[bookport] Re: Bookport rocks!
- From: "Debbie Crafts" <debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:09:24 -0400
Robert,
A loud "amen" to that--great idea! And the Reader's Digest as well?
Debbie
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Carter
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:57 PM
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Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport rocks!
Hi All,
Debbie, I couldn't agree with you more. The new beta is wonderful!
Is there a chance that APH could do a daisy version of News Week? The
cassette version is wonderful but skimming it on the Book Port would be
even better.
Robert Carter
At 02:07 PM 8/22/2004, you wrote:
>Well at the risk of sounding like a broken record--I'll say it again! The
>bookport is the best thing to happened since sliced bread, (even better
than
>that)! This week I got my key from RFB&D and started transferring their
>daisy books. The only word I can use to describe the experience is slick!
>Navigation in these books works the way you always wish it would. ... And
>then the new betas came out! I was able to scan The New York Times over my
>coffee just exactly like the sighted people in my life are able to do.
Love
>the section navigation! Also appreciate the way the "8" key works now.
And
>another heart-felt "phew!" from someone who has recorded loads of
unintended
>memos!
>
>By the way APH: The bookport is my "it" machine--I.E. I use it for
>everything--daisy, MP3s (mostly converted books and OTR with occasional
>music thrown in for good measure), audible books not to mention text and
>HTML files gleaned from Bookshare, email newsletters and anywhere else I
can
>scrounge them from. As a result, I probably go through at least two sets
of
>batteries a week. To keep my wallet healthy, I use MH rechargeables and
>have never been aware of any problems. But if you tell me that doing so is
>unhealthy for the Bookport, I'll start looking for a lot sale on AA
>alkaline.
>
>I can't thank you enough for such a useful device which just keeps getting
>better and better! Fantastic work on the beta!
>
>Debbie Crafts
>Framingham, MA
>debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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