[access-uk] Re: portable audible
- From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 10:20:50 +0100
Hi
OK, the plot thickens with audible.co.uk.
1. Despite the fact that the address bar of I E does indeed state that
audible.co.uk is being used, the site does mirror the audible.com site.
2. What is interesting is that I can now log into the original audible.com
site and purchase books which I was previously denied access to, so maybe
there is some kind of agreement now running for people in the UK to the
effect that audio material previously denied to us is now unrestricted.
3. Where the unrestriction seems to stop is when you want to sign up to
their premium listener plan. If you live in the US, you can get a very nice
portable MP3 player if you sign up to the plan for 12 months. This is not
available in the UK it would seem.
4. On a slightly unrelated matter, I have a technical query for anyone using
audible content.
I am using their audible manager desktop player to play content, and I do
not seem to be able to get back to the beginning of a book. There does not
seem to be a keystroke to do that. While I can go forward what they define
as one section at a time, the keystroke to go back a section,
control+shift+R, does not work. Has anyone else had similar problems? Steve,
it sounds like I might have to get out the book courier (smile).
Brian Hartgen
E-Mail: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
MSN: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
Skype: brianhartgen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Slater" <donna.slater@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: portable audible
> Hi
>
> The bookport and book courier are similar devices. The book courier has
> differently shaped keys which may enable some people to find their way
> around the keypad more easily. Also, I understand that the book courier
has
> an inbuilt key learn mode, whereas the bookport loads its help file onto
> each flash card placed in it. Having looked at the book courier briefly
and
> used the bookport extensively, I prefer the bookport because its ongoing
> development is phenomenal. I am a beta tester for its firmware and
software
> and can confirm that the bookport will incorporate a braille notetaker in
> its next release of firmware. It can compress, or speed up audio books
> whilst they are being transferred to the bookport. The APH team are
really
> keen to have ongoing suggestions for the bookport's development and try to
> take account of any ideas put forward by the people on the bookport users
> list. I've had a bookport now for two years and have seen this product go
> from strength to strength. It's probably one of my most used "gadgets".
I
> take it everywhere with me as it is so versatile.
>
> I must emphasise that I have no affiliation with APH, I am just a very
> satisfied customer.
>
> Hope this helps, but if I can provide any more information, please ask.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Donna.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:48 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: portable audible
>
>
> > Aren't the Bookport and the Book Courier more or less the same thing
with
> > a different name? Or are they completely independent devices?
> >
> > James
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna Slater" <donna.slater@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:13 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: portable audible
> >
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I forgot to say in a previous post that the bookport copes with books
> >> from audible, and will even compress (speed up) speech if you require,
> >> although this has to be done whilst transferring the file to the
> >> bookport.
> >>
> >> Best wishes
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:11 PM
> >> Subject: [access-uk] portable audible
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi
> >>> I just wondered what portable devices people were using to listen to
> >>> content
> >>> produced by audible? Now that audible.co.uk is available, which is
great
> >>> news, I just wondered if people are using any mainstream players to
play
> >>> the
> >>> books and how they find them in terms of accessibility.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> Brian Hartgen
> >>> E-Mail: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> MSN: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Skype: brianhartgen
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