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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