[bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:26:57 -0800
Hi Brian,
The Book share does support Book Share files. For more information call the
American Printing house for the Blind at 1800-223-1839, extension 307. You
will get pamela Raeder who is the support person for Book Port. Good luck.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
> Does the Bookport support Bookshare files?
> This is a huge thing for me, especially since Bookshare offers newspapers
> via newsline for the blind.
> Brian M.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:47 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
>
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I know the BP enables a user to speed up audio books without changing
> pitch
>> which, to me, is a big deal, even though I read mainly text. I use it
>> constantly with BookShare files and have had no problems whatsoever. I
>> usually use the .brf files instead of the daisy ones and APH is very
>> responsive to Braille translator issues. They've cleaned up most of them
> in
>> the past year. Another thing I like about the BP is the greater number
>> of
>> file types it supports. Speaking strictly for me, it's more than worth
> the
>> extra money, however, I know there are some folks on the Book Port list
> that
>> have both devices and could give you a more accurate comparison. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:33 AM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Port
>>
>>
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > But is not the Book Port a more versatile device than the Courier
>> > hence,
>> > more value for the money.
>> > I too have the same question and would appreciate hearing from Book
>> > Port
>> > users as to their likes and dislikes of the product relative to
> BookShare.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
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