Please post the list address for the blind audible listeners.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 12:44 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: trouble with new audible.com layout
Oh,how nice it would be if this discussion were to be taken to the
blindaudiblelisteners list. <GRIN>
Bruce
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On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, David Bennett wrote:
> Don't you wish they'd put some of the older books we've purchased into
Format
> Four? I have a dozen or so titles from years back which are only
available
> in Formats One and Two. I've repurchased new releases of a few such
books
> because they're essential to my collection, but talk about a pain!
> Now,
> there's one for you! I've noticed, also, that some of those older
titles are
> no longer available for purchase. Maybe they're being resubmitted.
Even
> titles which have been pulled from circulation are still available to
> us
if
> we've purchased them, but oh! how nice it would be to have all formats
> available for them!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Crafts"
> <debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:57 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: trouble with new audible.com layout
>
>
>> Well, now that they've fixed the library and actually made it useable
>> again,
>> I may come around. With selectable list sizes and alphabetical
>> jumps,
I
>> have to admit I actually prefer the new, fixed library to the old
>> faithful.
>> ... Now if they could just fix "new releases"?! "Please?" I might
>> actually start enjoying my visits there again.
>>
>> Debbie Crafts
>> Framingham, MA
>> debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype: DCrafts
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:39 AM
>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: trouble with new audible.com layout
>>
>>
>> I have to agree.
>>
>> At 08:07 AM 12/21/2005, you wrote:
>> > Once you get used to it, the new layout of the Audible site is
infinitely
>> > better than the old one.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Debbie Crafts" <debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:38 PM
>> > Subject: [bookport] Re: trouble with new audible.com layout
>> >
>> >
>> > You actually "like" the new layout? You've got the patience of a
saint!
>> > I'm fit to be tied and I've been steaming since I discovered the
>> > "upgrade"
>> > on Saturday. It's a messssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMHO, this is
not
>> > a
>> > good time to start a new membership. I find the 10-items per page
>> > totally
>> > unworkable! I want to spend my time browsing, not navigating from
one
>> > page
>> > to another. They actually put ratings in the library, which makes
>> > no
>> > sense
>> > (since obviously you can't rate what you're about to download to
listen
>> > to
>> > and it uses up space better spent on allowing a reasonable number of
>> entries
>> > per page). I've got several hundred titles in my library from
>> > almost
six
>> > years of membership, and I can't navigate to a title in the middle
>> > of
the
>> > list without massive mashing on the "next" link, which I'm not
;prepared
>> > to
>> > do. They've made the "new releases" page which was my mainstay just
>> > about
>> > unusable, and every time I see that dumb " "I want to" combo box, I
can
>> > never find the option I want--"Kill or inflict massive damage on
whoever
>> > designed this insane web page". ... But you really don't want to
>> > get
me
>> > started.
>> >
>> > Debbie Crafts
>> > Framingham, MA
>> > debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Skype: DCrafts
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Bennett
>> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 11:55 AM
>> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [bookport] Re: trouble with new audible.com layout
>> >
>> >
>> > I'll reply to this as a general post, since others may wonder about
it
>> also.
>> > With Audible.com's new format, your library will appear on pages
>> > containing
>> > something like ten entries each. Each downloadable file is equipped
with
>> > a
>> > check box in case you wish to download multiple files
>> > simultaneously,
and
>> > a
>> > single Download Now button appears at the bottom of the page. By
>> > default,
>> > the largest filesize is pre-selected for download, and that means
Format
>> > Four in most cases. If you have trouble downloading multiple files,
make
>> > sure your pop-up blocker is turned off. You'll find that option on
your
>> web
>> > browser's tools menu. Also, for those of you who enjoy podcasts,
some of
>> > your Audible purchases are now available as podcasts.
>> >
>> > The new layout will look complicated initially, but it's actually
quite
>> > simple. The format choices for each file are selectable in combo
boxes,
>> but
>> > again, if you're choosing Format Four and you know your title is
>> > available
>> > in that format, it's the default selection. All in all, you need
only
>> check
>> > the boxes for the files you wish to download and press Enter on the
>> Download
>> > button. For those of us who have become accustomed to seeing a
Download
>> > button for each entry, a little adjustment in modality will be
required,
>> but
>> > the new layout is actually quite streamlined. Personally, I'd like
to
>> > have
>> > more entries per page, but that wouldn't be feasible since only so
many
>> > files can be cued for download. It took me three or four days to
really
>> > begin to like the new system, but it works very well. Screen
>> > readers
are
>> > somewhat cryptic about describing the table elements, but once you
find
>> > the
>> > few crucial ones the layout won't be bothersome.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "aquarius" <doryfish@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:40 AM
>> > Subject: [bookport] trouble with new audible.com layout
>> >
>> >
>> > > Could someone write to me off-line if they are successfully
indicating
>> > > format 4 and downloading books under the new layout at audible?
Also,
>> > > if
>> > > you know of an audible list, could someone send that to me, thank
you.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Dory
>> > > doryfish@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> Sandy Licht
>> Phone: 409-898-8218
>> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
>> 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
>> are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a
hope.
>> 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in
>> earnest,
>> you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says
>> the
>> LORD...
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