[bookport] Re: Differences in navigating text files between Bookport and Stream
- From: lana <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:48:06 -0700
Audible certainly works faster on the stream. I find that if I delete a book
from Stream, it's still on the card when I put it into my voice sense to
transfer Book Share books to the card. Just to complicate the argument, I
have a Voice sense. It's great for many things, but I can't navigate by
character in daisy books. I still haven't decided which is best, to download a
Book Share book as .brf and convert to .txt for the text folder of Stream, or
to use the daisy version. Isn't it fun to have such problems. Our choices
used to be so limited. ----- source message -----
from: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor@xxxxxxxx>
to: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
date: 2008/03/10 00:17:41
subject: [bookport] Re: Differences in navigating text files between Bookport
and Stream
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> We also have both a stream and a bookport and there are two things I like
> about the bookport. On the Stream there is no way of checking the time, and I
> use that feature a lot. Also, if you erase a book on the Stream it doesn't
> prompt you with the name of the book. It simply asks if you want to erase.
> That could lead to erasing a book you don't want to erase. On the side of the
> Stream, I think the download process is easier. That might just simply be my
> less than great computer skills.
> God bless!
> Paula Jordan and Babe
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> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of David Allen
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 5:05 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Differences in navigating text files between Bookport and
> Stream
>
> Hi all!
>
> I noticed someone raised this several days ago, but no one seems to have
> responded unless I've missed it, so thought I'd take a stab at it since I
> have and use both bookport and stream.
>
> As has been said, both can read text files. Each has advantages and
> disadvantages. If, for example, you find the bookport's voice not to your
> liking, then you may like the Vocaliser synthesiser in the stream better.
> When it comes to navigation, the stream seems unweildy in comparison with
> bookport. That is my opinion, which probably isn't worth any more than you
> paid for it. I will back this up though, with a bit of explanation. When
> navigating text on the bookport, you only need to press the keys you need,
> and you instantly achieve the degree of navigation you desire. For example,
> navigate a while by word until you don't understand a pronunciation. Then
> instantly switch to navigating by character by using different keys. Now
> consider this against how you navigate on the Stream. First, you must
> identify with up and down arrows that you want to navigate by word. You can
> then use the left and right arrows to do that. When you run across a word you
> don't understand and want to
switch navigation to character, you must go back to the up and down arrows to
select character.
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> There are other comparisons that can be made. The Stream has no find feature.
> Both units have a sleep timer, and the sleep timer is adjustable in either.
> In the bookport, the sleep timer activates automatically, but you have to
> activate the sleep timer on the stream deliberately, as well ad adjust the
> setting each time it is used.
>
> The recent decision by some publishing houses to drop DRM is beneficial for
> both Bookport and Stream users. This makes it simpler to transfer MP3 files
> to either device, but it does not release you from your obligations in the
> contract with the subscription service.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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