I think your point is that you want an NLS app for your iPhone. I guess I don't consider the Booksense to be a stand alone NLS player, but I can certainly understand why someone would want to play NLS books on their iPhone, just like they want to play their MP3's on their iPhone and not need a separate MP3 player. On 26/08/12 16:46, Corey Michael Cook wrote: > Christopher that is my point. I don't want to have to use a different > player. > > Corey Cook > Facebook: > corey.coo...@gmail.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 5:35 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: nls ap > > There already is a lot of demand for an NLS app, and according to > statements made last summer, there is already work being done on one. I > don't think this means that the need for a stand alone player will go > away though. I think the NLS will always want to serve citizens who > don't have a smart phone, don't want one or don't want a particular > brand and model of smart phone. > > You're also not tied into just using the stand alone player provided by > the NLS. They have arrangements made with several manufacturers of > different devices to support NLS books, such as the Booksense from HIMS. > > On 26/08/12 16:21, Corey Michael Cook wrote: >> I understand currently NLS has a lot of older customers however in the >> future I think more and more folks are going to want to access the > materials >> over a smartphone. In the future I think the NLS will see a sharp demand > for >> the stand alone players. One of the reasons I don;'t use NLS as much as I >> once did is because currently I am required to use a stand alone player > for >> the materials. >> >> >> Corey Cook >> Facebook: >> corey.coo...@gmail.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Fred Olver >> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:23 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: nls ap >> >> some of you may be forgetting about the number of NLS customers who are 65 > >> and over, and have no idea what a smart or dumb phone is. >> >> Fred Olver >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tara Prakash" <taraprak...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:43 PM >> Subject: Re: nls ap >> >> >>> Right. The way they allow NLS books to play on daisy players but still >>> they distribute those big NLS players. Those big players have their >>> utility as well. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 2:05 PM >>> Subject: Re: nls ap >>> >>> >>>> I don't think producing an IOS and Android app for NLS would mean that >>>> they could stop producing their digital talking book players. Talking >>>> Books weren't meant to just be read by people with smart phones. There >>>> are plenty of Talking Book customers who don't have smart phones and who >>>> specifically want or need a simple player to read their Talking Books. >>>> >>>> On 26/08/12 12:57, Corey Michael Cook wrote: >>>>> I am not doubting it will happen at some point in the future. Really > and >>>>> truly if the feds were smart they would get an iOS and Android >>>>> application >>>>> soon and stop producing those expensive stand alone players. I am sure >>>>> this >>>>> would result in a cost savings for them. >>>>> Wait nevermind cost savings and feds. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Corey Cook >>>>> Facebook: >>>>> corey.coo...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Tara Prakash >>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 7:59 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: nls ap >>>>> >>>>> This list consists of very alert members. Before NLS tells you about >>>>> this, >>>>> the information will be on this list. I doubt the app will be available > >>>>> in >>>>> the near future, if ever at all. In any event we don't have an NLS app >>>>> yet. >>>>> .----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Dave Bahr" <dcba...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 2:43 AM >>>>> Subject: nls ap >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hey gang, any progress on an ap to read nls books? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave C. 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