Yes, I understand that to be the case. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ari Sent: 11 August 2007 13:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Word Play Seems a bit of a waste in electronics? If I'm understanding this correctly, you have to buy a new player for each set of audio books? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Word Play >I wrote about this on this list a month or so ago. I have not seen one > though so cannot review the machine. I think amazon were selling them for > just over ten pounds. I am almost certain they were abridged, which puts > me > off rather. > > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf > Of Ray's Home > Sent: 11 August 2007 12:37 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Word Play > > > It's just occured to me that someone did a short review of this book > collection a year or two back on Access World. > > Try ferreting around at: > http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp > > Sorry, haven't time to track down the exact whereabouts of the > article. > > Cheers, > > From Ray > I can be contacted off-list at: > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > mary > > > Hi, > > Has any one on the list used the following? > > Audiobooks on the move! This is a new, portable way to listen to audio > books - just > plug and play! Macmillan Digital Audio are delighted to introduce a > brand > new format > for audio book lovers everywhere. Word Play is an incredibly light and > portable pre-loaded > player which means you can 'plug and play' your favourite audiobooks > anywhere in > the world. The player runs off a standard AAA battery so they are > easily > re-chargeable > and they come with a free set of headphones so you can start listening > to > your audio > books straight away. > The James Herbert collection of books was almost twenty pounds but > they > had most of his really well known ones on this one unit. If anyone > has used > one, a description would be good. I can see it being a good idea for > people > who do not like downloading books. I didn't think it was a bad price > either > considering how many books were there. I wondered how easy it would > be for > a blind person to navigate between books. > > Regards > > Mary > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 2451 (20070811) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2451 (20070811) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq