I'll certainly be keeping an eye on its development. James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier Vs Bookworm > James, the counter argument there is that with your bog standard > personal stereo you don't have the ability to read any kind of txt file > on the move. Personally I love the courier because it and it's PC > interface are extremely intuitive in terms of use, it already has a good > deal of functionality and flexibility at a reasonable price, the company > which has developed it continues to look for ways of improving and > expanding what it can do and, in my experience, it's pretty stable and > reliable. > > Cheers now. > > Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of James O'Dell > Sent: 31 August 2005 11:36 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier Vs Bookworm > > > I like the idea of the book Courier and I understand it's a difficult > project to get off the ground, but for me it doesn't quite do enough of > any one thing to make it worth buying just yet e.g. > > - Doesn't support Word documents, html documents, Commercial e-books, > ITunes, Napster or the lower-quality formats from Audible > - Only speaks English > - Doesn't have a radio on it, meaning that if you want radio you have to > take a separate unit with you whereas with a bog-standard personal > stereo you have your radio and your audio book in one device. > > James > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the > BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq