Edge can read PDF files but it doesn’t read epub.
I’m not recommending this program because I don’t know what other
programs are available, but I use balabolka to open epub files. I then
select the text and copy it to the clipboard and paste it into Notepad.
I want my books as text files.
Reading epub files in balabolka itself may not be a good option. I
don’t know about other browsers, but read to end or say all, I believe is the
actual term used by NVDA developers, stops at the end of each
paragraph. You can have the program read itself, using MSAPI voices but
if you don’t have one you like, you won’t be satisfied. Plus, you lose
all the screen-reader dictionary entries you have made when using the program
to read.
Gene
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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2021 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] eBook Readers with NVDA
I use QRead myself, but lots of people don't like it because the author
will abandon things for long periods of time. Still, for me, it works
pretty well, I haven't found another program that reads all of the
formats it does. But you do have other options. Edge can read .EPUB
files, I'm pretty sure, and lots of things can read PDFs nowadays, most
browsers for example. If they won't come up as text you'll have to OCR
them with something anyway, in order to read them.
I've never
gotten Calibre to do much of anything. Personally I wouldn't
restrict
myself to something like the iPhone, not only because I don't
own one, but
also because then you're stuck with whatever Apple has.
There are lots of
books that aren't in Apple's format.
Another option you didn't
mention is Kindle for PC. This is accessible
and works well with NVDA, so
much so that I signed up for Kindle
unlimited. There's also Bookshare, and
NLS if you're in the US, or
whatever library service you've got in your
country, in case you're not
hooked up with something like
that.
On 12/2/2021 11:05 AM, David Russell wrote:
> Hello
NVDA,
> This post is about eBook accessibility options with
NVDA.
> Please comment on which may be the best alternative for one
without
> vision, using NVDA to work with an acquired eBook
reader?
> 1. QRead, is a pay-for product, designed by a blind user,
Chris Toth.
> 2. Calibre Reader, formerly used by the customer
service rep at my
> regional Library Service for the Blind. However, she
is sighted. She
> could not offer specifics. Her blind colleague has
limited experience
> or knowledge concerning this issue.
>
3. Forego the first two options, purchase eBooks from Apple
Bookstore
> and read on iPhone.
> 4. Get a paid subscription
to use Scribde with NVDA screen reader.
>
> Previously, I have
published and purchased a couple other books on
> SmashWords. However,
authors are opting for less readily accessible
> means (Adobe PDF, TXT,
or HTML) for one who purchases and read titles.
> More so, formats
becoming standard are Moby and or ePub. Hence, this
> requires one to
have an eBook reader.
>
> Thanks for comment(s) in
advance.
>
