Re: BARD 2.0 is coming soon!

[Richard Turner]

Version 2.0 includes a number of new features, including in-app search capabilities: -Search inputs are more intuitive. Author search supports First Name, Last Name format; Last Name, First Name; and Last Name only. Quotation marks are no longer required. For example, input “Mary Clark” (without quotations) to find all the Mary Higgins Clark titles. -Keyword search supports searching all indexed metadata and can help users looking for multiple criteria. For example, to find a Terri Pratchett book narrated by Nick DePinto, a user can simply input “dePinto Terri“ (without quotations). -After a user inputs a search, they can amend the search type, the inputted term itself, or the format (audio or braille), and sort results alphabetically by author, title, or latest publication date. -In-app search now includes NLS Music collection holdings, allowing users to access the variety of musical appreciation and biography books, scores, and music instructional titles.  -Users can switch between audio and braille searches. For example, input “learn guitar” (without quotation marks) with the search defaults to find audio instructional titles, then select the braille format and the search button again to find braille titles. Version 2.0 also includes enhancements to searching and sorting Bookshelf and Get Books listings. Bug fixes include: -Rewind controls skipping further than intended -Sideloading books  -Downloading and reading non-ASCII foreign language book titlesI found this in the app store a little while ago. It works great!  Richard “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com On Sep 16, 2022, at 10:51 AM, Richard Turner <richardr_tur...@comcast.net> wrote:  My apologies, the email address to write them with any suggestions/comments/questions did not copy. Write to nlsdownl...@loc.gov   Anyone with that wish should write them.   Richard “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” - Søren Kierkegaard   My web site: https://www.turner42.com 🦅   From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 10:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BARD 2.0 is coming soon!                                                                   This is wonderful. Onto my question though, when will we be able to transfer content between devices, say upgrading from one phone to another?   From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of deidreandlou...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 11:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BARD 2.0 is coming soon!                  BARD is a true life line. Much of this we can do already but some of the added flexibility is  nice.                  Deidre   From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 11:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: BARD 2.0 is coming soon!   From BARD Support: Note the update is due out by September 23rd it is not available yet. The email below is from BARD Support.   Announcing BARD Mobile for iOS 2.0 We're excited to tell you that NLS has released version 2.0 of BARD Mobile for iOS. In this version, the BARD Website option is replaced by a new and powerful search engine that has the following abilities: "          Search by keyword, title, author, or annotation. "          Search for either braille or audio content. "          Use the Keyword search to search for narrators. "          Search for items in the Music collection, including music appreciation and instructional materials as well as music scores. "          Access all the options available from books in your wish list, Recently Added Books, etc., such as downloading directly from the search results page and viewing all the books by the same author or in the same series. "          Enter an author's or narrator's name in any format and without quotation marks and get reliable results. "          Enter words from a title without quotation marks and get reliable results. "          Enter multiple types of information in a Keyword search, such as part of a title and an author's last name or a title and narrator's name, and get reliable results. "          Change the type of search after you conduct the original search. "          Sort search results by title, author, or latest (the publication date). To conduct a search, choose the Search option at the top of the Get Books screen, just above Wish List. Keyword is the default search type, and Audio is the default format. Change these settings if you like, type or dictate search terms in the search field, and choose Go or Search. To change the format or type of search from the Search Results page, select the search field at the top; all the options on the original search page are now available. To sort the search results, choose Title, Author, or Latest. To access options such as Download and viewing other books by the same author with VoiceOver, touch the title of interest, flick up or down to the desired choice, and double-tap. If you don't use VoiceOver, select the More info button to the right of the title, and then choose either Download, Add to Wish List, or More Actions. Additionally, Version 2.0 fixes problems with: "          Rewind controls skipping further than intended. "          Side loading books. "          Downloading and reading non-ASCII foreign language book titles. The update should be available by Friday, September 23rd. 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