Hi Mike, Apple's iBOoks app will read eBOoks quite handily, including the one Ester mentioned. It's also the way you purchase books via the phone, though you can also do this on a mac or PC with iTunes. The app is quite accessible, and free, so I recommend taking a look at it. The available book catalog, at least in the US, is extensive, and though you can't read most of the books on any other device you can use iBooks with the vast majority of them, excluding some which contain bits of inaccessible graphical multimedia. Hope this helps, Zack. On Feb 7, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Michael Busboom wrote:
> Hello Esther, > > Firstly, I would like to thank you for responding, and the same goes for > everyone else who has taken the time to assist me. > > In your response,Esther, you mentioned Talking to Siri: Learning the Language > of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun. It has > been my impression that ebooks can't be read on the iPhone. If I purchase > the book, which app should I use to read it? > > Cheers, > > Mike > > > On 6,Feb,2012, at 8:41 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Mike, >> >> John Panarese's macfortheblind pages contains a couple of references that >> you might like, including all the tips for how to use punctuation for Dragon >> Dictation, that also apply to Siri. This is on the same page he keeps for >> third party tips and tricks for iOS apps, so I do a Google search on >> "macfortheblind prizmo tips" to find the link -- just because "prizmo" is >> pretty uncommon. Here's the link to the page: >> <http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Third-Party-Applications-on-iOS-Devices> >> >> John has also put a .rtf file on "What can you say to Siri?" on his >> documentation page: >> <http://macfortheblind.com/documentation> >> >> However, if you're willing to spend $4.99, I'd recommend getting "Talking to >> Siri" from the iBooks Store: >> • "Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" >> by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/talking-to-siri/id479419244?mt=11 >> This contains all the tips for dictation with punctuation, a discussion of >> what you can say to SIri, suggestions for how to improve Siri's recognition >> of your voice for dictation and commands (with some interesting tongue >> twisters to practice with), It basically assembles the information you can >> find on the internet in one place, with a detailed organization, and also >> discusses a few items that aren't generally treated elsewhere -- like apps, >> such as MailShot for group email messaging, that are designed to work with >> Siri. (This app is accessible, by the way, and can be used on iOS devices >> that don't support Siri.) >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >> >>> I'm sure Google will pull up other references, but one good source of Siri >>> punctuation dictation refinements is here. >>> >>> >>> Have fun! >>> Geoff >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Zachary Kline >>> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: Siri and Orthography >>> >>> >>> Hi Mike, >>> Punctuation is quite easy to use. Just say, for instance, "period," >>> "comma," and the like. >>> Common acronyms are handled automatically based on usage, but I'm not sure >>> there's a definitive list anywhere. Less common ones might require some use >>> of the Siri capitalization commands. These can be found, among other >>> places, in any good book on using Siri. A Google search should also turn up >>> this information. >>> Hope this helps, >>> Zack. >>> On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Now that I have the iPhone 4S, I am starting to experiment with Siri. I >>>> was wondering if there was a way to get Siri to use proper punctuation in >>>> sentences. Is it possible,for example, to tell Siri to insert punctuation >>>> marks in sentences? 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