[Dtb-talk] DaisyWorm 1.0 released in iTunes store now

[Burke, Dan (DSS)]

Intriguing Greg -- but I take it it doesn't have text-only Daisy support
right now?  Any idea how long efore that's available?

Best,
Dan


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-----Original Message-----
From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:01 AM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DaisyWorm 1.0 released in iTunes store now

OK here's the story we started out calling it Bookworm but someone got
an app registered  with Apple by that name first then it became Daisy
Bookworm but that was too long to fit the screen space we had on the
tiny iPhone screen so it got shortened to DaisyWorm which fit and had
not been used by anyone else.

Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA
6100
Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
Email: gkearney at gmail.com

On 30/07/2010, at 9:55 PM, Andrews, David B B (DEED) wrote:

> BookWorm is only 8 characters -- which isn't long, I guess it is on
such a little screen?  So is the name "worm" or "Daisy Worm" which is
longer than bookworm?
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:49 AM
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DaisyWorm 1.0 released in iTunes store now
> 
> We had to shorten up Bookworm as it was to long according to Apple.
> 
> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
> Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
> PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA
6100
> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
> Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
> 
> On 30/07/2010, at 9:41 PM, Andrews, David B B (DEED) wrote:
> 
>> This is a good development -- but considering the other meaning for
the word "worm" in the computer / software arena -- is this a good name?
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] DaisyWorm 1.0 released in iTunes store now
>> 
>> The Association for the Blind of Western Australia and Curtin
University of Technology are pleased to announce the availability of
DaisyWorm. DaisyWorm is a simple yet powerful DAISY audio book reader
app for the Apple iPhone supporting the 2.02, 2002 and 2005 formats with
full or partial audio. Full information can be found at: 
>> 
>> http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/daisyworm/id383777731?mt=8
>> 
>> Cost is A$4.99 Australian or about US$4.50 in U.S. Dollars.
>> 
>> DaisyWorm will play non-protected DAISY full audio and full text/full
audio books on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. 
>> 
>> This includes books from the talking book library of Association for
the Blind of Western Australia http://www.guidedogswa.org/ 
>> 
>> The Vision Australia library 
>> http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=514 
>> 
>> As well as the talking books libraries of the CNIB in Canada, RNIB in
the United Kingdom and RNZFB in New Zealand and TPB in Sweden. As well
as most other talking book libraries world wide.
>> 
>> At this time DaisyWorm is unable to play digital talking books from
the U.S. National Library Service or Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic in the United States due to the use of digital rights
management schemes by those agencies.
>> 
>> Future free upgrades will include user bookmarks, playback speed
control and support for DAISY text only books.
>> 
>> Please feel free to share this information or to contact me for more
information.
>> 
>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media
>> Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA
>> PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park
WA 6100
>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
>> Email: greg.kearney at guidedogswa.com.au
>> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
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