Yes, it is odd, but that is the way Learning Ally designed their process. I think they have become more responsive to their customer base in the last couple of years, so if enough people contact them and request that they adjust that, perhaps it will be changed.
HTH, Richard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 9:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Books and Nls service That does seem odd to me, since you're not purchasing books in that case. Teresa "We're made of star-stuff."--Carl Sagan On Jan 6, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > HI, > For whatever reason, Learning Ally chose to set it up so you can't > search for the books from within the app and down load them directly. > Perhaps you could contact Learning Ally's customer service and request > that they change this approach. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 5:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Books and Nls service > > Hi Teresa, > > I have a question. The other day I opened the "LearnAlly" app on the phone. > With Learning Ally, one pays a subscription like Bookshare. In the "Read@Go" > app, one can search and download periodicals and books. Why can't one > do it in the "Learning Ally" app. It's running on the same principle. > I understand that one needs to purchase the books or magazines from > the 3rth party and then sync it to the phone, but in the case of > Learning Ally, I don't think it should be this way. HTH. > > Eileen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Teresa Cochran > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 4:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Books and Nls service > > You have to have a Google a count. To search for books, you have to go > to the Google Store site. This is the case with all third-party apps > that require you to buy books. > > Teresa > > > "We're made of star-stuff."--Carl Sagan > > On Jan 3, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Shane Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do you have to have an account with Google Play Books, and are they >> pretty > reasonable in price? And where do you go to search for them? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 3, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Teresa Cochran >> <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >>> I've seen rumors of an NLS app coming soon. >>> >>> In the meantime, I use whatever book apps I can, including Google >>> Play > Books, Nook, and Ibooks. >>> >>> If you read Braille, it's possible to convert the .brf files to pdf >>> so > that they can be read in Ibooks. This method works well, if you read > with a Braille display only. >>> >>> HtH, >>> Teresa >>> >>> >>> "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. > Feynman >>> >>> On Jan 3, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Marianne Denning >>> <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> >>>> NLS does not have an app. Many of us are anxiously waiting for it >>>> to > arrive. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Shane Clark >>>> <[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> I just downloaded iBooks and Nook for my iPhone, and was thinking >>>> about > looking into using Nls as some books I wanna read are in paperback. Do > yall use one of these apps more than the other, including Nls, or all together? > There isn't an Nls app is there? >>>> If anyone has any info on Nls please tell me a lil bout it and how >>>> the > book selection is, and how itvworks. >>>> If you'd like to mail me off-list feel free as I don't wanna >>>> clutter the > lists up, but figured this would be a nice place to start. >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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