[bookport] Re: How do you use you Book Port?
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:38:26 -0500
In spite of the huge number of books you already have, I do still feel bad for
you. That's a very hard position to be in. I'll have to go and thank my lucky
stars for my full-time job and my ability to pay the price for such a large
repository of books.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:24 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: How do you use you Book Port?
True enough, when I am reading a tremendous book, I would rather read than
eat, (I'm glad I can do both at the same time.) but when it is a choice
between eating or reading, that is when you can't afford Bookshare. This
is only a temporary circumstance, but at the moment, it is still
true. Don't feel sorry for me. I have 7 memory cards filled with
books... Over a thousand, I would guess.
At 01:15 PM 7/13/2005, you wrote:
>I know this isn't strictly BookPort related, but Bookshare is, by far, the
>largest, most affordable, and diverse legal source of electronic books
>that is available to Americans. I'm sure a lot of people on here are on
>very limited incomes, but $50 a year for access to thousands of books is
>an awesome deal. I don't mean to be rude or impertinent, but I'm trying
>to figure out why someone absolutely couldn't afford Bookshare. I read
>several Bookshare books per week on my BookPort, and wouldn't trade that
>service for the world. If I've completely misunderstood anyone's point, I
>humbly apologize.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:28 PM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: How do you use you Book Port?
>
>
>It is not an option for those of us who can't afford it, either.
>
>At 09:45 AM 7/13/2005, you wrote:
> >That is really a shame. I hope they can find a way around this some day. I
> >would like to see this opened up for Canada and the rest of the world for
> >that matter.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--Best regards,
> >
> >--Rick Alfaro
> >--rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:44 AM
> >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: How do you use you Book Port?
> >
> >Well, again, Bookshare is not an option to us non-Americans.
> >
> >Bruce
> >
> >--
> >Bruce Toews
> >E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: water_drinker@xxxxxxxx Web Site (including
> >info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV
> >Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com
> >
> >On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Rick Alfaro wrote:
> >
> > > I actually prefer audio books as well, but they can get expensive and
> > > there is so much available on BookShare and they are so simple to
> > > download and transfer to the BookPort that I find myself doing that
> > > more often. I learned Braille late in life, so I'm a very slow
> > > Braille reader. I used to read the BookShare stuff in Braille on my
> > > Braille Lite and took forever to read an entire book. Now, with the
> > > BookPort, I can zip through 1 or 2 books in a week using its text to
> >speech.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --Best regards,
> > >
> > > --Rick Alfaro
> > > --rick.alfaro@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Bruce Toews
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:44 PM
> > > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [bookport] Re: How do you use you Book Port?
> > >
> > > If there's one thing I've learned today, it's that, in prefering audio
> > > books, *I'm* in the minority ... at least around here. Which is fine.
> > > The beauty of BP is that you can have it both ways.
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bruce Toews
> > > E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: water_drinker@xxxxxxxx Web Site
> > > (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info
> > > on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com
> > >
> > > On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Natalie wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi. To answer your questions, I don't listen to audio books on my
> > >> bookport mainly because I really don't like audio books much. I
> > >> would rather use the text to speech. I know I'm probably strange
> > >> that way, but I find that humans read to slow. As for how long I use
> > >> my Bookport, probably about two hours every day because I now read
> > >> while walking on my treadmill and then read with it before going to
> > >> bed at
> > > night.
> > >> Natalie
> > >> At 06:50 AM 7/12/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> So far most of the time I use my Book Port for reading audio MP3
> > >>> books. I was wondering if people could give me feedback on the
> > >>> following
> > > questions.
> > >>>
> > >>> What percent of the time do you listen to audio books?
> > >>> What percent of the time do you use text-to-speech to listen to
> > >>> books or materials?
> > >>>
> > >>> But percent of the time do you listen to music MP3's?
> > >>>
> > >>> How often do you use your Book Port?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for the feedback -- Jim -- Michigan
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>Sandy Licht
>Phone: 409-898-8218
>Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
>11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
>are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
>12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in earnest,
>you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says the
>LORD...
Sandy Licht
Phone: 409-898-8218
Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in earnest,
you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says the
LORD...
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