[bookshare-discuss] Re: Anyone Interested In MP3 Formatted Books?
- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <darrell.shandrow@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:33:01 -0700
Hi Monica,
I am definitely hopeful that, one day, Bookshare will be able to provide copies
of books in audio format, as I have heard that request from users many times in
the past. MP3 is, of course, not the only way to go. The books could be
encoded in audio DAISY format, in much the same way NLS books are today. Since
audio DAISY is considered to be a special format, and these books would
continue to be protected by the same DRM and fingerprinting techniques already
used for the text, it should ultimately be within the realm of possibility to
make this happen. The challenge would be to acquire and license text-to-speech
that provides an extremely high quality experience that may serve to closely
approximate reading by a live narator.
Regards,
Darrell
----- Original Message -----
From: Monica Willyard
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:49 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Anyone Interested In MP3 Formatted Books?
Hi, Chela. I know your heart is in the right place. Bookshare does not allow
us to share files with each other, and copyright law prohibits them from
distributing files in something other than a special format. Mp3 is able to be
played by anyone, and the publishers would shut us down in a New York minute.
If you have suggestions like this one, please send them to
support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx instead of to the list. They can advise you on what is
legally allowed.
Monica Willyard
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