[bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
- From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:50:33 -0800
The reason I said tapes are flawed is: 1. They can easily break, and then
you either have to try and repair it or sit and wait for the tape to be
re-sent; 2. it takes a carton of them to make up one book; 3. The quality
of the sound deteriorates over time; 4. The machinery to play them requires
much more maintenance (at least for me).
Also, although I do like a well read story, I actually prefer synthesized
speech as it allows me to better create my own voices for the characters I
read about.
Brian Miller
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From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:22 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
>
> Good points, Amber. My late husband loved tapes. The only thing he hated
> was hearing Westerns being read by women, especially those with Eastern
> accents. <smile>
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:57 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
>
>
> This is honestly a matter of opinion.
> I prefer a human reader to a computer any day, and cannot understand why
> some feel the tape structure is flawed.
>
> I can sit by the ocean and read in comfort and with the kind of vocal
> seasoning only a human ca produce.
> I think the suggestion that a book produced today could likewise be
> available today.
> Still my point is that each individual has personal tastes. Both services
> have their place, and I trust both will remain for those who want to
> savor them.
> Karen
>
> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Brian Miller wrote:
>
> > I agree -- NLS was the best show in town for many years, and still
> > produces
> > a superior product. Their recordings are great, but the medium of tape
is
> > flawed, and there is no way to get around that.
> >
> > I think NLS has since the 90s done a much better job of expanding their
> > collection in a rounded way -- I was often surprised by some of the
titles
> > that would appear, and often with relative alacrity.
> >
> > But there is no question that no one can beat a service like book, where
a
> > book that came out today, can, with a little effort, be available within
> > days -- even the same day in some extraordinary cases like Harry Potter.
> >
> > Brian Miller
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 8:42 AM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
> >
> >
> >> I don't want to dis the NLS system. I certainly had my share of
> >> frustrations, and bookshare has opened up a whole new world. I can
> >> always
> >> get a book when I want. There's no waiting for the library to send
what
> >> I
> >> have requested and there are books here the library never thought of
> > doing,
> >> but let's give credit. For decades it was my only source, and gave me
> > hours
> >> and hours, probably too many, of good listening.
> >> I usually get things I request, but then I believe in overflowing the
> > cart;
> >> so they have lots to choose from. I think some libraries are better
> >> about
> >> filling requests than others, but with bookshare, we don't need to
worry.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Julie & Miss Mercy" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:32 PM
> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] More books than I know what to do with!
> >>
> >>
> >>> I think the subject pretty well sums it up. Yes, Kasondra, I agree
with
> >> you.
> >>> I'm 27, and I already have so much that I'll probably never get around
> > to
> >>> reading it all, and that's particularly hopeless since I keep getting
> >> more!
> >>> <smile> It's a good kind of hopeless, though. <smile> Thinking back, I
> >> can't
> >>> imagine how I got along before Bookshare. I know it wasn't fun, for
> > sure!
> >> I
> >>> always had problems with my regional libraries of NLS. I never got
what
> > I
> >>> wanted, no matter how many requests I sent in, I never got enough and
> >> there
> >>> was always a lot of downtime between the time I sent books back and
the
> >> time
> >>> I got more...and the list could continue. Bookshare has changed all
that
> >> for
> >>> me. Take care.
> >>> --
> >>> Julie Morales
> >>> Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> http://www.youravon.com/juliemorales
> >>> Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Partly Cloudy, 41F°(5C°)
> >>> Wind:Calm
> >>> Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like a slacker.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Kasondra Payne" <Kassyp36@xxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 5:44 PM
> >>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Wish List Has Been Updated
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Cindy,
> >>>
> >>> That list you have would be very interesting. I am only thirty, and I
> >> don't
> >>> know if I will ever be able to read all the books that I would like
to.
> > I
> >>> hear about new ones every day. This morning I heard of a new one by
Art
> >>> Buchwald, called Too Soon to Say Good-bye. That would be a good one
to
> >> add
> >>> to the collection. There's always new books, and bookshare has made
it
> >>> easier for us to get a hold of so much wonderful reading material. We
> >> just
> >>> didn't used to have this kind of access a few years ago.
> >>>
> >>> Kasondra Payne
> >>>
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