[Nfb-krafters-korner] bookshairFW: craft books

[Lovette Yewchan]

what about victor reader.

On 2012-03-28, at 1:59 PM, David Andrews wrote:

> You can not play BookShare.org books on the NLS player.  The BSO books are text-based books, so you need a machine with text-to-speech technology in it.  The NLS player does not have this -- but the Victor Reader Stream does.
> 
> The K1000 software should also be able to access them -- I believe.
> 
> Dave
> 
> On 3/28/2012 7:01 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
>> 	
>> Cathy;
>> See messages below and see if you can explain why bookshair will not work on NLS.  I thought he would tell me.  What format do they come in?  I thought the stream could also play them.  Can I use Kurzweil 1000?
>> 
>> Terry P.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lloyd Rasmussen [mailto:lras at sprynet.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:47 PM
>> To: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
>> Subject: RE: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
>> 
>> Bookshare books do not have an audio recording with them, so the NLS player cannot play them.  They can be read on a computer, using its web browser.
>> 
>> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
>> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
>> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] [mailto:Terry.Powers at nih.gov]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:22 PM
>>> To: 'lras at sprynet.com'
>>> Subject: FW: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Lloyd;
>>> See the message below from our craft group.  Cann't you play bookshare
>>> on an NLS player.  Just download it to a cartrage or thumb drive, right.
>>> Terry P.
>>> Terry.powers at nih.gov
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:02 PM
>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> Oh I just had to share this with everyone!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> For my birthday next month my husband is giving me a Plextalk pocket
>>> portable player from Freedom Scientific and a subscription to bookshare!
>>> 
>>> I was browsing around on bookshare this afternoon and there are quite
>>> a few books on knitting with looms, knitting with needles, and
>>> crocheting. I couldn't find anything on beading straight away, but I
>>> probably just need to adjust my search terms. I will be able to make
>>> so many things now and probably teach a class in something I have
>>> learned to make in one or more of these books. I have an NLS player,
>>> but this has limited me to the Bard site.
>>> Now with my subscription and the new Plextalk player I will be able to
>>> take my books and patterns everywhere with me, just like you folks who
>>> have those smart phones.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you to Karen and to the others of you who recommended bookshare
>>> as a resource for craft learning.
>>> 
>>> So anyhow, just all excited and wanted to share!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cathy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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