Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Maria Chapman]

I didn’t  realise caliban could be used at all.
Maria


> On 4 May 2022, at 11:41 pm, Malcolm Parfitt  wrote:
> 
> Hello Mary,
> 
> I use caliber with Narrator as I am not a JAWS user.  For the record I use 
> Dolphin’s Screen Reader as my primary access software.
> 
> caliber is a little tricky to use as Narrator loses focus especially when 
> selecting your output format.  If you Tab and Shift Tab out of and back into 
> the format list you can make your selection and do the convert.  While not 
> ideal, it certainly can be used.
> 
> Malcolm Parfitt
> 
>> On 4 May 2022, at 05:03, Woody Anna Dresner  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Vicki,
>> 
>> Since these apps are several years old, I'm sure they would work fine on 
>> Windows 7. I needed sighted help to sign into the Kindle app, but after 
>> that, it was accessible. Be sure to tab to Options, go into it, and turn off 
>> automatic updating.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Anna
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 3, 2022, at 7:39 PM, Vicki W.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you for this. Do you know which version will work on Windows 7?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Parfitt" 
>>> 
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 4:03 PM
>>> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
>>> VoiceOver
>>> 
>>> 
 Hello Anna,
 
 I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
 can be obtained from:
 
 https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
 
 A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
 
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
 
 Malcolm
 -Original Message-
 From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
 Woody
 Anna Dresner
 Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
 To: VIPhone Mailing List 
 Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
 VoiceOver
 
 Hi everyone,
 
 I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
 support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
 pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
 software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
 up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
 through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
 software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
 this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
 fine.
 
 Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
 mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
 
 Best,
 Anna
 
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Malcolm Parfitt]

Hello Mary,

I use caliber with Narrator as I am not a JAWS user.  For the record I use 
Dolphin’s Screen Reader as my primary access software.

caliber is a little tricky to use as Narrator loses focus especially when 
selecting your output format.  If you Tab and Shift Tab out of and back into 
the format list you can make your selection and do the convert.  While not 
ideal, it certainly can be used.

Malcolm Parfitt

> On 4 May 2022, at 05:03, Woody Anna Dresner  wrote:
> 
> Hi Vicki,
> 
> Since these apps are several years old, I'm sure they would work fine on 
> Windows 7. I needed sighted help to sign into the Kindle app, but after that, 
> it was accessible. Be sure to tab to Options, go into it, and turn off 
> automatic updating.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
> 
> 
>> On May 3, 2022, at 7:39 PM, Vicki W.  wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you for this. Do you know which version will work on Windows 7?
>> 
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Parfitt" 
>> 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 4:03 PM
>> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
>> VoiceOver
>> 
>> 
>>> Hello Anna,
>>> 
>>> I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
>>> can be obtained from:
>>> 
>>> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
>>> 
>>> A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
>>> 
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
>>> 
>>> Malcolm
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
>>> Anna Dresner
>>> Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
>>> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
>>> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
>>> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
>>> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
>>> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
>>> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
>>> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
>>> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
>>> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
>>> fine.
>>> 
>>> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
>>> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Anna
>>> 
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Woody Anna Dresner]

Hi Vicki,

Since these apps are several years old, I'm sure they would work fine on 
Windows 7. I needed sighted help to sign into the Kindle app, but after that, 
it was accessible. Be sure to tab to Options, go into it, and turn off 
automatic updating.

Best,
Anna


> On May 3, 2022, at 7:39 PM, Vicki W.  wrote:
> 
> Thank you for this. Do you know which version will work on Windows 7?
> 
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Malcolm Parfitt" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 4:03 PM
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
> 
> 
>> Hello Anna,
>> 
>> I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
>> can be obtained from:
>> 
>> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
>> 
>> A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
>> 
>> Malcolm
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
>> Anna Dresner
>> Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
>> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
>> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
>> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
>> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
>> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
>> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
>> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
>> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
>> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
>> fine.
>> 
>> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
>> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Anna
>> 
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Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

[Lana]

No. I meant straight from K to V. Once converted, it's easier to read on 
Stream, uless, of course, you want more voice choices.


