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[Joshua Lester]

What about that download feature?
I don't personally use it, but others do.
Thanks, Joshua

On 1/7/12, Annemarie Cooke <aec732 at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Hey NABSters,
>
> I am writing for a couple of reasons. Starting with Joshua's suggestion
> about Learning Ally posting samples of readers' voices. Perhaps you didn't
> know we use more than 5,000 volunteers to read our audiobooks. The readers
> are assigned books based on their specificc subject knowledge; e.g. a
> physicist reads physics, a native speaker of Spanish reads Spanish language,
> etc. The volunteers read for at least two hours a week and many readers are
> assigned to a book so that it can be completed and uploaded for us as
> quickly as possible.
>
> With all of these factors, Learning Ally does offer book samples on thee
> website but providing samples of a volunteer group thaa changes on a regular
> basis doesn't seem feasible.
>
> You may know tha tthe NLS hires paid actors or voicers to read the majority
> of those books and that individual readers read specificgenres of books,
> such as mysteries, true crime, romance, etc.
>
> I also would like to be ghelpful in any area in which you are having
> difficulty with Learning Ally. If watching the YouTube video doesn't work,
> wy not call tech support? OOur blind tech experts are wonderful in
> explaining processes and answering questions about how something works. In
> addition, so that I can help YOU, please let mek now what specific issues
> you are having with the website.
>
> You can e-mail me offlist if your question or issue is lengthy so that this
> list doesn't get monoopolized.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Annemarie Cooke
> Learning Ally consultant (and member) 		 	   		
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