What about using the Spyder? Wouldn't that work? The BookPort Spyder is on the start menu under the programs for the BookPort transfer software.
Did you have fun downloading The Scottish Chiefs? I would not do that again on a bet! I think you can now download the complete text all at once from Gutenburg.
Here's the inside joke. With some books in HTML, you have to download the book a chapter at a time, pasting the chapters into a word processor document. I sort of recommended the Scottish Chiefs to Michael. That book is close to 70 chapters long! I DID warn him, though. It gives a whole new meaning to the word, "tedious".
At 01:04 PM 9/16/2006, Michael Bowman-Jones wrote: >Greetings Walt and List, >Well, turns out it didn't work--all I got was the Table of Contents >page. It does make me wonder though if a book could be transferred >by chapter, which could be real tedious if the volume has 60-70 >chapters in it. I know this will bring a laugh out of a certain >list participant out there--I was messing around with The Scottish Chiefs. > >Michael > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 7:05 AM >Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting books for my BP > > >>If you use JAWS, press JAWS Key (INSERT)+T to see what's happening. I didn't >>realize you could download directly to the BP, but I've never fiddled around >>with Book Port Spider, either. >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" >><mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 3:04 AM >>Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting books for my BP >> >> >>Hi, David and List. >> >>Here's a follow-up to Chase's question. Once a book has been found and the >>download is attempted, is there a way to monitor or check the ongoing >>status? (I did not see such in the manual but I could have missed it.) As >>a "newbie" so to speak, just for grins I went to the .edu link listed in >>Walt's previous message and found a book to download. Alt-f did nothing for >>me option-wise, so I tried the Applications menu, which offered up the BP >>Spider. Even as we speak, the unit seems to be doing something, as I get an >>eight-note tune every so often. (I was expecting a beep more than a tune.) >>Given that I am not sure what's happening, I am just letting it do its >>thing. Is what I describe supposed to be happening? (If not, I guess I >>will have to go back to the manual and do some more re-reading.) >> >>Thanks in advance to whomever lends their expertise; it is highly >>appreciated. >> >>God Bless you all and have a great day. >>Michael >> >> >> >>__________ NOD32 1.1758 (20060915) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com >> > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006