On 5/3/2022 6:00 PM, Richard Turner wrote:
You can read your Kindle books on VDR if you use Codex to convert them 
to ePub.






Richard
“What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of 
little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ 
John Ruskin

My web site: https://www.turner42.com



On May 3, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Lana  wrote:

If only we could read our kindle books on VDR.

On 5/3/2022 5:52 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I 
bought the suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on 
Voice Dream Writer. I hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until 
I downloaded the ePub version of the Personal Power book on the 
iPhone. I'm really loving this app, and I'm sure I'm going to use it 
more and more.


--
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Chaltain at Outlook

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf 
Of Richard Turner

Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely 
with VoiceOver


Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read 
ePub books.


Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.


Richard


My web site; 
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2Fdata=05%7C01%7C%7Ce3173ede5eeb4980784908da2d3d7d33%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637872039393553146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=5eRqoQspGJAF2Bge8yG%2FsXlgtvQsNzsPMC8akYlaPuo%3Dreserved=0


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Of thom3...@gmail.com

Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:13 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely 
with VoiceOver


If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

Thom

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf 
Of Woody Anna Dresner

Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
VoiceOver


Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver 
does not support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds 
are that it's pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I 
know there used to be software that could convert Kindle eBooks into 
accessible formats. If I end up with an image-based file, such as an 
images-only PDF, I can run it through Voice Dream Reader to 
recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates an image 
file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access 
to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.


Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's 
bar mitzvah in a couple of weeks.


Best,
Anna



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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Alan Lemly]

That's excellent, Richard. I'm not surprised you're like me and never take it 
for granted that just because an installation or setup file of a program that 
was once available on the web will always be available forevermore. I always 
save the setup file for any programs installed on my computer to a 
Downloads\Software folder and also have the Codex setup file for version 2.0 if 
the version you have gives anyone a problem.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 6:21 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Alan,
Thanks for the heads up.

I sent a message to the list, which you probably already saw.  It is now 
available on my web site.

It is linked off my useful apps page.

HTH,

Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alan 
Lemly
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Richard,

I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
bookmark to Codex using Firefox.

Alan Lemly

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, but 
it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and daunting 
for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute nightmare to 
troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to read 
Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it Codex, a 
word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, manuscripts in 
book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that prototype to 
include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, and the software 
is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe

Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/

I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get all 
the headings, etc.

I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it won't, 
so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just getting in the 
way.

HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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RE: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

True, but I don't hate the Kindle app, although I mostly use it for reference 
books.

--
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Chaltain at Outlook

-Original Message-
From: Lana  
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 6:56 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Christopher Chaltain 
Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses 
to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

If only we could read our kindle books on VDR.

On 5/3/2022 5:52 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
> I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the 
> suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I 
> hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until I downloaded the ePub version 
> of the Personal Power book on the iPhone. I'm really loving this app, and I'm 
> sure I'm going to use it more and more.
>
> --
> Christopher (AKA CJ)
> Chaltain at Outlook
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:45 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
>
> Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books.
>
> Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.
>
>
> Richard
>
>
> My web site; 
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> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:13 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
>
> If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.
>
> Thom
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
> Anna Dresner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
> Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
> an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access 
> to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.
>
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>
> Best,
> Anna
>

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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Vicki W.]

Thank you for this. Do you know which version will work on Windows 7?


- Original Message - 
From: "Malcolm Parfitt" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 4:03 PM
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
VoiceOver




Hello Anna,

I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows 
version

can be obtained from:

https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1

Malcolm
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Woody

Anna Dresner
Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
VoiceOver


Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to 
be
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I 
end

up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
mitzvah in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Lana]

You would need to redownload anyway to run them through Codex. I use the 
phone for normal kindle reading and my PC for getting books I want to 
codex. Two different apps. Should be no contradiction.


