[bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom NLS
- From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:41:11 -0500
it's come out in the last year. It costs $15 and will convert various file
types to your favorite format if you have a license for the file you wish to
change. I use it to convert files I receive free as downloads from my
public library. I can then play them on my Book Port or make Cd's out of
them. www.soundtaxiinfo.com I think If not, jus type in sound taxi and
Google will come up with it. while it's not impossible to run without them,
free scripts are available for jaws users.
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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Barbara
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:30 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: FW: [nabs-l] Downloading Digital Talking Booksfrom
NLS
What is the Sound Taxi, software program? I haven't heard about it? Is it
something new?
Barbara
Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I installed the latest version of Sound Taxi after a fresh
reformat of my hard drive, and a fresh install of XP, Sound Taxi
crashed my computer. It was the first program I installed after
installing anti-virus, anti-spyware software and a firewall. Had it
not been for System Restore, I would have had to reformat again. I
am using Jaws 8. So... Use Sound Taxi at your own risk. If you do
a search using your preferred search engine, you will find it.
At 10:47 PM 9/17/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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 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"
> > To:
> > 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"
> > > To:
> > > 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"
> > >> To:
> > >> 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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Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen
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