[Dtb-talk] A question about preferred book formatting

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Greg and listers,

    Absolutely not!! If RFB&D can provide extensive navigation of the books 
in their collection you should be able to do likewise. We have had to fuss 
with NLS over this same issue. Please don't water down the book navigation. 
Otherwise it defeats the whole purpose of having digital talking books in 
the first place.

Peter Donahue



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Subject: [Dtb-talk] A question about preferred book formatting


We are converting an large collection of tape books over to DAISY format. 
While understanding that navigation by chapter, most of these being fiction 
works, is the preferred method for doing it this is not always an option as 
it would require us listening to the whole book to find the chapters in many 
cases.

Given that we have, up to now been providing navigation by original tape at 
the first navigation level. But I am wondering if this is really of any 
value to anyone. Would it be better to simply provide the audio of the book 
at a single navigation level and let it go at that?

Your opinions please. Thank you.

Gregory Kearney
Manager - Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of Western Australia
61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia

Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America)
Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696
Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only)
Email: gkearney at gmail.com


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