I'm not Ronda, but, yes, most of those books can be unzipped if you know the trick. I've gotten books from Braille.org before. I unzipped a lot of stuff from sites before I ever joined bookshare.
Brenda Mueller > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: 'Braillenote List' <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:54:02 -0400 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >Rhonda; >Are you saying you can unzip any file with the my books folder whether it >came from book share or not. I am not sure if I understood you correctly. >Terry Powers >-----Original Message----- >From: Rhonda Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:55 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >Hi Carol and List: >You can use the unzip feature. Even part of Humanware requires that you do, >when files are zipped. You can't use it with Book Share, unless you >download a public domain book, but yes, it is a utility that you can >definitely use. >Kind Regards, >Rhonda >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Carol Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:50:17 +0100 >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >>Rhonda, >>Can I just get this straight, please? >>I was asking for a zip/unzip utility because I understood that the >>Bookshare Unpack utility came with membership to Bookshare. If this is >>so then I presume those without membership to Bookshare don't in fact >>have this unzip utility and therefore can't unzip books. If the unzip >>utility is in fact supplied as part of the Book Reader software within >>BrailleNote then this could be OK for anyone to use. Confirmation >>either way would be useful. Thanks. >>-- >>Carol >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda >>Clark >>Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:52 AM >>To: Braillenote List >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >>Mike, when you get the books, go in to the File Manager. Change the >>name, by press R to rename. Go to the file you want to rename. At the >>end of the title, give it a .bks extension. Then, go to Main Menu. >>Press B to go into the Book reader. Go to the folder and file where >>your packed or zipped book is located. It will ask you where you want >>your unpacked book to be stored. Go into the folder and file where >>you'd do that. You'll be asked for a password. If you don't have Book >>Share, just press Enter. You'll be asked if you want to delete the >>"packed" book. I never do that until I make sure it unzipped all right. >>Kind Regards, >>Rhonda Clark >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: [email protected] >>>Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:07:18 EDT >>>Subject: [Braillenote] obtaining books from braille.org >>>I've noticed, that all the books on www.braille.org, are in .zip >>>format. Once downloaded, and coppied to the braillenote, being that >>>the bn doesn't support ..zip, atleast not yet, how do I open them? Mike >>>Rochester, Ny. >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: >>15/08/2005 >>-- >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: >>15/08/2005 >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
