Barbara, .kes only works in Kurzweil, .ark only works in Openbook. Perhaps what we're dealing with is a difference in computer skills. Some people don't know their programs well enough to be comfortable using the SAVE AS feature, so these other formats are accepted. I'm not sure what the answer is, except maybe we should pay more attention to the variant programs we can use. I'll do more of that when I get my Kurzweil running again. It's sick right now, but I'll be back! Mickey Mickey Prahin micka@xxxxxxxxxx MSN: mickeylundgren@xxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (614) 670-4011 Check out Bob's new CD at http://www.boballentrio.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:16 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: prohibiting kes and arc formats Does anyone know if I can download ARC files in my Kurzweil 11 software? Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I didnd't say that the newsletter should prohibit ARC or KES submissions--just that it suggest that they should be submitted in rtf if possible--which has been suggested before ("or to the instructions for volunteers it could be added that books should be submitted in rtf") True, I didn't add "if possible," but I did add "unless it can't be done." On the volunteer page, underneath the list of acceptable formats, is this paragraph: "Rich Text Format (RTF) is the preferred file format for book submission to Bookshare.org. RTF enables us to produce the most consistent content output. This file format may be generated by using the "save as" feature in most word processors, and it is a file format that is available on all computer platforms. " All I was suggesting was that this be put in a newletter or in the volunteer acceptance information. Of course, as I suggested, or asked, and as you eplained in a previous post, if a person can't convert to rtf for any reason then he/she can't, and people like you and Grace and others who can validate in ARC and KES and do those books. Possibly if the message on the volunteer home page were more widely disseminated, more people who had the option of converting to rtf would, and more books would be available to a wider group of volunteers. Cindy --- "E." wrote: > I am just a bit concerned when i hear somebody > suggest that the newsletter > put out by bookshare ask that kes and arc formats > not be used. The fact is > most of the books on step 1 are in fact submitted in > more universal format > such as rtf. I know some people cannot use kes or > arc formats. I also > know some cannot use doc because they do not have > word. I know we need all > the submitted books we can get and I hesitate to > restrict formats for > suvmitting them too much in case that cuts down on > the number of books > submitted. > Please let the list know about particular kes or arc > books which anyone > wants worked on and I am sure someone will do their > best to get to them. > > > E. > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. Barbara