[bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom NLS
- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:47:22 -0500
So where can one get Sound Taxi?
----- Original Message -----
From: jnuttallphd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 9:11 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom NLS
The BP cannot read OverDrive books directly since they are in Windows Media
format used by Microsoft. You need a program called Sound Taxi to convert the
OverDrive book into an mp3 file. The mp3 file can be read by the BookPort.
Jim
----- Original Message ----
From: Annelie <acer2772@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 9:17:31 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom NLS
How do you make bp work with overdrive? I did not know about that.
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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Rusty Perez
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 11:41 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom
NLS
I suspect that, though nls is rumored to have nearly 7000 books
digitized already, it will take them a while to convert the entire
library. The technology in players will certainly mature as that
happens. I am very pleased that aph seems to be working on a way to
make bp read the nls books. I've got my money sunk in bp and am glad
to stay with this relatively mature piece of equipment for a bit.
Another source of digital books people might consider is unabridged,
using overdrive. There are ways to make that work with bp already and
we don't have to wait.
Rusty
On 9/16/07, Kelly Pierce <kellytalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The NLS digital audio book program is still in beta. It can be difficult
> to commit to something until one fully assesses the technology as it is
> shipped as compared to specified theoretically in a document.
>
> When Web Braille and RFB&D books are considered together, these two
formats
> will have more books available for use at the time NLS launches its
digital
> talking book program and will still have the lead a year or so afterward
> into the future.
>
> Kelly
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:38 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom
> NLS
>
>
> > While I understand your wish to have the NLS content; I hope you realize
> > that the Stream does not support anywhere near the number of different
> > file formats that the current Book Port supports. Oh yes, Humanware is
> > promising to fix that. But they have been promising that the Maestro,
> > which is what the Bictor Stream is based on, would be able to read
> > Braille files soon, but it still cannot read *.brl or *.brf. So, I
> > wouldn't get your hopes up too high based on sales hype. I'd wait and
> > see how things come along for awhile before you jump to another unit
that
> > doesn't support nearly as many formats. It amazes me that Stream doesn't
> > support *.brl, *.brf, *.doc (MS Word), Audible, or RFB&D. The current
> > Book Port supports all of those formats and has for quite awhile.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:15 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking
> > Booksfrom NLS
> >
> >
> >> While I think this is great news, the folks at APH. have known when the
> >> NLS.
> >> catalog was to become available to us. It seems they'd have made
> >> accessibility to it a priority. I've just arranged to sell my unit and
> >> purchased a Victor Reader Stream because I wanted to have access to the
> >> NLS.
> >> books. It's funny how things turn around. A few years ago I was
> >> actively
> >> promoting the Book Port because they were in tune with our needs as
> >> consumers and their competitor wasn't.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> On Behalf Of lana
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 9:09 AM
> >> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking
> >> Booksfrom
> >> NLS
> >>
> >> Are you talking about the current Book Port, Now that's exciting, and
> >> yes, I
> >> know not to get my hopes up or consider anyone bound to that timeline,
> >> or
> >> even to the certainty that it will happen.
> >> Again, that's really great news!
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:46 AM
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking
> >> Booksfrom
> >> NLS
> >>
> >>
> >>> We are looking into the possibility of having NLS capability on the
> >>> Book
> >> Port and the Braille + in a month or so. I'll post to this list when
we
> >> have it ready for the Book Port.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
> >>> American Printing House For The Blind
> >>> 1839 Frankfort Ave.
> >>> Louisville, KY 40206
> >>>
> >>> PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >>> raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/12/07 10:39AM >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> Is the Victor Stream the only player on the market that will work with
> >>> the
> >>> NLS digital books?
> >>>
> >>> Crystal
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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