[access-uk] Re: Book Courier Vs Bookworm
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:10:54 +0100
Hi Mel,
They are two completely different products. The Bookworm has an eight cell
Braille display. Sounds small, but when you use autoscroll, you can read
Braille very fast on it. There is no speech at all in Bookworm. The Book
Courier is a speech only device, but it does read Grade two Braille files,
prepared with such programs as Duxbury, Megadots, or any other translator,
or indeed Web Braille. It will translate these files to speech, as well as
playing Daisy Audio only files and text files. It will also read TNAUK
newspapers very well, and it will also play Audible files.
I hope this helps.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mel Spooner
Sent: 31 August 2005 10:06
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Book Courier Vs Bookworm
Hi All,
I am looking for a portable solution for reading. I know that the Book
Courier will play Daisy files as well as MP3 files. I also know that it
will read text files using synthetic speech. I've listened to the sample on
the web site and wonder how anyone gets used to it, but I guess you do!
I know a lot less about the bookworm. Am I right in thinking it has a
Braille display? And what are its capabilities?
If anyone has evaluated the two products, I be really interested to hear
your views.
Thanks for your help.
Mel
Mel Spooner
edIT Help Desk
Nottinghamshire County Council
Tel 0115 854 6116
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