[bookport] Re: BookPort Stories
- From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 14:20:18 -0500
i agree,
my wife and i just discovered audible.
i have a bookport and she wanted a reading device so we got her the
bookcourier, i know it's a bad word on this list (smile)
she really did not like the bookport's buttons, she likes the different shape
of the bookcourier's keys.
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:17:31 -0800, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
>I'll tell you a funny BookPort story. My husband, Gary, bought one at the
>same time I did. Now, when we first got married ten years ago, he told me
>he'd never get into audio books, for he loved seeing the words, etc. Well,
>before i got a BookPort, I convinced him of the joys of Audible, and he got
>an Audible Otis. So, we had 2 Otis characters living in the house. but,
>every 12 hours, a a a batteries had to be changed so we were top customers
>at batterymart.com.
>Last summer at ACB, I told Gary I wanted to find APH to see the BookPort. I
>so enjoyed Fred Gissoni, who let me come by for 3 days in a row to see the
>thing. Gary sat passively off to the side while I hemmed and hawed over
>buying the thing. Finally, I decided to go for it and buy it. Well, he
>took a good look at it, and he bought his there as well. Now, I feel like I
>live alone most of the day because he who never thought he'd care for audio
>books, does all his work hidden beneath headphones attached to his bookport.
>I mean, when it's his turn in the kitchen he's got the thing on his belt;
>when he's doing paperwork for our business, he's got the thing on his belt.
>When we travel for business, it is he who says to me, "Don't forget your
>BookPort." And, at the end of each day, we both fall asleep reading our
>respective books on our BookPorts. I think he uses it more than I. His
>biggest problem was learning to use it, for the keys have no labels. I
>teased him mercilessly, but he knows all of what he needs to know. So,
>there is hope for sighted people, SMILE!
>The BookPort is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and I'm delighted
>that in this household, it's a family affair!
>Marlaina Lieberg
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeremiah Z. Rogers" <jzr@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:04 AM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Beta 1.2.0.11
>> I stayed up all night last night, literally, reading a book and was afraid
>> that I'd read instead of work if I brought it today. Hope no potential
>> future employers, or current ones for that matter, are reading this list
>> and gain reason to question my work ethic. <smile>
>>
>> Jeremiah
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Angie Matney
>> Sent: February 07, 2005 13:02
>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: Beta 1.2.0.11
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>> You left it at home? Mine is like American Express ...<grin>
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>> >Jeremiah, who is mad at himself for leaving his BP home today
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