[bookshare-discuss] Re: My library
- From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:03:56 -0400
My pleasure.
Cordially,
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: DIANNE B. PHELPS AND PRIMROSE [mailto:d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:42 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: My library
Thank you so much for sending that. I was not aware of that service, and I
will look into it...Dianne and Primrose
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:11 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: My library
> Hello,
>
> Here is the Newsline Brochure.
>
> National Federation of the Blind NEWSLINE(r)
> Free Telephone Newspaper Service
> Call (866) 504-7300
>
> FRONT COVER: NFB logo, drawing of telephone receiver
>
>
> Do you want access to the same information about news and current events
> at
> the same time as your sighted friends, family, and coworkers?
>
> Have you been forced to give up reading the newspaper due to blindness or
> a
> visual impairment?
>
> Does your career demand that you keep up with the latest developments in
> your field?
>
> Are you a sports fan or arts enthusiast who needs detailed coverage on a
> wide range of topics?
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) allows any blind or visually impaired person to listen to
> TODAY'S newspaper TODAY, over the telephone, for FREE.
>
> As a subscriber to NFB-NEWSLINE(r), you can read any newspaper and
> magazine
> available on this service twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You
> can choose the topic and articles of greatest interest to you, at the time
> and place of your choosing.
>
> With hundreds of newspapers, nationwide coverage, and on-demand service,
> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) can best be described as: ANY PAPER, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME.
>
>
> TESTIMONIALS FROM NFB-NEWSLINE(r) SUBSCRIBERS
>
> "I believe that I am better informed on local, national, and international
> issues because of my access to NEWSLINE(r)."
>
> - Judyth A. Leavitt, New Hampshire
>
> "You've got all the newspapers that I would ever want to read!"
>
> - Judge David Tatel, Virginia
>
> "Macular degeneration took the newspaper away from me, but NFB-NEWSLINE(r)
> has brought it back."
>
> - Sidney Katz, Florida
>
> "It's practical, it's easy, it's reliable. If you can use a telephone you
> can use NEWSLINE(r)."
>
> - Patrick Leahy, District of Columbia
>
>
> What is NFB-NEWSLINE(r)?
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) is a toll-free, electronic service that allows blind or
> disabled persons to listen to daily newspapers and magazines using a
> Touch-Tone telephone.
>
> Is NFB-NEWSLINE(r) available in every state?
>
> The magazine portion is available in every state while the newspaper
> service
> is available in most states. For more information call the National
> Federation of the Blind at 1 (866) 504-7300.
>
> Do I have to be blind to use this service?
>
> No. NFB-NEWSLINE(r) is designed for anyone who cannot read newsprint
> because of a physical disability.
>
> How can I sign up?
>
> If you're a patron of a Talking Book Library, call your library to sign up
> for NFB-NEWSLINE(r) over the phone. Otherwise, call the National
> Federation
> of the Blind at 1 (866) 504-7300.
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE(R) IS FREE.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bertha A Guerrero [mailto:missmommymomma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:03 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: My library
>
> What is Newsline?
> Bertha
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Roderick" <richard@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:19 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: My library
>
>
>> Hi Bertha,
>>
>> Newsline has a service in which they send out their files in Daisy
>> format.
>
>> This is similar to the files that Bookshare gets in Daisy format.
>> However,
>
>> I like the emailing feature.
>>
>> These files can be played in a Daisy player, but the version of Victor
>> Soft that Bookshare uses only plays Bookshare books.
>>
>> In order to read these papers, if one does not have a Daisy player, do
>> the
>
>> following.
>> Go to the XML file.
>> Change the name of it so that it has an HTM extension.
>> Put the file into a text editor and change ' to the apostrophe.
>> After saving that file, load it into a browser, such as Internet
>> Explorer.
>
>> Heading Level 1 is for the title of the whole publication.
>> Heading Level 2 is for the section.
>> Heading Level 3 is for the specific article.
>>
>> Rick Roderick, Louisville, KY
>> richard@xxxxxxxxx
>>
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