Maybe RNIB should hold workshops throughout the country and see how many blind people turn up with a device to learn from and from those who do, how well people are coping with it. All very well having a trial period but maybe they need to go out in to the field and do a practical study. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john gallagher" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 10:22 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscription
well that's brilliant irahim many thanks for that one i just cannot understand why the rnib have not joined with this setup as it is way ahead with access in mind. to me the rnib are trying to save money by making us use the over drive system and i know it is only just starting so we must give it a chance but again it is like the sendero gps they are so ahead because of the years of experience they have. at this moment in time any blind person who is not too good with i devices or a computer will not use this service it is too complicated. i did look last night on audible and then over drive and the search on audible was so much much better. again if anyone uses the app on the iphone it will put them off. and as steve says android is worse and again is there a reason why audible could not have been used with the rnib surely for access that would have been cheaper and a lot better for the blind customers.----- Original Message ----- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahimGucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Sunday, 28 September 2014 2.33 am Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Overdrive subscriptionHi John.Audible offers subscription packages of credits which you can use toward the purchase of any book on their website. Packages start from just £7.99 with a month's free trial which will get you one book, though packages with up to24 credits are also available if you want something on an annual basis. They often have special promotions for Audible members too, buy 2 for 1, £5.99 sales and 30, sometimes 40 % off all titles being some of the more common promotions they do. Audible is part of Amazon and if you own a Kindle and purchase the requisite EBook version of a title, you can use whisper synch which keeps your position, bookmarks and notes across bothaudio and print editions of your book, so you can start right from where youleft off on either format. All the best and I hope this gives you the encouragement you need to give Audible a try, well worth it.-----Original Message----- From: john gallagherSent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 11.22 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 thebluetooth in a cap i could not resist it. i think it is a bit like theafshockx but it gives me hands free gps and access to the voice dream readerfor exammple for reading books. i think ian does a good bit of reading onhis 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 andwith grace on my left i have my right hand free now i actually used blindsquare and of course i tells you which road your coming up to. i am not surewhat they call the gps in a cap well actually it is a cap with smallspeakers in it and you connect a device to it viaa bluetooth. all excitingstuff 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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