[Athen] [EXT]Re: Reading app for Android

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Keep in mind Robert that the Google playbooks only works when there's
Internet and or Wi-Fi access. Doesn't work off-line at all even if you've
got the book downloaded.
Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
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This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
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On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 12:28 PM Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:


> Thanks Wink! I’ll check these out.

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> Hi Robert,

> There are number of interesting apps available for android use. Here is a

> link from lifehack that compares 10 different apps. Among these 10, Cool

> Reader offers a free text-to-speech component which the others do not. It

> might be worth checking out.

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> Here's a link:

> https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/10-best-ebook-reader-apps-for-android-you-need-know.html

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> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 12:10 PM Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:

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> Hello all,

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> I have a student with Dyslexia who needs to be able to read books on his

> Android phone. He needs TTS for sure and would like to have highlighting if

> possible. Do you have any recommendations for this?

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