[bksvol-discuss] Re: Accessing bookshare books using Kurzweil
- From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:00:50 -0500
Since I read them in Kurzweil, I don't care.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melissa Smith
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accessing bookshare books using Kurzweil
This is the way I do it as well.
The bad thing about downloading the daisy file through Kurzweil is that it
converts it to the old bks format, which means it most likely won't work
other places. At least that was my experience, and the experience of a
couple others on the K1000 list.
Melissa Smith
On 6/27/2011 12:19 AM, Bob W wrote:
> Believe it or not, I went for six months typing the password six times
> for each book. So, I guess that's not so strange.
> Larry's method works fine. But, I like to see the newest books, the
> short synopsis, and anything else from the bookshare site. So, I do
> things differently.
> I am using windows xp sp3, internet explorer 8 and kurzweil v12.
> I'll give general instructions, and if you need more detailed help,
> just ask.
> Go to a book on the bookshare website which you want to download, and
> choose "download in daisy".
> Save the book somewhere on your hard drive. I save mine in the books
> folder of "Kurzweil educational systems". After you've saved all the
> books you want, close the website.
> Go to the "my documents" section of your computer, find the "kurzweil
> education systems" then find the books section under that.
> Find the first book you just downloaded. It should have a .zip
> extension. Since you don't want it to have a .zip extension, you need
> to extract all the files in to a regular folder. It's usually easiest
> if you leave the folder in the "kurzweil educational system \ books"
> folder.
> There are several ways to extract files from a .zip file. I prefer the
> extraction tools that comes with windows. If you need help with this
> let me know. Nonetheless, whichever method you choose you should have
> to enter the password once.
> Once the files have been successfully extracted, delete your original
> .zip file. It's no longer needed.
> Now open Kurzweil, and find your book in the books folder. Open the
> .opf file,You should not have to enter any passwords.
> To save the book as a .kes file, go to the file menu, arrow down to
> "save as" and press enter.
> Leave the filename alone, tab once to the file type which should be
> daisy. Down arrow twice to .kes and press enter.
> That's it.
> Questions? Let me know.
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Larry Lumpkin <mailto:llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2011 9:14 PM
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accessing bookshare books using
> Kurzweil
>
> Kurzweil has an online menu accessed by alt-n from the main
> window. Choose books andchoose title or author and type in the
> name or title. Un-check any providers you don't want being sure
> to leave bookshare checked. Choose either daisy or brf and hit
> ok. You will have to enter bookshare password/id info here and
> then hit ok and the book should download automaticly. When you
> get the completed message, Control-o to open the book. You will
> get a dialog asking if you want to open recently downloaded
> books. Say yes. You will have to enter password info one last
> time. When the book is open, save it as a .kes or any other
> format you want or just read ajnd close. It will be in the
> down.lpoads folder for future reference when you want to re-open
> it and you shouldn't have to re-enter password info.
>
> *From:*bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of
> *Shelley L. Rhodes
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2011 9:06 PM
> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Accessing bookshare books using
> Kurzweil
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a question, smile.
>
> I have a student who is a new member to Bookshare and wants a
> reasonable way to access books and other printed materials.
>
> We tried downloading and opening a Bookshare Daisy book in
> Kurzweil version 11.0, and it was a bit um difficult. She picked
> the .opf file, and typed in the password, but then she needed to
> type in the password six more times to get the book opened. Once
> it was opened and we reviewed bookmarks she was ol.k.
>
> She also wanted to know how to save it as a Kurzweil book so she
> doesn't have to keep typing in passwords.
>
> What am I or my student doing wrong, is there a more efficient way
> to access a daisy book using Kurzweil, does she need to update
> Kurzweil to find a patch to solve the problem?
>
> I have to be honest I use my book courier to access Bookshare
> books and just recently purchased a Booksense, for the purpose so
> I don't use the Kurzweil method.
>
> CCan someone give me some pointers or suggestions on how to
> improve this for my student.
>
> I have recommended a Booksense, but I don't know if it will be
> purchased or not.
>
> We shall see.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
> and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
>
> Diamonds may be a woman's best friend, but a dog is mine.
> ?
>
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