Hi, Zipping a book means you can copy all the files at once, which is harder to do with iTunes file sharing. Also, if you leave a braille file zipped, BARD will treat it as a single, multi-volume book rather than treating each braille file as its own separate book.
Best, Anna On Oct 16, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Marc Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > I did not zip up the .brf file. That's a good suggestion. I assumed that > since .brf files are so small, that would not be necessary. > > On Oct 16, 2013, at 8:27 AM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Did you leave it as a zipped file? >> >> I haven't tried .BRF; I transferred an audio book. The instructions I read >> said to leave it zipped up. The Bard app will unzip it. >> >> HTH, >> Traci >> On Oct 16, 2013, at 6:07 AM, Marc Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have tried transferring a .brf file using Itunes. It did not show up in >>> BARD. Has anyone else had luck with this method? I ended up having success >>> with using Dropbox instead, but still wonder why the Itunes method seemed >>> to fail. >>> Marc >>> >>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Thom Spittle <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A bard audio book has several different parts. This will make it hard to >>>> identify the proper book if it's not zipped. >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> On Behalf Of Shannon Dyer >>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:13 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Transferring BARD books to your phone [was "Re: Interesting >>>>> dellema with the bard ap."] >>>>> >>>>> What happens if the file is no longer zipped? Can it still be transferred >>>>> through Itunes or Dropbox? >>>>> >>>>> Shannon >>>>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Robert Hill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have had good luck using iTunes to transfer books. >>>>>> You're right, you might have to restart BARD to have it show the books. >>>>>> I haven't had any issues authorizing books to play. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob Hill >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You can also use iTunes to transfer books to your phone. I haven't done >>>> it >>>>> myself yet, but a few different people have posted instructions to the >>>> list. >>>>> You may run into the same problem though, where you won't be able to >>>>> authorize those books if your phone can't get to the authorization servers >>>>> for the mobile app. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For example, Russ Kiehne posted these instructions to the list: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Doing some research, I found the following, hope it helps: >>>>>>> Loading books into the BARDmobile app >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The BARDmobile app is able to play any DAISY/NISO 2005 formatted >>>>>>> book. To load the books into the iOS device for playback use the >>>>> following instructions. >>>>>>> 1. If not in a ZIP archive format. You should compress the directory >>>>>>> holding the books files into a ZIP file. >>>>>>> 2. Connect the iOS device to your computer with a USB cable. >>>>>>> 3. Open the iTunes application and select the iOS device button at >>>>>>> the right of the main window. >>>>>>> 4. select the "Apps" radio button on the main screen. >>>>>>> 5. At the bottom of the Apps screen is a section titled "File >>>>>>> Sharing" with a column list of apps. One of those will be the >>>> BARDmobile >>>>> app select it. >>>>>>> 6. Press the "Add." button located in the bottom right of the screen. >>>>>>> This will give you a dialog to select the ZIP file from step one. The >>>>>>> book will then be added to the app. You may need to restart BARDmobile >>>>> to see the new book. >>>>>>> NOTE: >>>>>>> At this time the BARDmobile app will only play DAISY/NISO 2005 books. >>>>>>> Other DAISY formats such as DAISY 2.02 and ePub 3 will simply fail to >>>>> load. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/13/2013 06:24 AM, Thom Spittle wrote: >>>>>>>> If you have dropbox, you shold be able to transfer it to the phone. >>>>>>>> Keep it as a zip file. Go to the file via dropbox. Once loaded, you >>>>>>>> can export to bard mobile. >>>>>>>> The only catch is authenticating the book with bard. If their system >>>>>>>> is down, it may not authenticate it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> HTH, >>>>>>>> Thom >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Dawn Petty >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:06 AM >>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Interesting dellema with the bard ap. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am also experiencing this. I tried to add the book push by safire. >>>>>>>> when I go >>>>>>>>> to my wish list it says zero itims but if I go back to the book it >>>>>>>>> gives >>>>>>>> me a >>>>>>>>> remove from wish list link. I am able to download it on to my pc >>>>> though. >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>> there any way to get it to the phone? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: Jenifer Barr >>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 11:32 AM >>>>>>>>> To: viphone >>>>>>>>> Subject: Interesting dellema with the bard ap. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>>>>> So, I added some books to my wishlist like I always do from the >>>>>>>>> website on my computer. Before when I'd do this I'd go to the ap >>>>>>>>> on my phone, into >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>> wishlist and download them. But, now, when I go into the ap, >>>>>>>>> they're not there. I know they've been added, but they're not >>>>>>>>> there. I've closed the >>>>>>>> ap >>>>>>>>> using the ap switcher... >>>>>>>>> reopened it... but still nothing. 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