[bookport] Re: Bookport and Bookreader Wizard
- From: Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 10:57:13 -0500
No. It can't read Audible books. Those books have their own proprietary
format.
At 10:32 AM 5/13/2005, you wrote:
>Someone please correct me if I am incorrect, but I assume, after briefly
>looking at the book wizard reader manual that it cannot read books from
>audible.com. It would sure be nice if it did because I really like the
>ability to speed up and slow down the book on the fly.
>Thanks for the help.
>
>And a happy Friday the thirteenth to all of you.
>Neal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:32 AM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport and Bookreader Wizard
>
>
>Actually, you can use Book Wizard as a stand-alone product. It can be
>used to read the books on the PC as well. If you use the demo version we
>provide with Book Port, it would work for 15 minutes at a time on the
>PC. If you were to purchase Book Wizard itself, you would be able to
>read books on the PC all day, if you wanted. However, neither one of
>these things are a factor, when sending books to the Book Port, because
>it works differently from there. I just wanted to clarify that, for
>those of you who are new to the list and may not be familiar with how
>that program works.
>
>Pamela
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >>> james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/11/05 11:22AM >>>
>Hi,
>
>I do like your suggestion on having the ability to pre-process files and
>
>send them at a later time. It's less of a problem now though because of
>mp3s
>being readable as unindexed. The only function you looze is book marks
>and
>who often book marks mp3s, not unless there podcasts.
>
>As to the point about book wizard, it is free to book port transfer that
>is,
>you can only use it within the book port software. You can't run it
>standalone.
>
>Best
>
>-James-
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 4:04 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport and Bookreader Wizard
>
>
> > Bookshare already provides an unpack utility, so I see no need
>whatever
> > to re-invent this particular wheel. Also, since the Book Wizard
>software
> > comes free on the Book Port CD, I don't understand the statement
>that
> > you paid for it.=20
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of B. Alan Mattison
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:44 AM
> > To: Book Port Discuss
> > Subject: [bookport] Bookport and Bookreader Wizard
> >
> > Why do we still have to use the Bookreaderwizard to convert Daisy
>files?
> > Other than that requirement, I would have demanded my money back for
>the
> > Wizard program. It's a really lousy reader, about on par with
> > Microsoft's Narrator. It doesn't work well with screen readers, and
> > when you
>read a
> > book with it, it repeats the last section of the page when it goes
>to
> > the
> > next page.
> > =20
> > While we're at it, along with the software request that the software
>be
> > able
> > to pre-process files for the Book Port, why can't the BP software
>unpack
> > Bookshare books?
> > =20
> > I know you guys have been working hard on the firmware for the BP,
>and I
> > applaud you for that, but when the new non-beta firmware comes out,
>I
> > hope
> > you will be working on these software programs.
> > =20
> > =20
> > B. Alan Mattison
> > Rio Rancho, NM USA
> > mailto: mattison@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ars: W5NTM
> > Skype: bamatt
> > =20
> >
> >
> >
Sandy Licht
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