[bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:44:30 +0100
Hi Jackie,
No, I have no more information than you, I am merely guessing that if
Springer are making a new product, it may, not will, be based on a BC-like
device, since they seem to be very good at it. There are interesting things
they could do, for example, a hard disk based book courier would be really
cool. Imagine a talking MP3 player like the BC, that could hold 40 or 60GB
of data, instead of just being limited to CompactFlash. Again, I don't know
anything, just crystal ball gazing, but I would love a hard disk based
player based on the BC. In fact, the BC could be the ultimate talking MP3
player, if given a hard disk, and the channels corrected on the circuit
board.
All the best
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From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie M.
Sent: 27 June 2006 06:22
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
Do you have information the rest of us don't, re what the new product is?
It may have nothing whatsoever to do with Book Courier or audio books.
But it does appear Book Courier is headed for the skids.
- Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Nutt
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:14 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
Hi Mary,
I very much doubt it. I don't know anything, but I would guess that this
new product is going to be a replacement for the BC, so it could be even
better. So I still believe the original BC is going bye-bye.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ward
Sent: 25 June 2006 16:36
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
I read the message again, and I think that Katie's message didn't
necessarily say that the BC is no longer being developed at all. Her
message did state that the BC wasn't being worked on right now. Springer is
not a big company, so they might not be able to work on multiple projects at
a time. So maybe the BC will go back on the front burner after this new
product, whatever it is, gets up and running.
I'm also disappointed that the RFBD upgrade hasn't happened yet, but I think
it might be a little premature for us to go mourning the death of the BC.
Reports of its death might be greatly exaggerated.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:46 AM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
> Hi Denise,
>
> I don't think that just because the BC is no longer likely to be
> developed further, an argument can be made not to buy it? It is in my
> view, about the best out there of all the products you mention,
> including the Book Port.
> Its interface being more intuitive is a big plus, and I still love my
> BC, whether Springer do anything more with it or not. I don't think
> the Milestone even comes into consideration for me, since it has no
> TTS, and can't even speak file names without labelling with your
> voice. It is too basic in functionality to me. The Port and the
> Courier are the only two contenders in my book. The only thing to be
> said for the Milestone, is that the voice recorder is much better, but
> the MP3 player is not interesting to me at all. Oh, and it can't play
> Daisy yet, though I hear it will, and it can't read text files, and it
> can't play Audible, and on and on.
>
> All the best
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of denise avant
> Sent: 24 June 2006 19:40
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
>
> This is indeed unfortunate. Certainly its springer's right to move on
> to another product. However the process here was not quite fair.
> Springer has probably known about this for weeks if not months.
> meanwhile, people have been trying to decide what to do about there
> reading and listening needs.
> should I buy the bc, bookport or milestone? maybe people still might
> like the bc, but wouldn't it have been fair if they could have made
> their decision knowing that nothing more would be done to the bc to
improve it.
> even microsoft, the company many love to hate announces when its not
> supporting windows verssions anymore.
> many people have asked the question on the list whether springer was
> going to stop upgrading the bc. Every answer I saw was "no"
> last december or january we were asked to participate in beta testing
> for rfb books to be loded onto the bc. In fact a new list was created
> for that purpose. I loaded the beta software but never tried to
> participate in the process as I had some difficulty getting rfb to
> acknowledge the consent form I sent three times. But I left the beta
> software on my device as I never received any notification that the
> beta period was at an end.
> a new upgrade came out and a message was sent which advised that if
> you were wanting to participate in the beta for rfb you should not
> upgrade to the latest software revision of the bc. since that time, I
> have not done anything to my bc because I was waiting to see if a new
> upgrade would be coming out after the beta period with the rfb
> capability part of it. its rare that a company would beta test and
> then just drop the ball and say weeare off to another product. See
> you.
> we have not heard anything from springer until yesterday when katie
> made her announcement. until that time there was a long silence from
> springer. so I did have a feeling this was going to happen.
> consequently, I told someone the other day that perhaps he should not
> buy a bc until we heard whether there were going to be continuing
> improvements with the device because as many have pointed out there is
> room for improvements.
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:03:10 +0100
>>Subject: [bookcourier] Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
>
>>Hi Katie,
>
>>That's disappointing in a way. It sounds like we are finished
> with BC
>>updates, and there is a lot of work that could be done on the
> transfer tool.
>>I really hope that some further development will be done on it
> one day.
>
>>All the best
>>--
>>Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users.
>>Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277
>>International: +44(0)1438 742286,
>>Fax: +44(0)1438 759589
>>mobile: +44(0)7956 334938,
>>Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Katie
> Walker
>>Sent: 23 June 2006 23:08
>>To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bookcourier] Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE
>
>>Hi everyone,
>
>>I am still monitoring the list, but haven't seen a reason to jump
> in
>>recently. As far as I can tell, you are helping each other. My
> approach is
>>to wait a while to see if the group responds to a question before
> doing so
>>myself. Sometimes I contact people off line to find out if they
> have solved
>>their problem or to follow up on an issue that doesn't affect the
> rest of
>>the group. If you submit a question or have a problem that the
> group hasn't
>>been able to handle, you are always welcome to write to us
> directly at
>>support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>Regarding the future, we are working on new product development.
> As a
>>result, we do not expect to spend much time working on
> BookCourier updates.
>>While we did pursue an RFB&D filter a few months ago, the project
> has been
>>stalled by some issues with RFB&D. Admittedly, given our change
> in focus, we
>>have not put the effort into jumpstarting the RFB&D project. I'm
> sorry to
>>disappoint the RFB&D members out there.
>
>>Katie
>
>>Katie Walker
>>Springer Design, Inc.
>>katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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