I'm thinking of getting me dear old mum an e-reader for Xmas, as she used to love to read , but her failing sight makes this less easy for her now.
Can anyone recommend, or give me some clues as to which would be the best e-reader for the blind old bat?
Blind old bat
Blind old bat
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I would suggest the Kindle because:
1.) You can make the text as big as you need to, reformat line spacing, word spacing etc
2.) It's not backlit so reduces eyestrain
3.) Is the only one I have any real experience of
1.) You can make the text as big as you need to, reformat line spacing, word spacing etc
2.) It's not backlit so reduces eyestrain
3.) Is the only one I have any real experience of
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How about books on tape - oh that's so yesterday.... but you know what I mean
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Tape!?!?!? What's wrong with good old wax cylinders?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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They can be a tad fragile.
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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[ Mam mode ] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. [ / Mam mode ]
Bah!
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My mother, who has been blind since the early 70s, has used books on tape for a long time. They also used to provide records which turned at very low rpms, 8 and 16rpm, for a lot periodicals and books. The braille foundation has a lot of resources.MajGenl.Meade wrote:How about books on tape - oh that's so yesterday.... but you know what I mean
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Did't you just say you came from folks who did not
read?
read?
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With books on tape you don't have to read...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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TPFKA@W wrote:Did't you just say you came from folks who did not
read?
Certainly did, and like me my mam only got into reading at an older age. She only started reading in her 60's when someone loaned her a book on Vera Lynn.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Gob wrote:TPFKA@W wrote:Did't you just say you came from folks who did not
read?
Certainly did, and like me my mam only got into reading at an older age. She only started reading in her 60's when someone loaned her a book on Vera Lynn.
Better late than never I suppose.
Maybe it would be better to get her a large lighted magnifying glass and a stack of books rather than bamboozeling her with technology? I have lighted readers from Foster Grant that are wonderful.
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Can you point me in the direction of these please?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I am posting on a phone right now. I can google that for you when I get home. I understand oz isGob wrote:Can you point me in the direction of these please?
a backwards country that has no image search engines where one might simply enter in "Foster Grant lighted reading glasses" or some such. A hand up that's what I say.
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Hey 
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Thanks though, I fear the old dear's eyes are beyond the help of them.
!!Thanks though, I fear the old dear's eyes are beyond the help of them.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Have you looked into getting her large-print books? I suspect most libraries have them.
Are her eyes going bad all around, or is she just getting very farsighted? If the latter...maybe a set of reading glasses that have approximately the power of the Hubble Telescope?
Are her eyes going bad all around, or is she just getting very farsighted? If the latter...maybe a set of reading glasses that have approximately the power of the Hubble Telescope?
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
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FWIW here they are, ugly as fuck all but I love themGob wrote:Hey
Thanks though, I fear the old dear's eyes are beyond the help of them.
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Nothing for it but you'll have to read to her for an hour before bed time. Think of the bonding.....
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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I think the Kindle gives her the most flexibility. My uncle, who has macular degeneration and loves to read, really enjoys his and the ability to change font size. Also convenient (for aging hands) is the ability to easily hold a book of any size.
The "old" style (not the Fire) has no backlight so it reads more like a real book. Be sure to get her a book light so she can read at night without turning the light on!
The "old" style (not the Fire) has no backlight so it reads more like a real book. Be sure to get her a book light so she can read at night without turning the light on!
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Thanks for the tip. I'm going to get a pair for close work, like installing capillary columns.TPFKA@W wrote:"... I have lighted readers from Foster Grant that are wonderful.
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