you can use a program called stanza desktop to convert the mobi files to txt files to read on any and all portable devices. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:04 AM Subject: Re: kindle: okay what am I not doing?
At this point in time, none of the kindle books can be read on the booksense, victor reader stream, book port plus etc. I just wished they could. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fairhurst" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:26 AM Subject: Re: kindle: okay what am I not doing? >I am encouraged to know that Kindle books can be read on a PC. Can they be >read on the Booksense, Victor Stream, Flex Pocket, etc? The Kindle book >reader is not accessible, is it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chip Orange" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:31 PM > Subject: RE: kindle: okay what am I not doing? > > >> Hi Chris, >> >> I read a Kindle book today, and it went fine. >> >> you may already know this, but you can't read these books with >> window-eyes; >> you must use their reader with it's voice. so, you start the reading >> with >> their hotkey of control-r (their hotkeys are described on their web pages >> for this program). >> >> window-eyes is only used to read the menus, and the web site; it won't >> find >> or read any text from the book. >> >> hth, >> >> Chip >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chris Hill [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:54 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: kindle: okay what am I not doing? >> >> I downloaded the script and installed it. Downloaded the kindle app and >> installed it, got a book and opened it in the app. I can read the app >> fine, >> but can't find any text in the book. It is a gutenberg book, so there >> should be lots of lovely free text there? If anyone has a clue, I'd >> appreciate it. >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >> only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is >> related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to >> [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can >> manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >> only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is >> related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to >> [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can >> manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
