Hi Stewart, https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi You have to register to access the site. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stewart A Overbey, Jr." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] [Bulk] Re: NLS compatible Software?
Can anyone pass along the URL for the BARB site? Thanks, Stewart Bless the Lord O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 6:36 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? > Hi Frank, > Yes, as long as you are registered for the barb website. > It doesn't matter whether you have a free or purchased player. > HTH, > Rick Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Ventura" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 2:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? > > > What hasn't been made clear to me is that if you do not have a paid for > player but instead merely have the free NLS digital player can you still > have access to the BARD site? THe reason I ask is that you can download > books from the BARD site and move them to a tumb drive or blank cartridge > and play them on the free NLS player so can recipients of the free player > have access to that site? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Seth Russell > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 2:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? > > I don't understand. The players are free if you are blind. The > Library of congress locks their publications to their players because > they are publishing materials that sighted people normally would need > to pay for. They are giving these materials to the blind for free. > But they can only do that if they can limit the ability to distribute > this copy righted material freely on the net. Or at least that is the > way i understand NLS. If i have gotten it wrong, please enlighten me. > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Ginger Roe > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, yes that is true! But I still think it's discrimination that the >> people >> that can afford the players, where they can download the books whenever >> they >> want and the people that can't afford the players have to wait for their >> book to come in the snail mail. >> I just don't understand why they had to make the cards incompatible >> >> >> Ginger Roe >> >> www.withtheblindinmind.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alan & Terrie Robbins [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 5:45 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? >> >> Mark, >> >> You can get the new free NLS player from your State >> >> Al >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of >> Mark >> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:12 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? >> >> >> Hi >> I was wondering if there is any software that can play >> the digital books from the National Library Service (NLS)? >> It seems like the only thing I can find to play the books is >> a $350 portable player. I would be just as happy if I could >> play them on my computer. >> >> God bless, >> Mark >> Jesus Is Lord! >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list >> visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > > -- > Seth Russell > Alpha testing: http://tagtalking.net/ > Facebook ing: http://www.facebook.com/russell.seth > Blogging: http://fastblogit.com/seth/ > Catalog selling: http://www.speaktomecatalog.com > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
