I was very excited when I successfully installed and used the Kindle P PC
software. I read some of the three books that come pre-loaded. I was able
to do that just fine.
I then bought a Kindle book, a 2014 copyright date. It showed up on my
Kindle software. I went to read it, and got no speech. I called Amazon,
and found that not all Kindle books, even new ones, have the audio. There
is nothing to warn a blind purchaser that they are buying a print only
version. When I called Amazon, they confirmed the book I had purchased had
no audio. The rep said the only way to tell is that when you are in your
shopping cart, there is apparently a separate button to buy the version with
audio included. I told him Amazon should put up a warning, since the
absence of an audio version button would not warn someone like me who
assumed all new Kindle books came with the audio included.
So, excitement is all gone. Amazon did of course refund my money, and said
to check back every couple of weeks to see if the seller had responded yet
to Amazon's request to add an audio version. Oh well.
Tim Ford
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Spratt via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:59 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: RE: Accessible method of converting Kindle book?
Thanks for posting this useful information, but it leaves a question. If
this Kindle comes with its own two voices, why is JAWS needed? Or put
another way, are you saying we can ignore Amazon's voices and work just with
JAWS? That's what I'd want.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andre Jarreau
via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:11 PM
To: 'Nicole Massey'; 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Subject: RE: Accessible method of converting Kindle book?
Yes there is a Kindle version with built in JAWS accessibility. It's called
Kindle_for_PC with JAWS screenreader plug-in already installed in it.
JAWS works pretty well with it. Call Amazon Cust Support and ask for the
Kindle_for_PC with JAWS screenreader plug-in download. They will assist
with getting everything onto your computer and stay with you until you get
it up and running.
Be ware the Kindle speech synthesizer has only two voices, Male and female.
Neither is very good and understanding what is written sometimes takes a
little time. But overall it does work fairly well with JAWS.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey
via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:49 PM
To: 'Tim Ford'; 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Subject: RE: Accessible method of converting Kindle book?
Well, the Kindle player for Windows should let you access it, though I don't
know how accessible that application is. Anyone got any experience with it?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Ford
via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:46 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Accessible method of converting Kindle book?
I want to read a book that so far as I can tell, is available only in
print or Kindle. It is a 2014 copyright date. Is there any method,
accessible with JAWS, by which I can purchase the Kindle version, and
convert it to some file I can access?
Tim Ford
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