing. It's as if someone scanned the book or something and the first few letters of the page got cut off in the process. I can't think of any other way to explain it. And I know Kindle books when't scanned copies, as is the case with BookShare. Thanks anyway, though. > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On Sep 17, 2013, at 9:39 AM, "Alan Paganelli" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Try this. It fixed the problem for me. In settings in the app where it says, page turn animation, I turned the switch button off. >> >> HTH >> ------- >> >> Regards, >> >> Alan >> >> Go Chicago Bears in 2013! >> >> Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now!!!!! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. >> >> Please click on: >> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on >> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arianna" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:00 AM >> Subject: Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare >> >> >> I do the same as you. Although, I've run across books on Amazon which, at the beginning of some pages, especially after chapter beginnings, would have the first few letters of the first word missing. I found that a bit irritating, as I'd paid for a good copy of the books in question. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >> On May 12, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Since my particular usage is strictly for pleasure reading, I don't use some of the Kindle features like annotations and dictionary look up. Having said that, there are 2 differences in my view. >>> 1. Although BookShare has a lot of books, Amazon has way more. If I can find the book on Bookshare, I would naturally take the free download. If the book isn't on BookShare and I really want it and can find it on Amazon, I buy it. >>> >>> 2. the other advantage being really picky, is that Amazon books are always true digital copies whereas in many cases, the books on bookShare are scanned copies, not that they are poor quality but not true digital copies found on amazon. >>> >>> Regardless, BookShare is an awesome service and I'm happy to also have it as an option. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Rick alfaro >>> >>> On 5/12/2013 11:49 AM, Eileens Misrahi wrote: >>>> 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? 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