I don't know if this what is happening to you, but I've read on other
lists where once in a while there is a book that is just a scanned
image, which nothing we have will read.
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On Thu, 6 Oct 2016, Tom Fairhurst
via Talk wrote:
I have been reading Kind
Hello Tom,
I have managed to use the Kindle for PC programme with Accessibility
plug-in. Once you have been able to open a book, it downloads to your
computer. Then, you can use a programme called Codex to convert it into
an alternative format. The link is,
http://jscholes.net/project/cod
Have you tried using codex to convert the Kindle book to a format of your
liking? I convert all of my Kindle books to epub to read them with voice
dream reader. You can get codex from
http://jscholes.net/project/codex/
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From: Tom Fairhurst via Talk
Sent: Thursday,
Sorry, haven't attempted to use the Kindle Book Reader for at least a
couple years.
But, back when I did, I also discovered that I could not read all Books,
due to the way they had been put together, or Formatted. I never did
learn how I could tell before I bought the book.
--
Dave
Perhaps the following podcast will help
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TechAccessDemocastEp.9/Tad-0009-accessibleKindleForPc.mp3
-Original Message-
From: Tom Fairhurst via Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 8:39 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject:
Balabolka won'tread Kindle books because they have drm. You have to use
codex to convert the Kindle book to a format of your choice.
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From: john s via Talk
Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 12:53 PM
To: Tom Fairhurst ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: Fw: Kindl
Thanks for this, Russ.
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From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com]
On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne via Talk
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 9:16 AM
To: Tom Fairhurst ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: Kindle Books
Perhaps the
Dear Rod,
I have had the exact same experiences. However, there is no way to tell
prior to purchasing a kindle book the type of file it is. I have found
Amazon customer services are fine at refunding the cost of the book. I don't
know of any way to convert the file to an accessible format. The
Probably the best thing is, download the sample and see if it can beread.
-Original Message-
From: Tom Fairhurst via Talk
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 7:34 PM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Kindle Books
This should be the last message on the subject. When I tried to read the
-Original Message-
From: Russ Kiehne via Talk
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 2:17 PM
To: Tom Fairhurst ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: Kindle Books
Probably the best thing is, download the sample and see if it can beread.
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From: Tom Fairhurst via Tal
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Subject: Re: Kindle Books
Hi,
I tend to do that as a matter of rule but sometimes like most, I forget.lol
Honestly the kindle customer services are great about refunding. Somehwow I
was signed up to the monthly subscription and I didn't notice it for almost
10 months. They ref
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