On 5/3/2022 5:58 PM, Mary Otten wrote:

Hi Malcolm,
Along time ago, I had caliber, but it was not accessible at that time. Do you 
have an add-on or a script for whatever your windows screen reader is, or did 
they actually make it accessible? I had the Kodak’s program, but then my Kindle 
updated and Kodex no longer worked. It’s my understanding and I think richard 
said this, that you have to have a certain version of Kindle. So I think that 
means I would have to uninstall Kindle thereby losing a whole lot of downloaded 
books which would have to be re-acquired by download.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone


On May 3, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Malcolm Parfitt  wrote:

Hello Anna,

I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
can be obtained from:

https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1

Malcolm
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
Anna Dresner
Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
mitzvah in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

[Richard Turner]

You can read your Kindle books on VDR if you use Codex to convert them to ePub.





Richard
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My web site: https://www.turner42.com


> On May 3, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Lana  wrote:
> 
> If only we could read our kindle books on VDR.
> 
>> On 5/3/2022 5:52 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the 
>> suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I 
>> hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until I downloaded the ePub version 
>> of the Personal Power book on the iPhone. I'm really loving this app, and 
>> I'm sure I'm going to use it more and more.
>> 
>> --
>> Christopher (AKA CJ)
>> Chaltain at Outlook
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> Richard Turner
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:45 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
>> VoiceOver
>> 
>> Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books.
>> 
>> Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.
>> 
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> My web site; 
>> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.turner42.com%2Fdata=05%7C01%7C%7Ce3173ede5eeb4980784908da2d3d7d33%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637872039393553146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=5eRqoQspGJAF2Bge8yG%2FsXlgtvQsNzsPMC8akYlaPuo%3Dreserved=0
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>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
>> thom3...@gmail.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:13 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
>> VoiceOver
>> 
>> If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.
>> 
>> Thom
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
>> Anna Dresner
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
>> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
>> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
>> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
>> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
>> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
>> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it 
>> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the 
>> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do 
>> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is 
>> fine.
>> 
>> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
>> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Anna
>> 
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Mary Otten]

Hi Malcolm,
Along time ago, I had caliber, but it was not accessible at that time. Do you 
have an add-on or a script for whatever your windows screen reader is, or did 
they actually make it accessible? I had the Kodak’s program, but then my Kindle 
updated and Kodex no longer worked. It’s my understanding and I think richard 
said this, that you have to have a certain version of Kindle. So I think that 
means I would have to uninstall Kindle thereby losing a whole lot of downloaded 
books which would have to be re-acquired by download.
Mary


Sent from my iPhone

> On May 3, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Malcolm Parfitt  wrote:
> 
> Hello Anna,
> 
> I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
> can be obtained from:
> 
> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
> 
> A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
> 
> Malcolm
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
> Anna Dresner
> Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
> fine.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
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Re: Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

[Lana]

If only we could read our kindle books on VDR.

On 5/3/2022 5:52 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:

I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the 
suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I 
hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until I downloaded the ePub version of 
the Personal Power book on the iPhone. I'm really loving this app, and I'm sure 
I'm going to use it more and more.

--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Outlook

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books.

Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.


Richard


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-Original Message-
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thom3...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:13 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

Thom

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not support 
this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's pictures of the 
pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be software that could convert 
Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up with an image-based file, such as an 
images-only PDF, I can run it through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm 
fine if the software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do 
this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna



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Voice Dream Reader [was "RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver"]

[Christopher Chaltain]

I'd just like to echo Richard's praise for Voice Cream Reader. I bought the 
suite when it was on sale, mostly to get my hands on Voice Dream Writer. I 
hadn't started using Voice Dream Reader until I downloaded the ePub version of 
the Personal Power book on the iPhone. I'm really loving this app, and I'm sure 
I'm going to use it more and more.

--
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Chaltain at Outlook

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Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books.

Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.


