in defense of your public library for the blind they can't check every book that comes back if a book has a problem a string or a rubber band should be tied around the latch that holds the book case closed. and when it comes back they put it in a separate pile. as time has gone the tapes are not as good as the earlier ones that is only one reason why our library is going to a digital system. I for one think the library for the blind does a pretty good job it is one government program that actually works. It is not perfect by any means but they do a good job. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Davis" <lindamay.davis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:09 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: nls and current book port2
The other problem with cassettes is that I've gotten books that have had twisted tapes or the tapes have broken. That's really bad especially if you have gotten to a really good part and can't finish the book. So often our library doesn't really check the books when the are returned. A case in point, I had a book and was reading it with my little cassette recorder. While I was at a bowling meet, my record button somehow was pressed down while it was in my purse and the book could still be read, however, you could also hear the bowling going on. I don't know how that happened, but I informed the library, and it never got taken care of, and another person received the book.That's the real problem with cassettes, and I really don['t want to have to use them if I don't have too. I can't wait to send my book port off and get it fixed if it is repairable. If not, I'm going to have to just try to get the Stream and use that for now.Linda----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <ka3lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:52 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: nls and current book port2I don't know of anybody who can't already read NLS books on a player theydon't already have available. The only issue, I repeat, is purely personalconvenience...a device like the BP is easier to carry around than is a four-track cassette player and people are seemingly incapable of exerting that much effort. -----Original Message-----From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tim Snyder Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:24 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: nls and current book port2 I still say that a person who really wanted to break the code could do so and make books available. I certainly do not want to break their code. Their severe protection is just making it hard on most people who simplywant to read NLS books on the devices they already own. If RFB&D could makeit kpossible for us to read books on the current bookport, then NLS couldmake it far less difficult. Of course, HumanWare stands to profit greatly from all of this proprietary stuff. I wonder how many decoding problems NLShas experienced anyway?
