General Chat

Hi Susan, I think the cheaper one will be OK abroad as I will have my laptop with wireless with me. But I will check it out. Was that what you meant - down loading while abroad?

Hi Ann

this will explain the difference.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

I think that for the £40 extra it will be worth it.

Thank you Susan, so far T has done all the reading on it. I guess I will have to read it myself.

I think I have decided to get one, the question now is which one.

Incidentally did you know there is downloadable free software that allows you to download from other sources and change the format?

This is for Tess

Read-to-Me
With the Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read English newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book's rights holder made the feature unavailable. You can switch back and forth between reading and listening, and your spot is automatically saved. Pages automatically turn while the content is being read, so you can listen hands-free. You can choose from both male and female voices which can be sped up or slowed down to suit your preference. In the middle of a great story or article but have to jump in the car? Simply turn on Text-to-Speech and listen on the go.

Are these gadgets just for "novels" or do you get books on science and engineering too, i.e. with pictures and diagrams etc.?

I have bought my OH one for his Christmas. Eddie if you go into
Amazon you will see the books you can download straight to the
Kindle.

Emma

Wow Ann, that sounds great.
You can listen to your book while having a nice soak in the bath. Also a new way of listening t o" a book at bed time" no tired or cold wrists.

Would be ideal for my friend too. Will try to contact her today.

Tess

Tess. You can turn on speech with a Kindle, male or female voice though I haven't tried it myself.

My reasons for getting an ebook reader are library some distance away but at my advanced age I can only read large print so not much choice in the charity shops or car boots which is where most of my books used to come from.

I chose the Kindle after a lot of research and for me not being very 'technical' the Kindle was the easiest for me to use, just took it out of the box, turned it on and all the books which I had already ordered were on it in seconds. So simple.

Another kindle thread for Annie in NZ

Hello All, I have just found this thread and how interesting.

I was sitting on the train the other day and couldn't help overhearing a man say that his Kindle was an excellent reading device as he was dyslexic.

I tuned in to this conversation as my Son in Law is too and would love to read a book but it takes him months as he gets tired and the words jump around or get missed!!

As an avid reader myself and my children are too it is hard for me to bear when others cant read a book. Has anyone else come across the Kindle helping dyslexia, it sounds like words are maybe highlighted and spoken to help the reader.

Thank-you if anyone replies.

I don't know the answer to this one. Maybe the fact that text size can be increased is the answer. Pity he didn't explain why.