[bookcourier] Re: e: Re: BOOKCOURIER UPDATE

  • From: "Marie Baisez" <marie.baisez@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:44:07 +0200

well then, if that new product is that much better and the bc is going to be obsolete they should give us the new thing asking only for a nominal fea. just wishful thinking!? or do miracles happen sometimes? let's wait and see and dream on for a while...

Marie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:14 AM
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
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-----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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