[bookport] Re: Reading daisy books on the bookport?

  • From: "Melissa Tucker" <melissatucker4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:27:45 -0400

When you use this text allowed software, what's the best way to convert your 
brf files to .txt or .doc or something that text allowed will recognize?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading daisy books on the bookport?


> Yes, I use TextAloud from Nextup Software to convert text material into =
> MP3 using the new voices from Neospeech.  go to
> http://www.nextup.com
> and check it out.
>
> Don
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Melissa Tucker
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:47 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading daisy books on the bookport?
>
>
> Is there any good software that would allow me to transfer the books in =
> to=20
> mp3 format?
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:38 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Reading daisy books on the bookport?
>
>
>> You will get the same voice on Book Port weather you send the DTB or =
> the
>> BRF version of Bookshare books.  They only way to get another voice is
>> to convert the text of the book into an mp3 file with a voice of your
>> choice.
>>
>> You don't need any additional software to send Digital Talking Books =
> to
>> Book Port..
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> melissatucker4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:31:15 PM
>>>>>
>> Ok, I'm a member of Bookshare.org and thought it would be nice if I
>> could try to get use to reading Daisy books with the bp.  I can't get
>> use to listening to the double-talk voice while reading books by my
>> favorite authors, so thought I would try Daisy.  Is it possible to put
>> Daisy books on the bookport?  And if so, do I need to unpack hem using
>> the bookshare software?
>> Also, what's this book wizard program?  How much is the "key" the
>> program is talking about?  Also, the last question, is the new =
> firmware
>> and/or software finished being beta versions?  If I try the beta of
>> these programs, I'm afraid I'll mess something up, so I'm hesitant in
>> doing it until I know all the kinks are worked out.
>>    I apologize for not being able to follow the thread of messages.
>> I'm still recovering from surgery and still have limited typing skills
>> right now.  So I apologize if this stuff has already been discussed.
>>
>>=20
> 


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