Most Bible trnaslations of the Bible courier do come with some additional reference material on it.
I gathered from the origianl post that the top priority was ease of navigation of the Bible itself. It is true that a Pastor - and really any serious Bible scholar - also needs to be able to access reference materials. However, most of us do not carry around a reference library. An this is just the point i was trying to make. If the purpose is to give the prospective Blind pastor an equal means to access the Bible itself like his sighted peer in church or a Bible study do, then I hthink the bible courier is the way to go. It is made to be just that, an accessible easy to use Bible. If on the other hand the intent is to give the prospective pastor access to multiple Bible translations and a reference library, then a portable reading device like the bookport or some accessible pda or better still a lightweight noteobok computer with a fullfledged Bible software package and screenreawder is the way to go IMO.
The bookport would work to read the Bible like a book at a time and i know it is able to remember multiple bookmarks but it is not designed for easy and quick Bible navigation. That is why the Bookport/book Courier and the Bible Courier are two different devices even though the underlying hardware is the same.
hth Doris At 12:26 AM 5/31/2007 -0700, you wrote:
Rufus,I imagine that a pastor has to read other things besides the Bible, at least, that is how it is in the USA. Therefore, he might also want to get Book Port which will allow him to read electronic and/or auditory theological and Biblical material.Barbara Chipmunks <chipmunks@xxxxxxx> wrote: What you want is probably a Bible Courier. This is the same hardware basically as the Bookport and Book Courier but specialized for Bible Access. it is available for US$75.00 plus shipping from http://www.users.qwest.net/~lbea/ AS you will see, this is much cheaper than the Bookport. TWhere the BP is a genral reading device for multiple e-text and audio book formats, the BBible Courier is a talking Bible exclusively. It comes preloaded with the Bible translation of your choice (about 10 different versions to choose from) and does allow Book, Chapter and verse navigation. This is audio only and talks with the Doubletalk TTS chip. It allows spelling of words and adjustment of voice, volume and speech rate. I have had my Bible Courier for half a year and really love it. I do agree that a portable Braille device would be preferable but they are out of reach of most of us. hth Doris At 11:56 PM 5/30/2007 -0400, you wrote: >This is the right group. >First, not knowing your situation, I would say that a device with a >Braille display would help more, such as the BrailleNote >(www.braillenote.com), BrailleSense (www.gwmicro.com), APH Icon >(www.aph.org) or some such device. >If all you are looking for is audio, an EBook will not give you >that; it is just text. You will want to put the entire thing on the >BP, but as far as precise navigation to chapter and verse goes it >will be hard. I have no problem accessing the bible on my >BrailleNote, and if I want a passage read to me I just tell the BN >to read it. If I want to read out loud I can look at the Braille >display. The problem is that refreshable (electronic) Braille is >extremely expensive, but (in my opinion) very well worth it. >Sorry I could not give you a more helpful answer, but, in short, I >feel that the BP will not satisfy the needs of your church member. I >wish you and him the best in this. > >Have a great day, >Alex > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Rufus Uulf" >>To: >>Date sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 13:16:12 +1000 >>Subject: [bookport] bible on BP > >>To the members of bookport freelist > > > >>I apologize for bursting in on your conversation but would >appreciate some >>advice before purchasing a bookport. > >>We are a small church in country Australia and one of our members >is a >>visually impaired gifted person whom we wish to train as a >pastor. > >>He needs to have the same ease of access to the full bible as the >rest of us >>here do. > >>Do you believe bookport will provide that for him? > >>That is, can he go to any verse or chapter in the bible at the >press of a >>couple of buttons? > >>We will order the bookport from the USA but where do we go for >the correct >>format of bible? > >>Will all audio bibles give him equal flexibility as he searches >for chapter >>and verse? > >>I gather there is a big difference between an e-book and an audio >book. > > > >>If I have addressed the wrong group, I apologize and would >appreciate it if >>you could direct me to the correct group. > > > >>Rufus U > > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: >269.8.1/822 - Release Date: 5/28/2007 11:40 AM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 5/30/2007 3:03 PMBarbara No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: 5/30/2007 3:03 PM
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