[Electronics-talk] Bookshare Question

[Corinne]

I always like what Fred has to say.  He is a very kind and smart man, a long 
time NFB member.
I think I have Voice Dream in my AP list, if you want to try it out.  I 
think it might need updating though.
Still working on my letter.  I'll run it by you.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Fred Wurtzel via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 6:31 PM
To: 'S L Johnson' ; 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Cc: Fred Wurtzel
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Bookshare Question

Hello,

Yes, they may be read on the computer.  These are text based files, so they 
are quite flexible.  If you have Kurzweil 1000 on your computer searching 
and downloading books can't be simpler.  K-1000 will save the files in most 
any format that you like.  For the PC, this is a powerful combination.

If you have Voice Dream Reader on your phone, it can directly download books 
and the speech choices are nearly human quality.  The Bookshare phone app is 
ok, but I like Voice Dream Reader much better for its ease of use and voice 
selections.

The Bookshare files will play on most any device that will play Daisy and 
other text content such as the Victor or Book Sense and many others.

The broad range of books is amazing.  Downloads are very fast.  There isn't 
anything which is not good about Bookshare, other than limiting oneself on 
choosing a manageable number of books.  It is like being in a candy store. 
The thing I always remind myself is that they will always be there, 
tomorrow..

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of S L Johnson via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 8:47 PM
To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: S L Johnson
Subject: [Electronics-talk] Bookshare Question

Hello:

I’ve been thinking of checking out Bookshare.  Many of you mention 
downloading books from Bookshare to your iPhones or Victor Streams.  Can the 
books be read on a computer?  If not, can they be downloaded to a Braille ’n 
Speak or Voice Note?

Thanks,

Sandra Johnson
SLJohnson25 at comcast.net


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