[access-uk] Re: Book Courier
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:58:56 +0100
Hi Mike,
I haven't used it, but I believe you listen to the book using the transfer
tool on the PC, then set the speed that you like, then once you have the
desired speed, you transfer. Not so much speed at all, just speech
compression.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mike Cassidy
Sent: 10 August 2005 19:35
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
Hi,
Purely for interest, how is Daisy speed controlled from BP's transfer tool?
Thanks,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
> Hi Barry,
>
> I realise you was not knocking the BC, but I just wanted to point out that
> the speed control on the Bookport is a cludge, rather than a real workable
> solution.
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Barry G
> Sent: 07 August 2005 09:51
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
> Hi Steve, I wasn't knocking BC, it's an excellent wee beastie and I
> wouldn't
> be without it - and I am not inclined towards the bookport either... I
> was
> just interested, I do like the ability to speed things up, off the shelf
> speed is so painfully slow! I have a Victor Vibe and use that for DAISY
> books and I guess I'll continue to use that for the time being.
>
> All the best,
> Barry G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 9:38 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> No, you don't at the moment. But lest anyone says you do on the Book
> Port,
> this is not quite true either. With the Book Port, you have to set the
> speed of the narration on the PC side, then transfer the file. In other
> words, once the file is in the Book Port, you can't control it either. So
> this is a kind of cludge, rather than a real speed control. The only way
> that Springer could give you control in either device itself, would be to
> modify the hardware.
>
> All the best
> --
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Barry G
> Sent: 07 August 2005 08:18
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
> Hi Steve, do you get control of speed with RNIB talking books on BC?
> Barry G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 10:44 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> Wow, you're a little behind the times <Smile>. We have had Daisy for
> about
> six months.
>
> All the best
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Barry G
> Sent: 06 August 2005 17:52
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
> Hi Sharon, that's interesting, must go and try that, although I'll need a
> bigger card! I thought that only the TNAUK files were readable on BC.
> Barry G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "SHARON BOWELL" <sharon.bowell1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 4:58 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> RNIB talking Books can be played on the BC, using the transfer tool to
> transfer them across.
>
> I do this all the time, and was one of the main reasons I bought my BC.
>
> Sharon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Mark Matthews
> Sent: Saturday,06 August 2005 16:54
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
> Actually I've got a feeling where the RNIB is concerned, the material is
> in
> a closed format that has to be played on one of the devices supplied.
>
> I received my BC yesterday, and am just digging into it all now. Smile. I
> must say so far I'm very impressed!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Matthews
> Cardiff, Wales, UK
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> James O'Dell
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 4:39 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Book Courier
>
>
> Hi Mandy
>
> I think the main UK dealer for the Book Courier will be either
> Techno-vision
> Systems or Computer Room Services. Both have representatives on this
> list.
> As far as where you can get books is concerned, it will read plain text
> documents using an internal speech synthesiser, such as the texts from the
> various public domain archives out there, like Project Gutenberg, or any
> books you have scanned yourself. It will not read e-books in formats such
> as pdf format, or Microsoft Reader format, which are the main filetypes
> used
> for commercial ebooks. It will play mp3 files and daisy books such as
> those
> from the RNIB Talking Book Service if you have a big enough compact Flash
> card to copy them onto, and you can also play any audio books you have
> bought from audible.com on the unit. I think that's it, I'm sure George
> and
> Steve can give you more information if you need it.
>
> James
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mandy Palmer" <amanda.palmer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 4:11 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Book Courier
>
>
>> Hi there, I've been reading some old messages from this list all about
>> the book courier. Please can someone tell me about it, and where does
>> one get the books from that can be read on it. Are they down
>> loadable, and where does one down load them from, may be stupid
>> questions but I'd rather find out more about it until I go and spend
>> the money buying one. From what
> I've
>> read and heard it seems to be worthwhile having?
>>
>> Mandy
>>
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