[access-uk] Re: Reading on the Iphone

  • From: Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 08:04:48 +0100

Yes, most books I read are daisy too, so hopefully I won't have too much 
trouble thanks



carol P
Sent from my iPhone

On 8 Jul 2012, at 09:57, "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Carol.
> 
> Its worth mentioning if it hasn't been done so already that RNIB books are 
> Daisy 2.0 audio books, so In Daisy should have no trouble reading these 
> titles.  Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this, but that's 
> been my personal experience
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Carol Pearson
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 9:43 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reading on the Iphone
> 
> Thanks Richard..
> 
> All the best, Ibrahim.
> 
> For some reason I didn't find the free version.  Havefn't had much book
> reading time lately but will give it a go, though already feel a little
> disappointed and will probably return to Victor for ease of reading without
> hassle.
> 
> Carol P
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Richard Godfrey-McKay" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 11:08 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reading on the Iphone
> 
>> Found the following on the Applevis site re InDaisy, hope
>> you aren't too disappointed Carol, and let us know how
>> you get on. "My comments related to this app are less
>> than kind, but I need to qualify that by saying choices
>> are limited and nobody is doing exactly what I want to
>> see with this type of app.
>> My experience with the app is colored by a series of
>> exchanges with the developer related to the Daisy 3
>> compatibility mentioned on the web site and in iTunes.
>> I use APH's Book Wizard Producer to build audio only
>> books that play back perfectly on all the major hardware
>> players including the NLS machines. The builds I do are
>> not protected so this is not a DRM issue. I asked the
>> Levelware folks in an email message if they supported
>> daisy 3 audio only. They responded yes.
>> However in the quoted section from a reply below it is
>> interesting to note the reference to daisy 3 with TOC.
>> In addition they responded to a question I had on the
>> long delay in getting new versions out, the last update
>> was in June of 2011.
>> From April 16, 2012
>> Quote begins:
>> We are working on testing and fixing up bugs of the new
>> features of the up coming release which will be available
>> in a month or two.
>> 
>> We've resolved some performance issue which is
>> complicated and takes quite a while to fix.
>> 
>> InDaisy supports Full Audio with TOC that is in Daisy
>> 2.02 and Daisy 3 format. It can change the playback speed
>> without changing the pitch. It can play
>> MP3/AAC/ALAC/OGG/FLAC and more. If you are in doubt, you
>> can send us a copy of the book you wish to read and we
>> can test it out for you in-house. Quote ends:
>> I did in fact send them a test book but they never
>> replied with test results.
>> I purchased the app anyway since I was interested in
>> trying it next to other similar apps.
>> The results were less than exciting.
>> First of course the books I build don't play at all.
>> Second when I tryed to download a book from Bookshare the
>> app crashed. After the crash it was impossible to restart
>> the app on the iPhone 4S running 5.1.1.
>> I restarted the phone but the app would no longer launch
>> at all.
>> It just returned me to the home screen of the phone.
>> Finally I removed In Daisy from the phone by deleting the
>> app and then installing it again from iTunes.
>> Not a positive experience in any way.
>> As is the case with other reading apps such as Bleo
>> navigation is easy and the minor differences in
>> interfaces can be learned.
>> These apps are designed for blind users so everything
>> talks.
>> Again as I have commented in other areas on the forums
>> the voice options for reading are still frustrating.
>> I can live with the Acapela voices but limiting the
>> choices to the two US voices is silly.
>> In addition if I could use the default Voice Over voices
>> I probably would most of the time.
>> However the pause for page change that is evident in all
>> of the reading apps I have tried makes long reads jerky.
>> It seems to me that in speaking to other users who have
>> purchased most of the daisy reading apps I don't think
>> anyone is completely satisfied with any of them.
>> The major daisy reading apps currently in the app store
>> are all old and several have not been updated for over a
>> year.
>> In part I suspect this is due to the small volume of
>> sales.
>> I have exchanged several messages with the developers of
>> Voice of Daisy in Japan and they too have been promising
>> a new release since last fall.
>> In their favor however is the fact that they have a free
>> demo version so you don't have to drop $25.00 for an app
>> that you find doesn't work the way you expected.
>> 
>> Link to InDaisy in the App Store
>> Visit developer web site"
>> 
>> 
>> Richard Godfrey-McKay
>> 
>> Telephone: 01738-445 880
>> 
>> Mobile: 07791 452 593
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol
>> Pearson
>> Sent: 07 July 2012 04:13
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reading on the Iphone
>> 
>> Someone recommended InDaisy (from the App Store) for
>> this.  I've just purchased it, a couple of days back, but
>> haven't yet got round to doing any serious reading with
>> it.  You may like to givef it a try.
>> 
>> Carol P
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: "Sharon Bowell" <sharon.bowell1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 5:10 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Reading on the Iphone
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Could someone kindly advise me on the best way to read
>>> daisy books such as RNIB talking books, plus mp3 books
>>> on my iphone 4.
>>> 
>>> Many thanks.
>>> 
>>> Sharon
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