Richard


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If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

Thom

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Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Malcolm Parfitt]

Anyone interested in EPub editions of books may like to take a look at:

https://z-lib.org/

Malcolm Parfitt

> On 4 May 2022, at 00:21, Richard Turner  wrote:
> 
> Alan,
> Thanks for the heads up.
> 
> I sent a message to the list, which you probably already saw.  It is now 
> available on my web site.
> 
> It is linked off my useful apps page.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> My web site; https://www.turner42.com/
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alan 
> Lemly
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:53 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
> the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
> DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
> bookmark to Codex using Firefox.
> 
> Alan Lemly
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
> 
> Hi Anna,
> Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
> I just did this with a book today in fact.
> Codex by James Scholes
> Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
> follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
> A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
> installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
> to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, 
> but it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and 
> daunting for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute 
> nightmare to troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
> Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
> make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to 
> read Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it 
> Codex, a word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, 
> manuscripts in book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that 
> prototype to include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, 
> and the software is now publicly available to download.
> Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
> your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
> laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
> In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
> Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
> KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
> http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe
> 
> Codex project web site: 
> http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/
> 
> I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get 
> all the headings, etc.
> 
> I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it 
> won't, so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just 
> getting in the way.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
> My web site; https://www.turner42.com/
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
> Anna Dresner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
> Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
> an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access 
> to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Richard Turner]

Alan,
Thanks for the heads up.

I sent a message to the list, which you probably already saw.  It is now 
available on my web site.

It is linked off my useful apps page.

HTH,

Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Alan 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Richard,

I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
bookmark to Codex using Firefox.

Alan Lemly

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, but 
it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and daunting 
for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute nightmare to 
troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to read 
Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it Codex, a 
word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, manuscripts in 
book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that prototype to 
include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, and the software 
is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe

Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/

I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get all 
the headings, etc.

I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it won't, 
so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just getting in the 
way.

HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

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Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Richard Turner]

See the new message I just sent to the list titled,  Codex by James Scholes is 
now on my web site, with a link to the last version of Codex 2.1… and an 
explanation of its use.

I use that program a lot and wouldn’t want to see it vanish.

It works great so long as you follow my steps.

 

HTH,

 

Richard

 

 

My web site;   https://www.turner42.com/

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 4:07 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

 

Hi Richard and alan,

 

First, Richard, thanks for the info. However, I just found some info at

https://github.com/jscholes/codex

and it's not good. James Scholes is no longer supporting the software. Github 
has the source code at the link I mentioned, but it would require knowledge of 
Python and various other tools to make it usable. I know people move on and 
can't support projects forever, but what a shame, especially since there don't 
seem to be a lot of other options. Richard, do you, by any chance, have the 
documentation and the Codex executable? If so, could you possibly create a 
download link for them? I totally get it if this isn't possible.

 

Thanks a lot,

Anna

 





On May 3, 2022, at 4:53 PM, Alan Lemly mailto:wale...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi Richard,

I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
bookmark to Codex using Firefox.

Alan Lemly

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, but 
it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and daunting 
for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute nightmare to 
troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to read 
Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it Codex, a 
word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, manuscripts in 
book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that prototype to 
include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, and the software 
is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe

Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/

I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get all 
the headings, etc.

I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it won't, 
so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just getting in the 
way.

HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

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To: VIPhone Mailing List mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running 

Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Malcolm Parfitt]

Hello Anna,

Yes it does, if you want to send me the file I’ll happily convert the file for 
you.

Malcolm Parfitt

> On 4 May 2022, at 00:10, Woody Anna Dresner  wrote:
> 
> Hello Malcolm,
> 
> Does Calibre convert Kindle eBooks?
> 
> Thanks,
> Anna
> 
> 
>> On May 3, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Parfitt  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Anna,
>> 
>> I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
>> can be obtained from:
>> 
>> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
>> 
>> A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
>> 
>> Malcolm
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
>> Anna Dresner
>> Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
>> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
>> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
>> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
>> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
>> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
>> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
>> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
>> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
>> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
>> fine.
>> 
>> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
>> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Anna
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Woody Anna Dresner]

Hello Malcolm,

Does Calibre convert Kindle eBooks?

