[bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
- From: "Shannon" <srre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:00:19 -0700
Joanie,
I agree with the first part of your message--that is that Bookshare and Web
Braille did not interest me before I got my book port because I did not want
to sit at the computer and read all day. Neither could I justify, mostly
for reading, the expense of a BrailleNote or any such thing. I could
however, and did, justify a BP. Now that I have it I visit Book share and
Web Braille all the time. However, I still very much enjoy NLS books and
the narrators. This is why I mostly always have two books going at the same
time--an NLS book and one from Bookshare or Web Braille. It's awesome to be
able to do that, and I also use BP to read audible books and listen to other
audio files as well. The thing I most enjoy is being able to get authors
through Bookshare that NLS doesn't have, like Richard Laymon for example.
Book Port has not at all diminished my love of NLS, it's just given me more
options of books to read!
Shannon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joni Colver" <joni.colver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:35 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
> A friend of mine tried and tried to interest me in bookshare and Web
Braille
> before I got my Book Port. Working at the computer all day, I definitely
> did not want to continue sitting at the computer after work to read a
novel.
> A laptop seemed like overkill just to have a portable reading device. I
> also used to prefer audio books because of the human narration and the
> interest that can add to a book.
>
> However, when I got my Book Port in May of 2004 everything changed. I am
> constantly visiting bookshare and Web Braille. I have very little
interest
> in NLS cassette books and find more narrators annoying than enjoyable. I
> like the consistency of the synthetic speech. I would have never
predicted
> that I would feel this way but that is the point I am at now.
>
> Joni
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:07 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
>
>
> I am quite surprised about the number of people that prefer the
> synthetic speech. I have long been in this camp, but I thought I was
> the rare exception. It is good to learn that I am not all alone with
> this prefereence, and this is good information to know as we continue
> product development on this and other tech products.
>
>
>
> >>> ncrabb@xxxxxxxxx Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:52:33 PM >>>
> Sarah said in an earlier message that she is part of a tiny minority
> who
> prefers synthetic speech to human narration.
>
> While that club is no doubt small and exclusive, I hope and trust
> there's
> room for me. Even though I'm doing these NLS conversions, I prefer a
> plain-text book like a Web braille title over the human narration any
> day.
> The choice of the DoubleTalk chip was an excellent choice as far as
> I'm
> concerned.
>
> I suspect, Sarah, that there are more of us out there than we might
> realize--more who enjoy synthetic speech over human narration, that is.
> I'm
> solidly in that group.
>
> Nolan
>
>
>
>
>
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