[access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts
- From: "goshawk" <goshawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:17:51 -0000
yes, so do I, I think that Jim Dale injects a lot more life in to all the
characters.
Simon
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From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:40 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's
thoughts
> Well, that is refreshing to know, and sounds like very good value then!
> Personally, I've read the first 3 as narrated by Stephen Fry, and the
other
> 3 read by Jim Dale, and I think Jim Dale is excellent!
>
> Andy
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> From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:18 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's
> thoughts
>
>
> > The Harry Potter books are indeed the Stephen Fry readings.
> >
> > Iain.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:13 AM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's
> > thoughts
> >
> >
> > Ray - I'd be surprised if the HP books are the Stephen Fry narrated
ones -
> > don't the RNIB have their own readers? That's why to my mind, a lot of
> > their
> > books are such poor quality, because of the readers!
> >
> >
> > Andy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:02 AM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Talking books: two questions and a reader's
thoughts
> >
> >
> > Here's Two questions which could possibly best be answered elsewhere, so
> > feel free to email me off-list if you feel that's appropriate.
> >
> > 1. I have one of the RNIB provided original 'Classic' DASY players.
Most
> > anoying thing is that, apart from limited battery life, it appears
> > impossible to be able to fast wind/rewind through books if you've missed
a
> > sentence or paragraph due to distractions. Is an upgrade to the later
> > machines going to give me a rewind/fast forward facility? Or do I have
to
> > buy another machine to be able to do this?
> >
> > 2. Well, I've just answered the question I'm about to comment on,
> > (smile).
> > Seems you can buy all the Harry Potter books from RNIB in DAISY format,
> > and
> > the Half-Blood Prince is around £17.00. (Presume this is the Stephen Fry
> > version as available on BBC Word for Word.) Now, I wonder, isn't that a
> > bit
> > controversial, especially considering the HBP is in the shops for at
least
> > three times that amount; on the internet likely rather less? Good of
> > course that RNIB can do this, but am I the only one to wonder if there
are
> > going to be those with portable MP3 players who might be geting hold of
> > this? OK, I hear the majority of the blind exclaiming,, 'Not our
> > problem'!
> > Maybe, but I'd like to bet that some form of copy protection is going to
> > rear its ugly head sooner or later.
> >
> > Just a final brief comment on my current reading - and I've only now
> > gotten
> > around to reading DAISY books. The spy story I'm reading just now is a
> > scream! Not least because of the cut glass accent in which its being
> > read.
> > More amusing is the phrase 'four letter word' in place of say, 'F....
the
> > party or F... the phone etc. Obviously this was recorded thirty years
or
> > more back; but more anoying is the poor editing of the CD version.
> > Obviously banging out the titles is important with National Lotteries
> > funding of the 'remasters'. All the remastering appears to amount to is
> > some good noise reduction, on this recording, but no inserting of
silence
> > gaps between chapters. Also, there are large gaps where there shouldn't
> > be.
> > I'll swear , not a 'four letter word'coming on! I can hear a dog in the
> > background sometimes! All this adds a good deal of unintentional
> > amuzement
> > for me, to abook which isn't that good a read.
> >
> > Sorry if much of this belongs elsewhere, but felt sharing of my views
and
> > questions might be of interest to a few.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > Personal emails: Email me at
> > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
> >
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