[blindkid] Amazon Kindle and Bookshare question

[David Andrews]

Well actually when you download from bookshare you can download 
DAISY, or BRF (braille ready file.)  At least that is the way it used 
to be.  Then when you unpacked the files, you could also save a html 
version.  A brf file, is technically a text file, containing only 
ascii text, but if you were uninitiated, or had the wrong software, 
or didn't back translate, it would mostly look like gibberish.

Dave

At 04:25 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
>I know the base Kindle format is different but on Amazon it says the Kindle
>supports TXT and HTML.
>Bookshare files can be obtained in TXT and HTML.
>
>I don't know anyone locally that has a Kindle or I'd try it first hand.
>
>Holly
>
>On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 5:17 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>
> > No, the formats are different.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > At 08:39 AM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
> >
> >> Hi!
> >> I was wondering if Bookshare.org downloads work on an Amazon Kindle?
> >> Reading the webpages for both it looks like it *should* work but I was
> >> wondering if anyone had actual experience with it.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Holly
> >>
> >
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