iPod_iPad+as+a+eReader

Using the iPad as an e-reader

Format: epub iPads/iPods use an epub format for their e-text. When downloading material to read choose this format if available. If you download the material and voice over/ speak select don't work then you may need to convert the format to ePub. Sites [|www.gutenberg.org] offer a variety of formats.

NIMAS Qualifiers who are using iPads and Bookshare are urged to invest in Read2Go, an app that is working great to bring books down from Bookshare onto the iPad.


Small amounts of text can be sent to an online conversion site called Zamzar. [|www.zamzar.com] Upload the file, select epub file type and an emailed file will come back to you which will be in the correct format. Larger texts can be converted with a free tool called Calibre. Calibre will need to be loaded on your computer. Open Calibre and use the add book tab to upload material to be converted. Use the convert books tab to select ePub format. Upload this file to your iPad via email or iTunes
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iOS version 5 and newer offer Voice Over and Speak Select Options for text reading materials on the iPad. To access these go to settings, scroll down to accessibility and turn speak select on. This will give you an option to speak text that is highlighted in safari or epub formatted material Voice over changes the gestures you can use to navigate the iPad. This can throw folks. Remember, voice over was designed for folks with visual impairment issues. 1 tap tells where a person has touched on the screen. 2 taps activates the cell highlighted. 3 fingers moves between app pages. Here is a nice quick tutorial on iPad's and VoiceOver []
 * Using the built in reading features**

[] Tips for reading on line.


 * vBookz**: Classic text, bookmarks, epub format, has nice reader voices

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 * NeoJulie, Neo Kate and Neo Paul** app: Free app, Can cut and paste large amounts of text to be read but doesn't save or keep track. Also use it to support writing.

Transfering pictures to the computer from iPod @http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2548/iphone_transfer_pictures_from_iphone_to_xp/

updated1/9/13