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New Accessible Book and Document Reading app to try. This was posted by the developer on an email list I am on. Please pass it on... Hello everybody,

I’d like to share my new iPhone and iPad app I’ve just released: Vox Libri.

App Store link:
apps.apple.com/us/app/vox-libr…

Vox Libri is built to help people read books and documents in a flexible, personalized, and fully accessible way. It is designed to work well with VoiceOver and braille displays, and to support different reading preferences: on-screen reading, braille reading, or high-quality text-to-speech.

The interface is available in English and Spanish, and you can use any device-supported language for voices.

Key features include:
• High-quality text-to-speech for natural read-aloud.
• A braille reading mode compatible with braille displays.
• A highly customizable reading screen (font, size, colors, spacing, themes).
• Support for common formats: TXT, PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML, Markdown, and EPUB.
• Accessible navigation through chapters, headings, pages, bookmarks, and sections.
• Hands-free reading using headphone controls.
• On-device AI translation, summarization, and simplification when supported by the device.

I am working in versions for MacOS and WatchOS…

If you try Vox Libri, I would sincerely appreciate any feedback from BlindApple users—especially around accessibility, braille workflows, navigation, and overall reading comfort.

Thank you and regards
Jonathan Chacón

#New #Accessible #Book #Document #Reader #Blind


I recently started using Book Notification (booknotification.com).

For me, the use case is simple: add a list of #authors I like, and they send me a weekly email with upcoming releases by those authors and a link to a personalised #book release calendar page.

I read a lot of #books, so I like what they're doing. Unfortunately there is a catch. Two, actually.

Firstly, they use an #accessibility overlay (Ally by Elementor). While it isn't personally bothersome for me (particularly given the fact that my primary interest is in the content they email out), I do fundamentally object to using a service that perpetuates the use of these tools however unmaliciously.

Secondly, the first time I visited the site after signing up, I'd been signed out and the backend had apparently forgotten my password. Services not handling authentication data and user sessions well is a development pet peeve of mine.

All of this to say: if this sounds appealing to you and you're not put off by the highlighted caveat and hiccup, it does seem to work well. But I'm also interested in recommendations of other services like this that will let me keep track of new book releases by authors I enjoy. Do you know of any?

(Please no Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, or the like.)


Phrase from the synopsis of a #book I glanced over while looking for my next read: "there’s a fine line between murder and seduction."

Uh...I...think, maybe, it's just possible that you might be doing it wrong, my guy. Also: no thank you moving quickly on!

#book


What's up with my #reading habits lately?

Me: "I'd really like some #fantasy or #scifi comfort food. Nothing complex; maybe something cozy or slice of life, or a power fantasy where the good guys always win. I'd love that."

Me, a few hours later: "Hey! This #book was just a predictable power fantasy where the good guys always win! It was overly simple slice of life, and the conflict was low stakes. I hated that!"

It's gotten to the point where I haven't rated the last few #books I've read, because "2 stars: was exactly what I asked for!" just seems like an unfair review.

Anyway, authors: please figure out what I actually want to read and write that, then advertise it to me as what I think I want to read. Because book marketing isn't hard enough for you, right? Thanks! #bookstodon




Five years ago I got the chance to write "A book for my library is a book about my library". A #curl #book #review

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2020/05/07…



Mastodon has been an amazing source for #book recommendations. A few #books I've read since joining Mastodon that were excellent:

The High House by Jessie Greengrass simonandschuster.com/books/The…

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow us.macmillan.com/books/9780374…

Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff wwnorton.com/books/survival-of…

Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen barnesandnoble.com/w/factory-g…

#bookstodon


Vamos a anunciarlo así, con nocturnidad y alevosía, pero @spectrumgirl y yo hemos decidido que sería buena idea montar un nodo de BookWrym, la red social del fediverso para compartir lecturas. 📕

Hemos decidido que el proyecto se llame "ComeLibros Club", un pequeño club de lectura donde recomendarnos libros que nos hayan emocionado, hecho reír, etc.

Registros abiertos en comelibros.club

#Book #BookWrym #ComeLibrosClub #ClubLectura #Libros #Llibres #Libro



#Book recommendation! If you are interested in how came that #Putin came to power and how so called putinism developed in contemporary russia this is the book for you. For me its a little bit too anti-russian in its core but still, it opened my eyes for many things. Have a good read!
amazon.com/dp/B07VMZYK13/ref=d…


Gender Euphoria is an anthology of real life stories of trans joy, told by a variety of trans / non-binary / intersex / non cisgender authors.

The book focuses on all the different forms trans joy can take, and attempts to offer a variety of perspectives.

#Book #Trans #books #author


✨ HELLO FEDIVERSE ✨

I'm working on an introductory #book about #decentralisation protocols. 🦄

It serves as a taster for different technologies, and provides you with a path forward to deepen your studies if you're so inclined.

I'll cover #ActivityPub, #Hyper, #IPFS, and #SSB. Each chapter is a brief intro and a hands-on project using #JavaScript.

The book will be CC licensed. If that sounded interesting, add yourself to the interested readers list at:

leanpub.com/four-decentralisat…


I am:
🔵a #book lover
🔵mildly #burnedout but trying to take it easy 😊
🔵a #cat lover (sharing my place with 1 fluffy terrorist)
🔵#choleric (actively working on my tantrums though) 😂
🔵a good #communicator
🔵#compassionate
🔵#curious
🔵#Czech
🔵an #effectivealtruist (I translated Toby Ord's The Precipice into Czech)
🔵#empathic
🔵a #feminist
🔵#friendly
🔵a #linguistics nerd
🔵a #liberal
🔵a language #teacher
🔵a literary #translator
🔵very much in love with @stepan
🔵 a #woman