[bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:22:13 -0600
Good points, Amber. My late husband loved tapes. The only thing he hated
was hearing Westerns being read by women, especially those with Eastern
accents. <smile>
Sue S.
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From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:57 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
This is honestly a matter of opinion.
I prefer a human reader to a computer any day, and cannot understand why
some feel the tape structure is flawed.
I can sit by the ocean and read in comfort and with the kind of vocal
seasoning only a human ca produce.
I think the suggestion that a book produced today could likewise be
available today.
Still my point is that each individual has personal tastes. Both services
have their place, and I trust both will remain for those who want to
savor them.
Karen
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Brian Miller wrote:
> I agree -- NLS was the best show in town for many years, and still
> produces
> a superior product. Their recordings are great, but the medium of tape is
> flawed, and there is no way to get around that.
>
> I think NLS has since the 90s done a much better job of expanding their
> collection in a rounded way -- I was often surprised by some of the titles
> that would appear, and often with relative alacrity.
>
> But there is no question that no one can beat a service like book, where a
> book that came out today, can, with a little effort, be available within
> days -- even the same day in some extraordinary cases like Harry Potter.
>
> Brian Miller
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 8:42 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: More books than I know what to do with!
>
>
>> I don't want to dis the NLS system. I certainly had my share of
>> frustrations, and bookshare has opened up a whole new world. I can
>> always
>> get a book when I want. There's no waiting for the library to send what
>> I
>> have requested and there are books here the library never thought of
> doing,
>> but let's give credit. For decades it was my only source, and gave me
> hours
>> and hours, probably too many, of good listening.
>> I usually get things I request, but then I believe in overflowing the
> cart;
>> so they have lots to choose from. I think some libraries are better
>> about
>> filling requests than others, but with bookshare, we don't need to worry.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Julie & Miss Mercy" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:32 PM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] More books than I know what to do with!
>>
>>
>>> I think the subject pretty well sums it up. Yes, Kasondra, I agree with
>> you.
>>> I'm 27, and I already have so much that I'll probably never get around
> to
>>> reading it all, and that's particularly hopeless since I keep getting
>> more!
>>> <smile> It's a good kind of hopeless, though. <smile> Thinking back, I
>> can't
>>> imagine how I got along before Bookshare. I know it wasn't fun, for
> sure!
>> I
>>> always had problems with my regional libraries of NLS. I never got what
> I
>>> wanted, no matter how many requests I sent in, I never got enough and
>> there
>>> was always a lot of downtime between the time I sent books back and the
>> time
>>> I got more...and the list could continue. Bookshare has changed all that
>> for
>>> me. Take care.
>>> --
>>> Julie Morales
>>> Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> http://www.youravon.com/juliemorales
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>>> Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like a slacker.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kasondra Payne" <Kassyp36@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 5:44 PM
>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Wish List Has Been Updated
>>>
>>>
>>> Cindy,
>>>
>>> That list you have would be very interesting. I am only thirty, and I
>> don't
>>> know if I will ever be able to read all the books that I would like to.
> I
>>> hear about new ones every day. This morning I heard of a new one by Art
>>> Buchwald, called Too Soon to Say Good-bye. That would be a good one to
>> add
>>> to the collection. There's always new books, and bookshare has made it
>>> easier for us to get a hold of so much wonderful reading material. We
>> just
>>> didn't used to have this kind of access a few years ago.
>>>
>>> Kasondra Payne
>>>
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