The annoying part about NLS right now is that while they do have a great number of books for download, certain authors that have written a series of books may have part of the series available for download, but not the whole thing. Right now, for instance, J. R. R. Tolkien has the Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring available for download; whereas the last two volumes, the Two Towers and Return of the King, are not yet available. Keep that in mind if you are new to NLS and are expecting their complete library to be available for download already.
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and some libraries are lending victor reader streams.----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy" <musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:21 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: sort of ot but braille plus icon relatedThe only daisy player you need is your PDA, either the braille plus or icon.So basically, you need: -- A NLS membership. That is, you're already receiving tapes, or braille books or magazines from NLS.-- You also need a daisy player that supports NLS, not all of them do. Yourbraille plus or icon can do this. The vr stream can too, and so can a player that they lend, but that's just not worth it if you only have a braille plus or icon. That's all you need. Hth. On Thu, 29 May 2008 20:02:15 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:Regarding the NLS's digital book pilot program, does one have to first purchase a daisy reader?----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy" <musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:50 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: sort of ot but braille plus icon related Hi. No, you don't, because the icon and braille plus are devices on which the books can be played. I got my password reset a few days ago. It's amazing stuff. All you need is a membership with NLS. You don't even need a tape player, if you're receiving the books in braille, I think they count it as being a member. The reason they ask for the address and phone number is because they need to compare it to the ones in their database, to make sure you are a member and not just faking it. So if you have a braille plus, APH. Or an icon, Level Star. You're good to go, and it's free. On Thu, 29 May 2008 12:12:20 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:if you want to participate in the pilot, you need something on which to read the books. This is one of the players listed on their web site and some libraries are lending them out so the answer is that while you don't have to purchase a player you do have to play the books on one of the devices.----- Original Message ----- From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:00 AM Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: sort of ot but braille plus icon related You don't have to have a Dasy Reader, such as the Victor Reader Stream. You have to have a tape machine, to show that you are a member. On Thu, 29 May 2008 07:44:19 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:Regarding the NLS's digital book pilot program, does one have to first purchase a daisy reader?You have to have one but some libraries are lending them out.----- Original Message ----- From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:03 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: sort of ot but braille plus icon related Which braille plus is one of. note: You have to already being receiveing content from them. On tape or in braille. On Wed, 28 May 2008 21:01:38 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:If you want to read the books, you have to use one of the listed/approved players.----- Original Message ----- From: "Marta Rodriguez" <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx>To: "Braille Plus and Icon Discuss List" <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:52 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] sort of ot but braille plus icon related Regarding the NLS's digital book pilot program, does one have to first purchase a daisy reader? Marta Icon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html Icon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.htmlIcon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.htmlIcon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.htmlIcon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.htmlIcon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discussTo unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to:icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxFor answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visitthe LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page athttp://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html
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