[bookport] Re: Sending Text Files as Audio
- From: "Peter Torpey" <ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:10:04 -0400
I get most of my books and reading material from Bookshare. Will the
TextAloud program process the DAISY formatted books? I can't believe that
it will process BRF formatted books. I rely on the Bookport for both
transformations.
-- Pete
-------- original note -----
> From: "Russ & Valerie" <valruss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Sending Text Files as Audio
> Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 09:45:34 -0400
>
> Yu can as well get a copy of the program 'text aloud', which will convert
> your txt file into wav or mp3. Anumber of voices are also available for
> purchase.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Missy Hoppe
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, 08 October, 2006 09 20
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Sending Text Files as Audio
>
> Hi, Peter! I couldn't agree with you more on this; the audio file should
> be able to be created without the bookport being connected. That way, the
> batteries are only being drained during the actual transfer. Might this be
> something that can be changed in the next release of the bookport transfer
> software?
> Missy
>
>
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> From: "Kitty Litter" <n8kl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Sending Text Files as Audio
> Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:04:39 -0400
>
> If you want to send text files as audio then go out and get yourself a
> copy
> of text aloud. There's really no reason the transfer software couldn't
> have
> ben written to process the files on your hard drive and then connecting
> the
> BP only when the processing is done. The excuse for not doing this was
> that
> some content is encrypted such as audible and RFB&D books. I don't really
> believe this since the serial number of the bookport isn't secret and as
> long as the transfer program knew the serial number the files could be
> incrypted without the bookport being connected. I think the real reason is
> that it would be too expensive to modify and debug the software especially
> when you consider that as good as the bookport is, it is obsolete
> technology
> and who knows how much modifications will be needed for the new software,
> if
> there really is going to be a new bookport. Besides, this might make the
> transfer program more complicated which means more tech support. The
> bookport will never be all things to all people, I just accept it for what
> it is and go on with my life the best I can. HTH
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