Hi,
Yes, could someone explain how the Bookshare experience is different from the Kindle (for PC) experience?  Pros, cons, accessibility issues, etc..  Like Alisa said, this is a high frequency need in the clinic and I sure would like to have some good comparisons for patients. 

So far, it looks like Bookshare would save money for most users.

Sincerely,

Amy Roman, MS, CCC-SLP
Augmentative Communication Specialist

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--- On Fri, 1/29/10, Betts Peters <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Betts Peters <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: kindle for PC's
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:25 AM

About ebooks – I recently learned about Bookshare.org, which provides low-cost ebooks to people with disabilities who can’t use normal books.  For a $25 setup fee and a $50 annual fee, they get unlimited downloads of books, periodicals, and daily newspapers.  Do any of you have experience with Bookshare?  I would be interested to hear what you think of it.

 

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From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antoinette Verdone
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 6:52 AM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: kindle for PC's

 

It allows you to purchase Kindle books and read them on your PC.  Since I don’t have any Kindle books, I don’t know what the experience looks like, but my assumption is that they have a layout that is more like reading a book than scrolling on a screen.

 

Also, you cannot get many books in a pure PDF, so this would allow you to have electronic access to books that would otherwise not be accessible electronically.

 

I think this is a step in the right direction, but just wait and see what happens over the next two years!  Ebooks are going to explode and a standard format will emerge (I hope), and then the sky is the limit!

 

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

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The ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter

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From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Taylor, Barry
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:38 AM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: kindle for PC's

 

Can someone tell me what I’m missing here?  What does Kindle PC give you that Adobe or similar won’t do?

 

Barry

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-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alisa Brownlee
Sent: 29 January 2010 13:24
To: National ALS Association AT Listserv
Subject: kindle for PC's

 

Yeah, it's finally here.

Consumers can read a Kindle on their PC--no Kindle unit required. 

 

Reeading is often the #1 question I get asked, so if the user has a computer that we can make accessible if they don't have hand function, they can now still read Kindle books.

 

Thanks,

Alisa

 

Alisa Brownlee, ATP

Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services

ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association National Office and Greater Philadelphia Chapter

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