Thanks,
Anna


> On May 3, 2022, at 6:03 PM, Malcolm Parfitt  wrote:
> 
> Hello Anna,
> 
> I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
> can be obtained from:
> 
> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
> 
> A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1
> 
> Malcolm
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
> Anna Dresner
> Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
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> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
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> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
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> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
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> 
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Best,
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Woody Anna Dresner]

That's great, Michael, and I may have to go that route, but I'd much rather 
have the book if possible.

Thanks,
Anna


> On May 3, 2022, at 2:37 PM, Michael Feir  wrote:
> 
> Amazon has been good about letting you return a book which won't work with 
> VoiceOver and refunding your money. On the rare occasion where I've run into 
> that, getting my money back has been pretty painless.
> 
> On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 3:13 PM  > wrote:
> If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.
> 
> Thom
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  
> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of 
> Woody Anna Dresner
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> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
> Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
> an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access 
> to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Woody Anna Dresner]

Hi Richard and alan,

First, Richard, thanks for the info. However, I just found some info at
https://github.com/jscholes/codex 
and it's not good. James Scholes is no longer supporting the software. Github 
has the source code at the link I mentioned, but it would require knowledge of 
Python and various other tools to make it usable. I know people move on and 
can't support projects forever, but what a shame, especially since there don't 
seem to be a lot of other options. Richard, do you, by any chance, have the 
documentation and the Codex executable? If so, could you possibly create a 
download link for them? I totally get it if this isn't possible.

Thanks a lot,
Anna


> On May 3, 2022, at 4:53 PM, Alan Lemly  wrote:
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
> the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
> DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
> bookmark to Codex using Firefox.
> 
> Alan Lemly
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
> VoiceOver
> 
> Hi Anna,
> Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
> I just did this with a book today in fact.
> Codex by James Scholes
> Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
> follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
> A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
> installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
> to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, 
> but it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and 
> daunting for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute 
> nightmare to troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
> Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
> make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to 
> read Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it 
> Codex, a word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, 
> manuscripts in book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that 
> prototype to include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, 
> and the software is now publicly available to download.
> Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
> your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
> laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
> In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
> Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
> KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
> http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe
> 
> Codex project web site: 
> http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/
> 
> I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get 
> all the headings, etc.
> 
> I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it 
> won't, so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just 
> getting in the way.
> 
> HTH,
> Richard
> 
> 
> My web site; https://www.turner42.com/
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
> Anna Dresner
> Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
> To: VIPhone Mailing List 
> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
> Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
> an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access 
> to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.
> 
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
> 
> Best,
> Anna
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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Malcolm Parfitt]

Hello Anna,

I use calibre - E-book management To convert Epub books the Windows version
can be obtained from:

https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

A direct link to the file on my Dropbox is:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cusp0kqc6wh4ciq/calibre-5.42.0.msi?dl=1

Malcolm
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody
Anna Dresner
Sent: 03 May 2022 19:46
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
mitzvah in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Vicki W.]

I did a Google search and found a page that explains the problem with the 
website. The link is below.


https://github.com/jscholes/codex

- Original Message - 
From: "Richard Turner" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2022 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with 
VoiceOver



Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining 
access to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved 
popular, but it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable 
and daunting for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an 
absolute nightmare to troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it 
frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to 
read Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it 
Codex, a word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, 
manuscripts in book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that 
prototype to include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, 
and the software is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe


Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/


I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get 
all the headings, etc.


I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it 
won't, so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just 
getting in the way.


HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner

Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end 
up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it 
through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the 
software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do 
this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is 
fine.


Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar 
mitzvah in a couple of weeks.


