here, here, I think on the whole RNIB talking books are Brilliant,
especially the drama series I have recently tumbled upon, there just
Brilliant and I love them. Christine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: new accessible mp3 player
> Books in the RNIB talking book library are not read by some bloke they
have
> dragged in offf the streets.
>
> Iain
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:01 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: new accessible mp3 player
>
>
> Ah! but is the RNIB daisy recording of the new HP narrated by Stephen
Frye,
> or some bloke they've dragged in off the street as with other of their
> 'recordings? :] - Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:28 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: new accessible mp3 player
>
>
> | Roger, I can agree with you about the mark up generally applied to
> | specialist stuff for us, and almost expected by them as of right.
> |
> | Harry Potter audio version? A bit different, or so I contend. First
> | off Stephen Fry won't be paid peanuts for his commercial recording of
> | it, plus paying for studio time, art work, distribution etc. Visually
> | impaired people are not the only audience either for these books. OK,
> | so this is a popular title that will be bought by many thousands of
> | people, but don't forget that public libraries are a gaurantteed
> | market for audio book producers, and like a good bit of access tech
> | sales, the price can be wound up to soak the big buyers at a price
> | that couldn't be got otherwise.
> |
> | Synical though that view just (might) be, these are the realities as I
> | see them. This said, audio books, particularly unabridged ones, are
> | always going to be more exspensive than print versions. The only way
> | this reality can be broken is with the sort of subsidy that RNIB as a
> | charity can bring into play when it sells the small number of talking
> | books that it does. There Roger, as a blind person, is your way out
> | of getting the latest HP at a similar price to your print book buying
> | genral public. Buy a DAISY version of the latest HP from RNIB. (No
> | commission on that sale, unfortunately.) No wonder I've never made it
> | in the big bad world of business!
> |
> | Cheers,
> |
> | From Ray
> | I can be contacted off-list at:
> | mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> | Behalf Of roger south
> |
> |
> | I do understand the Milestone and the BC have more functions but not
> | as ;;many as costing £200 more. I'm a firm believer in the
> | manufacturers see the disabled as a means of making more money with
> | the equipment we need. I'm convinced there is a price cartel that
> | keeps the price up because then we can't go elsewhere.
> |
> | When something like the Zen Stone comes along it emphasises just that
> | point. Look at the price of audio books. The new Harry Potter is
> | priced I believe at £85. I will be able to buy a print copy a few days
> | after the release on the 21 July for around £8.99 if previous books
> | are anything to go by. But for the sake of a few CD's at around 8
> | pence each and the box to put it in we'll say a fiver I have to pay
> | £85. Now if that isn't ripping off the disabled what is. The same is
> | true of the players you mentioned but I'm climbing on my soapbox so
> | I'll shut up now.
> |
> | Roger
> |
> | Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: Ian Macrae
> |
> |
> | Makes you wonder why the milestone is so expensive comparatively
> | dunnit. any views?
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> | Behalf Of roger south
> | Sent: 30 May 2007 11:15
> | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Subject: [access-uk] Re: new accessible mp3 player
> |
> |
> | I've ordered one of these from Amazon at £27.99 plus p & p totalling
> | altogether £30.12. It arrives tomorrow and sounds from the write-ups
> | very good. But at that price if it's not what I want I can give it
> | away as a present and not lose any sleep.
> |
> | Roger
> |
> | Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: Adrian Higginbotham
> | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:50 AM
> | Subject: [access-uk] new accessible mp3 player
> |
> |
> | Just read about the upcoming release of a new screenless audible
> | compatible mp3 player, at under £30 for 1gg version. and no
> | proprietory software like Itunes, just use it like any USB drive.
> | http://accessbrit.wordpress.com/
> |
> |
> | Adrian Higginbotham
> |
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