[bookport] Re: future of bookport
- From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:12:15 -0600
I store the nls books on my computer that I've read, or will read, or will
read again, I just cannot listen to them there. I must output or upload them
to a card after they are decompressed, and then insert that card into a
specialized device to read them. So, for all intents and purposes, it is
only the interface that is not available to "play" the files directly on the
computer. Nothing would stop me from, if were inclined to play the audio
from that specialized device with it's perfect clarity into the computer and
record it ... mechanization's, that what is keeping anyone from doing that,
and you have to have some specialized knowledge as to how to do that, though
it's not a gross amount. Four track formatted cassettes, in the same way, I
could simply output the device's audio into my computer and record it, so it
seems to me that the reasons for not providing an interface to play the
files on my computer via a secured interface, are specialized and not
thoroughly communicated. Why not, let's say even a web interface so you
would have to have an on-line connection to the net to authorize it each
time could be as secure as the portable player, wouldn't it? My message is
off topic for this list and I apologize!
Curtis Delzer
W B 6 H E F
Fessenden, North Dakota; 58438-7300
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:29 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: future of bookport
Nonsense. NLS itself stores books on computers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:53 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: future of bookport
> NLS doesn't want people to be able to store such books on their computers.
> It concerns copyright laws.
> At 01:46 AM 12/20/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>>Perhaps no one missed it. I think people are trying to figure out what
>>other alternatives they can have with bookport or whatever, because
>>there's a difference between shelling out $395 for a bookport and $1,395
>>for a braille plus, in spite of how convenient, versatile and impressive
>>the latter is. Don't get me wrong. I love both. But I can see why
>>people would be looking for options involving cost below those of the
>>braille plus or icon.
>>
>>What I would be interested to know is if APH is at any point interested in
>>developing pc based software capable of reading those nls books. Might be
>>a less costly alternative, given that there wouldn't be hardware involved.
>>Not as portable as the bookport or braille plus but...
>>
>>Marta
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:24 PM
>>Subject: [bookport] Re: future of bookport
>>
>>
>>>you all missed it! Didn't Pam say that another Braille device will soon
>>>support the NLS format?
>>>
>>>Curtis Delzer
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Fiorello"
>>><richkar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: "bookport" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:00 AM
>>>Subject: [bookport] future of bookport
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi;
>>>While I'm not certain if we can really know about any future releases or
>>>not, bookport customers are "jumping ship" and going to players that will
>>>work with nls. As other players are approved more folks may choose to
>>>seriously look at them. Once the bulk of the market has gone elsewhere
>>>it
>>>might be to little to late to come out with a new and improved bookport.
>>>At
>>>the moment, however, I enjoying the good old outdated bookport.
>>>Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>
> Sandy Licht
> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14.
> For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
> you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you
> will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You
> will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be
> found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.
>
>
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