Kindle Step Aside: A New Free Accessible E-book Reader Will Be Arriving Soon

I have spoken in length about how the Kindle has TTS enabled on it, but yet it is still not an accessible device for the blind. Now that may no longer matter. I still want Amazon to do the right thing and make the Kindle fully accessible, but in the meantime Ray Kurzweil and the NFB have teamed up to design a free and accessible e-book reader.

The software that still has no official name is set to be released by the end of November. The innovative piece of technology will be free and usable on multiple formats including Macs, PCs, the IPhone, and Windows mobile devices. The software is for everyone who is looking for an e-book reader. Kurzweil is offering the program for free because he will make money off the sale of the books sold for the reader.

At this point the reader will have access to over a million free public domain titles, and over a million other book titles. Publishers are continuing to sign up to participate in the program.

I knew that Amazon would someday have a real competitor, but I didn't know that it would end up being a company that offers something accessible to me. I think this software is going to really open the doors to people with print disabilities. We will now be able to spend our money proudly on books that we can read.

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