[bookport] Re: new bookport sad

  • From: "Blomstrom, Shelly J" <Shelly.J.Blomstrom@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 13:01:11 -0500

Will the  bookport play Library of Congress books after they convert
from cassettes?

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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lana
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:54 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: new bookport sad 

Sad to hear the new BP is delayed; because I just heard from my library
that the download program for talkingbooks is starting.  Would prefer bp
over victor reader stream, but am not sure even it has been updated to
take them yet.
Anyone know the latest
----- Original Message -----
From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Drive and Street Etc.


> Harvey:
>
> Your guess is as good as mine.  It all depends on whether or not we
get a
license for a newer Double Talk version.  If not, then we won't.  We'll
have
to wait and see, though, because I've yet to get my hands on the Book
Port
2, as it has been pushed back.
>
>
>
> Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
> American Printing House For The Blind
> 1839 Frankfort Ave.
> Louisville, KY  40206
>
> PHONE:  1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>
>
> >>> harveywhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/06/07 05:56AM >>>
> I'm sorry to learn that the Book Port speech program cannot be
modified by
> the user. There is something depressingly stupid about a program that
could
> read "Drive South King moved to Street Andrews. instead of "Doctor S.
King
> moved to Saint Andrews"! The program designer seems to have been
obsessed
by
> letter heads.
>
> Okay; it can't be helped. But what about the new Book Port we've been
> promised? I suppose that the company would have taken the opportunity
to
> correct the fault - wouldn't they?
>
> Harvey White
>
>
>
>
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