[bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.

  • From: "Walt Smith" <ka3lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:43:38 -0400

And it's not like we're losing any access at all. All we're losing; and that
only temporarily; is personal convenience. No new titles will be issued by
NLS in digital format only. The cassette players still work. Personally, I
have so much to read on my Book Port right now, I can very definitely wait
until the new version is ready from APH, thank you very much.
 
And its always easy for people with no understanding of technical issues to
suggest what appear to be simple solutions that aren't possible to
implement.

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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of David Tanner
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:34 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.


Yes, and the only format that Stream plays that Book Port doesn't is NLS.
On the other hand Book Port plays a lot that Stream does not.
 
Boat anchor?  I think he wants a lot for as little as he can pay for it, and
probably would prefer a new unit that reads every file format known to man
that has books recorded in it for free.
 
----- Original Message ----- 

From: john  <mailto:unclejam@xxxxxxxxxxx> melia 
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:55 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.


there is no way to convert the old book port to play talkingbooks. and the
book port is not a boat anchor it plays more file formats than anything out
there.  It is still a good deal for the money.  aft is not the first kid on
the block but when they show up with a product it is well thought out.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Phil Parr <mailto:philparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:43 AM
Subject: [bookport] Book port, boadt anchor.


   You no, I do understand that as blind individuals we have no lobby,
absolutely no voice, and most of all no business complaining about anything.
Of course I don't want to seam ungrateful for what I have, but not being
able to play n l s books on the current bookport is a stone bummer.
   To many blind persons four hundred fifty dollars is a large chunk of
change. As we all no lots of blind folks are on a fixed income and don't
have much discretionary money to spend on book players.
   I wonder, could it be possible that the printing house could set up a
program where  you could send your bookport back for a conversion so it
would play n l s books. Maybe this could say cost fifty bucks and be sent
free matter. After all this is,  "the American printing house for, and I do
mean for, the blind. 
 
   Phil Parr.

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