[bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.

  • From: Kelly Pierce <kellytalk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:36:51 -0500

Walt,

NLs will still produce cassette versions of books for the next several years in 
addition to the digital format.  It will not be until the next decade when 
digital-only production of books is planned.  A lot will happen between now and 
then, including the distribution of free players that can access the digital 
files.  

Kelly 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Walt Smith 
  To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:43 AM
  Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.


  And it's not like we're losing any access at all. All we're losing; and that 
only temporarily; is personal convenience. No new titles will be issued by NLS 
in digital format only. The cassette players still work. Personally, I have so 
much to read on my Book Port right now, I can very definitely wait until the 
new version is ready from APH, thank you very much.

  And its always easy for people with no understanding of technical issues to 
suggest what appear to be simple solutions that aren't possible to implement.



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  From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of David Tanner
  Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:34 PM
  To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.


  Yes, and the only format that Stream plays that Book Port doesn't is NLS.  On 
the other hand Book Port plays a lot that Stream does not.

  Boat anchor?  I think he wants a lot for as little as he can pay for it, and 
probably would prefer a new unit that reads every file format known to man that 
has books recorded in it for free.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: john melia 
    To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:55 AM
    Subject: [bookport] Re: Book port, boadt anchor.


    there is no way to convert the old book port to play talkingbooks. and the 
book port is not a boat anchor it plays more file formats than anything out 
there.  It is still a good deal for the money.  aft is not the first kid on the 
block but when they show up with a product it is well thought out.            
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Phil Parr 
      To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:43 AM
      Subject: [bookport] Book port, boadt anchor.


         You no, I do understand that as blind individuals we have no lobby, 
absolutely no voice, and most of all no business complaining about anything. Of 
course I don't want to seam ungrateful for what I have, but not being able to 
play n l s books on the current bookport is a stone bummer.
         To many blind persons four hundred fifty dollars is a large chunk of 
change. As we all no lots of blind folks are on a fixed income and don't have 
much discretionary money to spend on book players.
         I wonder, could it be possible that the printing house could set up a 
program where  you could send your bookport back for a conversion so it would 
play n l s books. Maybe this could say cost fifty bucks and be sent free 
matter. After all this is,  "the American printing house for, and I do mean 
for, the blind. 

         Phil Parr.

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