[bookcourier] Re: Using a Card Reader to Transfer Files
- From: Darcy Burnard <darcyburnard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:48:59 -0500 (EST)
Hi Kevin. I'm not a bookshare user, but as I understand it, no matter how
you transfer your books from your computer to the BC, the serial number
would be
required. This is to prevent someone getting a book from bookshare, and
then giving copies to all their friends.
Even if bookshare doesn't work this way, Audible definitely does. I think
you'd have trouble convincing all us audible users to give up audible
support, just so you could use your card reader to transfer files a bit
faster.
Darcy
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Kevin Jones wrote:
> Cant we just give up transferring directly from bookshare.org site to the
> book courier so th serial number doesn't have to be queried so that you can
> just copy from hd to card reader and then stick in the bookc courier?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Katie Walker
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:45 PM
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Using a Card Reader to Transfer Files
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Yes, it would be great to just copy the files to the flash card via any old
> card reader. The problem is that the Transfer Tool queries the BookCourier
> for its serial number during the transfer process. This information is
> integral to the Digital Rights Management system that BookCourier uses to
> encrypt the files you transfer. (MP3 files are the one exception to this
> encryption process.) Outfits like Audible, Bookshare.org, and WebBraille
> are very sensitive about their content and require us to use DRM. While it
> may be tempting to come up with a workaround for transferring some files,
> it just leads to maintenance issues down the road. The real solution for
> Ray is to fix his system so that the PC and BC can communicate. A USB
> expansion card should solve the problem. As far as improving the file
> transfer speed, we're very aware of the problem and we're working on some
> long term solutions.
>
> Katie
>
> At 10:59 AM 2/17/2005, you wrote:
> >Hi Ray.
> >
> >That would be very useful even for us tech savvi users. It takes a bloody
> >age to transfer daisy books and MP3 files to the BC using the transfer
> tool.
> >It would be very useful indeed to have the TT think the flash card reader
> is
> >the BC. After all, what is the BC but a USB flash card reader?
> >
> >Warmest, Ibrahim
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ray Hazan" <raymond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:31 PM
> >Subject: [bookcourier] Re: DAISY FORMAT BOOKS
> >
> >
> > > Katie,
> > >
> > > I am not technical, nor do I know much about card readers, so I may well
> > > be
> > > talking pie in the sky!!
> > >
> > > Is it possible for those of us whose BC and PC will not talk to each
> other
> > > to force BCTT software to think the card reader is the BC and so
> transfer
> > > files that way?
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Katie Walker" <katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:57 PM
> > > Subject: [bookcourier] Re: DAISY FORMAT BOOKS
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hi Denise,
> > >>
> > >> I don't know of any DAISY file producers in the US other than RFB&D.
> The
> > >> most I can say about that situation is that Springer Design is in
> > >> discussion with RFB&D right now. Another option for US-based users (or
> > >> anyone else, for that matter) is to create your own DAISY books using
> > >> specialized software such as eClipseWriter from IRTI
> > >> (http://www.irti.net/). When I have information about new sources of
> > >> DAISY
> > >> files, I'll let you know.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Katie
> > >>
> > >> At 03:52 PM 2/12/2005, you wrote:
> > >>>HELLO ALL,
> > >>>SINCE RFB&D DAISY BOOKS DON'T WORK WITH THE NEW BC UPDATE, WHERE CAN A
> > >>>PERSON IN THE U.S. FIND BOOKS IN THE NEW DAISY SUPPORTED FORMAT?
> > >>>P.S. WILL THE BC EVER support windows media player files?
> > >>>I'm asking because There is a new source for books now called overdrive
> > >>>media. The problem is that it's windows media player and so one cannot
> > >>>download the audio books to the bc.
> > >>>In fact, it seems most things from music to books are windows media
> > >>>player
> > >>>files.
> > >>>Anyway, just asking?
> > >>
> > >> Katie Walker
> > >> Springer Design, Inc.
> > >> katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 10/02/05
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> Katie Walker
> Springer Design, Inc.
> katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
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