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 > | > | > | ** 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 > > ** 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 > > ** 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