What's the cap like, by the way? Would it suit women and/or men? Any details of its make and price would be useful, or a web site, please. Finally, do the speakers make it a bit heavy on your head? Carol P ----- Original Message ----- From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: Date: Saturday, 27 September 2014 11.22 am Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscription > > > hi jackie fine the over drive works great for me but i find the app > difficult. can you tell me about the cost of a sub to the audible as i > understand the app is really good. > > changing the subject i must say that i had a really good day on steves stand > at sight village leeds last thursday meeting some really nice people and was > very impressed by the way steve demmoed things and i was so impressed by the > bluetooth in a cap i could not resist it. i think it is a bit like the > afshockx but it gives me hands free gps and access to the voice dream reader > for exammple for reading books. i think ian does a good bit of reading on his > i device and the thing is about the cap is that noone can see your phone it > is not pinchable so to speak. i have just had a walk out this morning and > with grace on my left i have my right hand free now i actually used blind > square and of course i tells you which road your coming up to. i am not sure > what they call the gps in a cap well actually it is a cap with small speakers > in it and you connect a device to it viaa bluetooth. all exciting stuff hope > you like your new i device all the very best then > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, 27 September 2014 10.15 am > Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscription > > > > Hi John > > Our subscriptions to the Talking Books service are currently paid by our > Education and Libraries Board. But we have taken out one OverDrive > subscription to share between us. If we prefer this, we will eventually > transfer our Talking Books subscriptions to OverDrive, but have no intention > of doing so for now until everything settles down and works the way we want > it to. But for £50 a year, I can't complain. We share an Audible plan, so > have plenty to keep us going. > > It is a pity the whole system does not work the same for everyone though. > > Kind regards, > > Jackie Brown > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, 27 September 2014 9.52 > Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscription > > > > > > > well because of all the hassall with the council i always paid my sub for > > the talking book service and at £1 per week i just cannot grumble with all > > the cut back in the future we will all be paying for this service soon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Pele West <pele.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Saturday, 27 September 2014 9.00 am > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscription > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sandra > > > > > > I have always had to pay my subscription, first for talking books, then > > > for the Bookstream Service and, whenit becomes due, for the Overdrive > > > service. 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