Just a clarification, The Book Courier actually had Audible Support before the BookPort, just in case some readers were unaware that the Courier does support Audible. Having said that, BookPort is the only device that has the ability to listen to Audible content at faster rates, via settings in the transfer software. Tim -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mika Pyyhkala Sent: Thursday, 7 October 2004 11:53 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport versus book courier Hi, I looked at both of these units at the summer conventions. I was told that the Book Port had more numerous and advanced features, and that the Book Courier was less expensive but lacked some of the features. It was suggested that perhaps the Book Courier is slightly easier to learn and use, etc. I chose the Book Port namely due to it having more features and options, and due to the Audible support. -Mika -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Noonan Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:30 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport versus book courier The AccessWorld review was ok-ish, but is totally out of date for software functionality now. At the risk of offending someone, Even then, I didn't feel it adequately highlighted the uniqueness's of each machine, as much as saying what was similar. Still, its a good starting point, and was relatively accurate at the time of writing. One good and accurate (but potentially biased) comparison is found in the latest BookPort manual, under Frequently Asked Questions. Tim -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tiffany H. Jessen Sent: Thursday, 7 October 2004 4:41 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport versus book courier The good comparison between the two devices that I know of, is found at: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050407 In case the link does not work, it's in the July 2004 issue of Access World. I'm not sure about the Courier, but I'm sure the book Port has come out with an update since then though, so you do have to consider that when reading the article. The primary difference besides in price as I see it, is that the Book Port supports a few more formats than does the Courier, though that too may have changed at some point. Besides the Courier being slightly cheaper, they also give discounts to people who are members of Bookshare or use Kurzweil for their OCR. Book Port does not do either. Tiffany ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:27 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport versus book courier > Geraldine - > > The Book Port is available only from APH. > > Both devices are manufactured by the same vendor. The courier has > differently-shaped buttons and includes some context help that, as I > understand it, will tell you immediately what a given button or combination > of buttons does. I've found the Book Port user interface design to be > so rational, though, that I don't think that such a feature would be > at all useful to me, but I realize that people differ in terms of what > they can remember. > > My impression is that the Book Port is undergoing more intense > development of new features and that APH is more responsive to their > users by way of this list. There used to be a comparison of the two > devices on the APH Book > Port page, but right now, I can't find it or I'd provide the link. However, > this information may now be somewhat dated. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geraldine Meeker" <gerichas@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:03 PM > Subject: [bookport] bookport versus book courier > > > Hello: > > I am also disappointed I was not able to receive the bookport > promptly. > > What are the differences in the bookport and the book courier? I have read > information on both of the units, but I am not able to find the difference. > > Would the bookport be available anywhere other than APH? > > Thank you, > > Geraldine Meeker > > Gerichas@xxxxxxxxxx > > >