[bookport] Re: Reading Audio Files from the Public Library
- From: Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:19:29 -1000
Hi Shane,
Go to
http://www.hartgen.org/zenstone.html
for information about the player, a link to optional software you can use with
it, and JAWS scripts for that software.
Regards,
Anna
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Christenson <drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 4:09 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading Audio Files from the Public Library
Where can I read about the zen stone? How accessible is it to blind
people? Can it run rockbox?
Shane
At 07:26 PM 7/2/2007, you wrote:
>that makes the zen stone cheaper and with a lot more memory than the muvo.
>Great!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Woody Anna Dresner" <wadresner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:54 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading Audio Files from the Public Library
>
>
> > Hi Lana, Peter and all,
> >
> > The Zen Stone does play Overdrive books. It costs about $40 and is
>available at Walmart, along with lots of online places. The PAC Mate also
>plays them.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Anna
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lana <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 5:35 AM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading Audio Files from the Public Library
> >
> > Sorry, no Book Port. Cry. there are some MP3 devices out there that will
>play them. I think the zen stone player everyone is talking about will play
>them, but let someone who has one tell you for sure. There is a muvo 512
>mix, if it still exists, which will play them, and, if you're into the big
>bucks, the olympus ds 50. the new book port is supposed to be able to play
>them, too. I don't think this new victor stream everyone is talking about
>plays them. there are probably other mp3 players out there that will, but
>many are not accessable.
> > Good luck finding one.
> > I believe Perkins offers the 512 for around $50. blindcooltech.com has
>some links to sites that sell these. Fergusson Enterprises sells the olympus
>with an smp3 disk with good instructions.
> > Yes, I know a rather than an comes before the letter m, but not when you
>are saying it; so is it a mp3 player or an mp3 player?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Peter Torpey
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 8:12 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Reading Audio Files from the Public Library
> >
> >
> > Our public library has recently introduced the service of providing
>downloaded audio books for the use of their patrons. I understand this is
>now becoming more common.
> >
> > Question: Can these files be transferred to and read with the Bookport?
>Are there any digital rights management issues involved and something the
>Bookport user needs to do?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -- Pete
> > ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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