[bookport] Re: New York Times on Bookshare
- From: Robert Carter <r-carter@xxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:46:16 -0500
Hi Anna,
You are correct. The opf file is the only one that shows up in the transfer
software when you look at a daisy book from bookshare. Give it a try.
Robert Carter
At 01:35 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
>That's using the OPF file??
>At 01:28 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Larry is not kidding. When you use the daisy version of the New York Times
> >and USA Today, you can jump from article to article using the nine key
> >while the Book Port is reading. It is the closes that I have ever come to
> >being able to browse a newspaper. It is very cool!
> >
> >Robert Carter
> >
> >At 12:21 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
> > >You can convert your books to text, but there are some real advantages
> of =
> > >sending them as a DTB, mainly additional navigation, and, as Rob
> mentions, =
> > >you need Book Wizard to do that. It should have been installed by =
> > >default.
> > >
> > >
> > ><<< rmeredith@xxxxxxx 8/17 8:26a >>>
> > >Book Wizard Reader is not optional if you plan to send Digital Talking =3D
> > >Books.
> > >
> > > >>> eddie.montanez@xxxxxxxxxxx 08/16/04 09:49PM >>>
> > >Hi Larry,
> > >
> > >When I tried sending the new york time .opf file, I got the following
> > >message.
> > >Book Port Transfer
> > >Unable to send Digital Talking Books.
> > >Book Wizard Reader is not installed.
> > >OK Cancel
> > >Dump question but do I really have to install the Book Wizard Reader? I
> > >never really used it before. I normally would convert my books into text
> > >form and send it to the book port.
> > >Eddie
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
> > >Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:56 AM
> > >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > >Subject: [bookport] Re: New York Times on Bookshare
> > >
> > >
> > >No, you just send the .opf file.
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> r-carter@xxxxxxx Monday, August 16, 2004 10:51:19 AM >>>
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >When you download the New York Times in daisy format from Bookshare, =3D3D
> > >you=3D3D20
> > >end up with five files after unpacking. Do you send all of them to the =
> > >=3D3D
> > >Book=3D3D20
> > >Port?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Robert Carter
> > >
> > >At 09:30 AM 8/16/2004, you wrote:
> > > >These are actually cooler in Daisy format. With Daisy, you can jump
> > from =
> > >=3D
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> > >=3D3D3D
> > > >article to article.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >>> r-carter@xxxxxxx Monday, August 16, 2004 10:26:28 AM >>>
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >It is very cool that Bookshare is now offering some newspapers like
> the =
> > >=3D
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> > > >New=3D3D3D20
> > > >York Times and USA Today in brf format. I love being able to
> download =3D
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> > > >them=3D3D3D20
> > > >to the Book Port. I have discovered that one can use the word by: with =
> > >=3D
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> > > >a=3D3D3D20
> > > >colon after it to jump from article to article in USA Today but
> > haven't=3D=
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> > > >been able to find a way to navigate between articles in the New York =3D
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> > > >Times.=3D3D3D20
> > > >Does anybody have any creative suggestions that I haven't thought of
> yet?
> > > >
> > > >Robert Carter
> > >
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> > > =20
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