Hi Suzanne. If my Bookport broke right now, I'd buy another without a second thought. The product is that good. Perhaps the new one will be good, but it will never make the stir or the splash this one has. Lots of us like how the Bookport runs on batteries we can buy from the store - any store we may encounter on any trip that lasts longer than we think it will.
There's always some sadness when one buys a computer and finds in two months his is no longer the newest and fastest. Give this machine a chance and you really won't regret the purchase. It is awesome!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne" <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:06:29 -0500Subject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on
ACB Radio
As a very recent purchaser of BookPort, March 3, 2007, I am
enjoying it
immensely; however, if I had known that a newer version would be
released so
soon, I would have waited to buy it. I feel cheated. I am
surprised at
this, because I have always believed Aph to be an ethical
nonprofit
corporation. If the release date were six months from now, I
would
understand, but, if it really is going to be released during the
second
quarter of this year, then I am disappointed, indeed! Suzanne
-----Original Message-----From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Walt Smith Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 11:51 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on
ACB Radio
I think there's at least a more than decent chance that there
could be major
alterations in the design and features since that podcast was
recorded last
October, so there may be things worth hearing on the Main Menu
broadcast. I
don't believe that the podcast was any great secret...after all,
the meeting
was a public one. I think this is more of a classic case of the
left hand
not being aware of what the right one was doing or, in this
instance, had
done. I'll bet that Pamela, who's the only APH employee still
following and
contributing very regularly to this list, may not even have been
aware of
the fact that it existed.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 3:02 AMSubject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on
ACB Radio
Yeah, but don't believe everything you read. (Smile.)
I just listened to most of the Podcast, particularly to Rob's description of the new Bookport. Now, I'm wondering what the bigdeal is about the upcoming Main Menu program. Were we not
supposed
to have found out about this Podcast? Why has everything been
kept
so quiet when this podcast was out there for all of us to listen to. Rusty, when did you say this was released?
The new BP sounds like it would be good to have. The Icon
Braille
Plus sounds even better , but I just spent a ton of money on
a
new laptop, so that will have to wait.
It's very late, so forgive my rambling.
