Thread: Women and older people more likely to adopt ereaders
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Old 08-29-2011, 08:16 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by elizilla View Post
Preach it! I have a friend who is in the hospital after a massive stroke. I brought him an MP3 player with an audiobook, but it's too small and complex - he cannot operate it. I have looked everywhere, I cannot find an MP3 player with large simple controls that can be operated by a person with one working hand and poor vision. Even the ones sold for small children are tiny and complicated. Grrr.
Maybe an ereader with MP3 capabilities would help? If you got a larger one with buttons (touch screen probably not the best at this stage). He might also be able to read by enlarging the font. Just a thought. Hope his recovery goes well.
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