e-book reading devices and software

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e-book reading devices and software

• Richard Orme
• richard.orme_at_rnib.org.uk

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Overview

• Who?
• Why?
• Where?
• When?
• What?

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Who?

• Richard Orme, Head of Accessibility and Digital
  Inclusion
• RNIB- Royal National Institute of Blind People,
  working as a member of the Right to Read Alliance
• Working with publishers through the Accessibility
  Action Group, and founder member of DAISY
  consortium

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Why?

• RNIBs mission
• Demand from consumers for information/hands on
• Provides great feedback to developers

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Where?

• Consumer sessions all over the UK
• Working with companies based in US, Canada
• But our work will be relevant to your country too

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When?

• eBook evaluation since April 2009
• Running consumer events from Aug 2012
• This year larger awareness campaign

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What?

• Creating awareness
• Content of the sessions
• There are many choices!
• People welcome helpful guidance
• Importance of hands on
• Needs are very individual, no single best
• Choices change constantly

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Evaluations- Eyes

• Low cost Kobo Mini eReader 29
• BW Kobo Glo 99
• BW 3G Kindle Paperwhite 3G 169
• Colour Kindle Fire HD 7 159
• Colour and mag Nexus 7 159
• Custom colormag iPad 315 (refurb) with Nook
  app

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Evaluations Ears

• Nexus 7 Play Books with Ivona
• Kindle Fire (with US voice)
• iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
• iBooks easy to buy books
• Nook can change screen colours
• Kindle most content, other features

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Evaluations Fingers

• Braille with iOS devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch)
  and braille display
• iBooks easy to buy content
• Kindle most content, other features

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What next?

• Add more consumer information to
• www.rnib.org.uk/ebooks
• Provide a simple rating system
• Update Can everyone use your eReader?
• Use the DAISY reading system screening tool

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Questions?

• But there probably isnt time
• So
• richard.orme_at_rnib.org.uk