[vicsireland] Re: Audio books query
- From: Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:28:31 +0000
Hi Noreen and Ciaran,
I'd completely agree with Ciaran here. I've read books (particularly football
related ones but that's by-the-by) that I've been absolutely unable to get
anywhere else. Just to throw a slight spanner in the works though, I use the
australian voice rather than American and I find that works very well also.
Just avoid the Irish one and you'll be fine as in my view it is possibly one of
the worst "modern" synthesisers I've ever heard.
All the best,
Dónal
On 24 Jan 2013, at 09:24, Ciaran Ferry <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Noreen,
>
> Apple's own book store iBooks is probably the quickest way of getting books
> on to your iPhone. The app is very accessible and is available free from the
> AppStore, and links directly to your existing Apple account.
>
> Any titles you purchase are downloaded directly to your phone, and are stored
> in the library section of the app. You can set bookmarks etc just as you can
> with specialist readers such as the Victor Stream. There's no need to connect
> the phone to a computer, and no conversion / transferring necessary.
>
> One of the biggest disadvantages of iBooks is that the content is in text
> format, so the books are read to you by voiceover instead of a human voice.
> This can take a bit of getting used to, however in my experience I have found
> the American voice to be extremely easy on the ear. You can try it out first
> to see what you think - there is plenty of free content available on the
> store.
>
> Titles are often a bit more expensive than with other providers, but if you
> need a book in a hurry, or if you are unable to source it anywhere else, I
> would definitely recommend iBooks.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ciaran
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Noreen Meagher
> Sent: 23 January 2013 23:41
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Audio books query
>
> Cearbhall, thanks for reply & you have given me some ideas, & as I am already
> a member of NCBI library I will take that route first. I am only starting
> with Iphone & looking for a quick solution to get a couple of books on phone
> before going on hols on 31st. I might even stick with Nano I pod till I get
> back & have more time for phone then...
> Noreen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cearbhall O'Meadhra
> Sent: 23 January 2013 18:17
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Audio books query
>
> Hello Noreen,
>
> You can use the Audible app to read books from audible.com. Are you familiar
> with this service?
>
> If your regular public library is registered with OneClick, you can use the
> One-click app to download and read their audio books on your iPhone.
>
> Similarly, your library might use Overdrive as does the NCBI and this also
> has an iPhone app called Overdrive which you can download to your iPhone.
>
> All of these apps are free. They control the licence to read their books and
> that is why they have been created for the iPhone.
>
> If you like to read books in mp3 format, you can download them to the iPhone
> using iTunes as "music" and they will be listed under "Music" in the iPhone.
> There are different ways to transfer them into iTunes and through iTunes into
> the iPhone so it might be best to respond to specific questions on this
> technique if they arise.
>
> You can transfer audible, One-click and Overdrive books to mp3 format on your
> desktop computer and then they can be transferred using iTunes into your
> iPhone.
>
> Books in WMA format cannot be read on the iPhone and must be sent through
> their respective apps to convert them to mp3.
>
> If you have any questions on these items I will happily answer as best I can.
> I use all of them on my iPhone which is a 4S running IOS 6.01.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Cearbhall
>
> T: +353 (0)1 2864623 m: 08333 23487 E: omeadhrac@xxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Noreen Meagher
> Sent: 23 January 2013 17:42
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Audio books query
>
> New to Iphone so wondering what is most popular method used to access audio
> books? Any advice welcome
>
> Thanks,.
>
> Noreen m.
>
>
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