Hello Dotty, This isn't Sarah, but you can get the latest iPhone manual in at least two ways. I posted to the macvisionaries list about 3 weeks ago that there were versions of some of the O'Reilly manuals being sold as iPhone apps: There's a version of Pogue's "iPhone: The Missing Manual, Third Edition" that cover the iPhone 3GS available as an iPhone app for $4.99: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=324601015&mt=8 There's a version of "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard edition" from O'Reilly Media, Inc. that's available as an iPhone app for $4.99: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325837189&mt=8 There are a few other books, but I don't know whether these are accessible with VO on the iPhone 3GS, since I don't have an iPhone. However you could try the free version "iPhone: The Missing Manual Lite" to check whether you can read that:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=324686471&mt=8 Then you could upgrade to the full paid version of Pogue's book if you found it worthwhile. You can also get these books from O'Reilly as DRM-free ePub bundles. This includes PDF and ePub formats. If you go to http://oreilly.com/ebooks/ (or Google O'Reilly ebook bundles) you can create an account, and then search for books, like "iPhone missing manual" in the search field, then find the link for the third edition: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596804299/ Under Buying Options, arrow down to the Ebook format (Mobi, PDF, ePub) and press the Add to Cart button. On the web page for your shopping cart, enter the coupon code: STANZACAT O'Reilly ebook purchases through Stanza on the iPhone qualify for a 40% discount (for an unspecified period). Press the button to either continue shopping or proceed to checkout. On the checkout page you should see the discount applied to the order summary before you complete your check out. Under "Order Summary" there will be a note like "You saved $8.00 on this order" (e.g. in the case of the latest iPhone Missing Manual Book -- which is $12.00 for the ebook bundle with the discount). You access the files by logging into your account on the O'Reilly pages, and choosing the link for "Electronic Media", then download the format you want for each purchased book. I've tried PDF, which reads fine in Preview or Skim on the Mac, and ePub, which also works in the Stanza desktop reader that you can download from Lexcycle's pages. I've found that the Stanza desktop reader mostly works. There are some differences in how well depending on the source of the epub, and I prefer the PDFs for greater flexibility of navigation. HTH Cheers. Esther On Aug 26, 2009, Dorothea Martin wrote: > > Hello, Sarah, > Can you tell me where you found this manual? Thanks. > > Dotty Martin > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 26, 2009, at 4:08 AM, "Sarah Cranston" <sk...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> >> Have you been able to read comfortably with Stanza? I have the >> latest >> iPhone manual from David Pogue and it opens in Stanza. It appears >> as though >> most words are divided by spaces, making reading very tedious and >> uncomfortable. Have you had a different result? >> >> Sarah Cranston >> >> To join the Blind Sudoku Discussion Group, write to >> blind-sudoku-subscr...@googlegroups.com >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Justin Harford" <blindst...@gmail.com> >> To: <viph...@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 3:28 PM >> Subject: Stanza EBook reader >> >> >> >> Hi all >> >> There is a free EBook reader called Stanza. It enables you to put >> books on your iPhone, and read them without an internet connection. >> It is mostly along in accessibility, but has some stuff to be >> improved >> before we could use it productively. It would be awesome if some of >> you could take a look at this program from Lexcycle and maybe give >> them some of your own input so they can see that there are a number >> of >> interested blind takers of their product. They have a forum where >> people can post suggestions. Here are the forums >> >> http://www.lexcycle.com/forum >> >> I have started a thread which you may find by searching >> "accessibility". You can read that and add to it, or make your own >> thread if you find anything else. >> >> Regards >> Justin Harford >> >> >> >>> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
