[Nfb-krafters-korner] bookshare FW: craft books

[David Andrews]

Yes, as I said below, the Victor Reader Stream will play Bookshare 
books.  The older Victor Reader classics, waves, etc., will not.

Dave

At 05:30 PM 3/28/2012, you wrote:
>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