Re: [orca-list] Queries regarding e-book readers for Visually Impaired

[Dhairyashil Bhosale <dhairyashil bhosale584 gmail com>]

HI,

As you mentioned about e-book reader, the FBReader, CoolReader and Calibre e-book readers are widely used on Linux platform but I am also looking some other e-book reader that will support all type of e-book format and will accessible with Orca. So I have some information regarding to your queries

>> What are the tools available to read e-books?

:- The FBReader, CoolReader and Calibre are available for Linux and Android
platform. but FBReader and CoolReader have limited support for e-book format,

but Calibre support all type of e-book format and Calibre is open source for Linux platform but not for Android. Lucidor is also used for reading e-books but its have limited feature.

>>  Accessibility issues (if any) with e-book reader?

:-  The FBReader, CoolReader and Calibre are not accessible to orca. I used these e-book reader with Orca but Orca is not able to read these e-book readers. But Lucidor e-book reader is accessible with orca screen reader, but it have some issue while reading e-books.

>>  Navigation related issues with e-book reader?

:- while using these e-book reader they have limited navigation feature, if we press mouce-scroll button for zoom-in then it will not work as page number wise.

so these e-book readers have limited navigation facilities.

With Regards,

Dhairyashil

 

6.  Queries regarding e-book readers for Visually Impaired
      (Leena Chourey)

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 15:18:49 +0530
From: Leena Chourey <leenagour gmail com>
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Subject: [orca-list] Queries regarding e-book readers for Visually
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Dear all,

While exploring about the e-book reading facility for Visually Impaired, I
found that various formats like epub, pdf are availble. Various readers
like FBReader, Coolreader, Caliber people use. Please help to find answer
for my queries about

   - What are the tools available to read e-books?
   - Is it require to have specific readers to read e-books?
   - Widely used e-book readers working on Linux & Android platform and
   with screen reader like Orca
   - Accessibility issues (if any) with e-book reader
   - Navigation related issues with e-book reader


With regards

Leena