[Blindtlk] NlS BARD and the Victor Reader Stream

[David Andrews]

Actually the way the process works is that you fill out a form on the 
BARD website.  They contact your regional library, and approve 
you.  YOu  then get e-mail giving you a link at Humanware where you 
provide the machine SN, and Humanware then sends you the Key.  It 
sounds more complicated than it is.

Dave

At 07:52 PM 8/23/2015, you wrote:
>Hi, Chris,
>
>Although I do not have a Victor Reader Stream, I know people who 
>have the device, and I know that in order to use it for BARD, you 
>need to contact your local NLS library and have them send you some 
>sort of key which needs to be activated.  Hope this helps.
>
>
>
>Mark Tardif
>Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>-----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum via blindtlk
>Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 1:32 PM
>To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Chris Nusbaum
>Subject: [Blindtlk] NlS BARD and the Victor Reader Stream
>
>Hello All:
>
>
>
>During our recent national convention I purchased a second-generation Victor
>Reader Stream while Humanware was selling them at a discount. I have been
>steadily working to learn how to use the new online services which were
>unavailable in the previous version, and been trying to configure my BARD
>account in the online services menu for some time now. I finally got it to
>work this weekend and attempted to download a book directly from BARD to my
>Stream. The book successfully downloaded, but when I try to read it I get a
>recorded error message which says: "You are not authorized to read this
>protected book. Please contact your library for more information." Am I
>missing a step? Is there another step which needs to be taken on the BARD
>Web site before my Stream is authorized to play books? Thanks in advance for
>your help.
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>Chris Nusbaum, Vice President
>
>Greater Carroll County Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>
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>
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>
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>
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>Email: dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
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>
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