Best,
Anna

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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Alan Lemly]

Hi Richard,

I hope Codex by James Scholes is still available. When I executed the link to 
the Codex project provided in your link below, I received a Error 1016 Origin 
DNS error. I also got this error when I tried executing a previously made 
bookmark to Codex using Firefox.

Alan Lemly

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:11 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, but 
it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and daunting 
for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute nightmare to 
troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to read 
Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it Codex, a 
word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, manuscripts in 
book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that prototype to 
include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, and the software 
is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe

Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/

I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get all 
the headings, etc.

I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it won't, 
so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just getting in the 
way.

HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:46 AM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Richard Turner]

Most all the book apps, Nook, Kindle, Apple Books, will all read ePub books.

Voice dream Reader is by far the most accessible way to do this.


Richard


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If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

Thom

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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Re: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Michael Feir]

Amazon has been good about letting you return a book which won't work with
VoiceOver and refunding your money. On the rare occasion where I've run
into that, getting my money back has been pretty painless.

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 3:13 PM  wrote:

> If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.
>
> Thom
>
> -Original Message-
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> Woody Anna Dresner
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> Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with
> VoiceOver
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not
> support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's
> pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be
> software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end
> up with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it
> through Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the
> software creates an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do
> this? I have access to computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is
> fine.
>
> Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar
> mitzvah in a couple of weeks.
>
> Best,
> Anna
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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[thom3of5]

If it is an epub file, the Nook app will read it.

Thom

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Woody 
Anna Dresner
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 2:46 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List 
Subject: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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RE: accessing a Kindle eBook that refuses to play nicely with VoiceOver

[Richard Turner]

Hi Anna,
Here is a snippet from my web site's Useful Apps page:
I just did this with a book today in fact.
Codex by James Scholes
Here is a little section from his web site. I encourage any avid readers to 
follow the link below and read about it and install the utility.
A few years ago, I wrote a tutorial which guided people through the 
installation and configuration of software for the purposes of gaining access 
to books purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store. The guide proved popular, but 
it required heavy use of the command line, making it unsuitable and daunting 
for quite a lot of people, not to mention that it was an absolute nightmare to 
troubleshoot if anything went wrong. Which it frequently did.
Subsequently, in 2014, I started to develop a small prototype application to 
make the process easier and more intuitive, not only for people wanting to read 
Kindle eBooks, but also for me when people needed help. I named it Codex, a 
word used from the 16th century onwards to denote, now ancient, manuscripts in 
book form. In the second half of 2015, I finally rewrote that prototype to 
include the functionality I wanted it to have from the start, and the software 
is now publicly available to download.
Please note, that you can only convert books you have purchased and only for 
your use--you cannot share them with others without violating the copyright 
laws and cheating the author out of their tiny royalties.
In order to convert your Kindle books with Codex, you will need to install 
Kindle For PC version 1.17, which you can get here:
KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183: 
http://turner42.com/KindleForPC-installer-1.17.44183.exe

Codex project web site: 
http://jscholes.net/how-to-remove-drm-from-kindle-books-with-codex-2/

I use the convert to ePub and then put it in Voice Dream Reader and you get all 
the headings, etc.

I very much doubt it will work with images.  IN fact, I'm pretty sure it won't, 
so I hope the book also has real text and the pictures are just getting in the 
way.

HTH,
Richard


My web site; https://www.turner42.com/

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Anna Dresner
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Hi everyone,

I purchased  a Kindle eBook on my phone and was told, "VoiceOver does not 
support this content." It's a Jewish prayerbook, and odds are that it's 
pictures of the pages, rather than the actual text. I know there used to be 
software that could convert Kindle eBooks into accessible formats. If I end up 
with an image-based file, such as an images-only PDF, I can run it through 
Voice Dream Reader to recognize the text, so I'm fine if the software creates 
an image file. Does anyone know of software that can do this? I have access to 
computers running MacOS and Windows, so either is fine.

Thanks so much for any help! I'd like to have this for my nephew's bar mitzvah 
in a couple of weeks.

Best,
Anna

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