another good point, I think they could get much better readers in, as some I have heard could really do with some rehearsal time, and again, some editing wouldn't go a miss either on some books I have heard. Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts > Ray - I'd be surprised if the HP books are the Stephen Fry narrated ones - > don't the RNIB have their own readers? That's why to my mind, a lot of their > books are such poor quality, because of the readers! > > > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:02 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts > > > Here's Two questions which could possibly best be answered elsewhere, so > feel free to email me off-list if you feel that's appropriate. > > 1. I have one of the RNIB provided original 'Classic' DASY players. Most > anoying thing is that, apart from limited battery life, it appears > impossible to be able to fast wind/rewind through books if you've missed a > sentence or paragraph due to distractions. Is an upgrade to the later > machines going to give me a rewind/fast forward facility? Or do I have to > buy another machine to be able to do this? > > 2. Well, I've just answered the question I'm about to comment on, (smile). > Seems you can buy all the Harry Potter books from RNIB in DAISY format, and > the Half-Blood Prince is around £17.00. (Presume this is the Stephen Fry > version as available on BBC Word for Word.) Now, I wonder, isn't that a bit > controversial, especially considering the HBP is in the shops for at least > three times that amount; on the internet likely rather less? Good of > course that RNIB can do this, but am I the only one to wonder if there are > going to be those with portable MP3 players who might be geting hold of > this? OK, I hear the majority of the blind exclaiming,, 'Not our problem'! > Maybe, but I'd like to bet that some form of copy protection is going to > rear its ugly head sooner or later. > > Just a final brief comment on my current reading - and I've only now gotten > around to reading DAISY books. The spy story I'm reading just now is a > scream! Not least because of the cut glass accent in which its being read. > More amusing is the phrase 'four letter word' in place of say, 'F.... the > party or F... the phone etc. Obviously this was recorded thirty years or > more back; but more anoying is the poor editing of the CD version. > Obviously banging out the titles is important with National Lotteries > funding of the 'remasters'. All the remastering appears to amount to is > some good noise reduction, on this recording, but no inserting of silence > gaps between chapters. Also, there are large gaps where there shouldn't be. > I'll swear , not a 'four letter word'coming on! I can hear a dog in the > background sometimes! All this adds a good deal of unintentional amuzement > for me, to abook which isn't that good a read. > > Sorry if much of this belongs elsewhere, but felt sharing of my views and > questions might be of interest to a few. > > Ray > > Personal emails: Email me at > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > ** 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 > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > > __________ NOD32 1.1316 (20051208) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > ** 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 > > --- > [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses but it is your responsibility > to maintain up to date anti virus software on the device that you are > currently using to read this email. ] > > > ** 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