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----- Original Message -----
From: Butch Bussen via Talk
To: john schwery via Talk
Cc: Butch Bussen
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: OT about digital book players
Yep, but isn't this a touch screen? Not everyone can work those things.
Give me buttons to push any day.
73
Butch
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018, john schwery via
Talk wrote:
> Russ, I'm not saying that the second generation Stream is better than the
> Ipod Mini but with the Stream, one can search for, download and read Nls
> books and books from bookshare. One can also subscribe to, download and
> listen to podcasts.
>
> At 09:15 AM 6/7/2018, Russ Kiehne via Talk, wrote:
>> I took a lot of time thinking about if I should buy a commercial one such
>> as the second generation
>> victor reader stream. I ended up buying a ipad mini. Here's why:
>> It has more volume and better sound than my ipod touch, victor reader
>> stream
>> booksense and plextalk pocket. It does everything I would do with a
>> specialized player. With being able to lock the screen while
>> playing audio content, I get much more play time than with my specialized
>> players.
>>
>> With the bard mobile app, I can read nls books on it. Books can be
>> directly
>> downloaded to the ipad mini. This can't be done on my specialized players
>> I currently own.
>>
>> With the audible app, I can read books from audible. Books can be directly
>> downloaded to the ipad mini. I can't do this with my specialized players I
>> currently own.
>>
>> With the Kindle app, I can read Kindle books from Amazon. I can't do this
>> with my specialized playrs.
>>
>> With the voice dream reader app I can read books from bookshare,
>> unprotected
>> epub, listen to old time radio shows.
>> Supported File Formats PDF, EPUB (DRM free), DAISY 3.0 text-based eBooks,
>> DAISY 2.02 audiobooks, Zipped MP3 files, such as LibriVox, Plain Text, Rich
>> Text Format (RTF), Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Pages, Apple
>> Keynote, HTML.
>> What's nice about voice dream reader, you can download books from both
>> bookshare and Project Gutenberg directly to the ipad mini.
>> I bought the optional neospeech voice to make it sound just like a
>> booksense
>> when reading any text based file. I can switch between Acapela and
>> neospeech. I can't see buying a second generation victor reader stream
>> inorder to download books from bookshare to it. With the specialized
>> players
>> I currently own, I can't download books from bookshare to them.
>>
>> With the LibriVox Audio Books Pro provides free access to over 15,000
>> audiobooks and thousands of radio dramas with no ads. Each audiobook can
>> be
>> streamed over the internet or downloaded for later use.
>>
>> Audiobooks from LibriVox are free thanks to the dedicated work of hundreds
>> of volunteers who record, edit and distribute the books. New releases are
>> prepared daily, and the entire catalog spans the breadth of world
>> literature, including novels, history, biography, short stories, poetry and
>> more in both fiction and non-fiction.
>>
>> The LibriVox Audio Books app makes it easy to search for free audio books,
>> as well as classic radio dramas. You can browse by title, author or genre,
>> look at new recordings, or search by keyword. Because the books are free,
>> you can listen to as much or as little of a book as you like with no cost.
>> The app remembers your position, so when you return to a book later, you
>> can
>> start listening at the place where you left off, and includes a sleep timer
>> for your convenience.
>>
>> To see the LibriVox catalog on the web, visit
>> http://librivox.bookdesign.biz
>>
>> With the downcast app, I can download podcasts directly to the ipad mini.
>> I
>> can subscribe and unsubscribe to podcasts on it. With my plextalk pocket,
>> I
>> can't subscribe and unsubscribe to podcasts on it. With the other two
>> specialized players i currently own, I can't download podcasts to them.
>>
>> My ipad mini is now my favorite device for reading books, downloading and
>> listening to podcasts and old time radio shows.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: BK via Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 8:25 AM
>> To: gw micro
>> Cc: BK
>> Subject: OT about digital book players
>>
>> Hello, I have a digital book player from NLS, but I would like to get a
>> commercial one. Can anyone recommend a good, sterdy, player for not
>> more than 400 dollars? All help is appreciated.
>>
>> Butch
>>
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