[Dtb-talk] DAISY book reading - IOS or special devices?

[Greg Kearney]

Books from ABWA, Vision Australia and nearly every other international talking book library will play back on any DAISY device or software including such software installed in iOS and similar device and computers. However none of this software will play back NLS books as they have had digital rights management applied to them.

All international DAISY books should play back without any issues in your NLS player.


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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On 18/02/2012, at 7:54 AM, Rakesh Chand wrote:

> Hi Bula & Namaste Greg,
> 
> 
> Apologies for writing, out-off the List-serve as this might be not too
> useful to others. 
> 
> 
> I've a question than, what does an non-US or Australian blind person should
> purchase to help him/her with reading? Would investing in an iPhone and the
> stream be the way forward?
> 
> 
> Appreciate, yor rsponse, hope it'll make a great difference for us in the
> Pac countries. Thanking U in advance, hav a lovely w-kend!
> 
> 
> Rakesh
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Greg Kearney
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2012 2:21 p.m.
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DAISY book reading - IOS or special devices?
> 
> The biggest issue that you will encounter is that there are no iPad DAISY
> apps that can read National Library Service books at this time. This means
> that you are limited to books form overseas sources and RFB&D. Bookshare.org
> has their own app dedicated to their system.
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
> includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive
> and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
> frontiers.
> Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
> 
> On 14/02/2012, at 10:14 AM, Pauline Everitt wrote:
> 
>> Hello:
>> 
>> I have an iPad and am interested in reading DAISY books. I am wondering if
> the DAISY apps now available are sufficient or whether I need to invest in a
> specialized DAISY reader such as the Victor Reader Stream.
>> Does anyone have opinions on the DAISY reading experience  with the IOS
> apps vs. the specialized reading devices like the Stream?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Pauline
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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

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights