[Nfb-krafters-korner] Book Share was: craft books

Fri Mar 30 01:29:16 UTC 2012

As far as I know, the Read To Go app is the only way to read BookShare books
on the iPhone and iPad.  This does not mean that there is not some other app
that will read the DAISY format of BookShare books.  

Voice Over works with the app for everything accept for the actual reading
of the books.

The Read To Go app also offers some features that help people with learning
disabilities.  These same features have been found to be helpful by people
with low vision.  I've been told that these features are most effective when
used on the iPad instead of the iPhone.

The Read To Go app makes it very simple to download BookShare books right to
your device.  I have been very impressed with how fast the down load works
over the wireless connection.  I think I downloaded a book only once through
the cellular connection of my iPhone and was not disappointed in the
download speed.

I download and read at least 2 books a week from Bookshare on my iPhone.

Annette

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of linda
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:20 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Book Share was: craft books

Annette,

Does the "o\voice over
 function  on the
i-phone not work on books from Book Shre?  Do you have to getreader? othe th
Blessings, Ninn the_ninn at tx.rr.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Annette Carr
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:19 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Book Share was: craft books

You can also read the BookShare books on your iPhone or iPad with their Read
To Go app that costs $19 and change.

HTH,
Annette

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:28 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Book Share was: craft books

The Book Share books can be read on your computer using Kurzweil, Word, or
in your Explorer in HTML format.  So you really need nothing more than the
computer to read it.  The several portable players run other formats as well
and come with their own synthesized voices.

 Dixie
~  @-> ~ <-@  ~

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lovette Yewchan
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:35 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Book Share was: craft books

so is bookshare more text reading from the computer and do you need special
software?
Lovette

On 2012-03-28, at 6:14 AM, Dixie wrote:

> Terry,
> 
> If you don't mind me jumping in here.  The NLS player will only play 
> NLS digital talking books and MP3 files. Book Share books can 
> definitely be
read
> right on the computer in Kurzweil.   Alternatively, if you truly want to
> read a Book Share book on the NLS player  You could download your Book
Share
> books into Kurzweil and convert it into an MP3 file.  This can be done 
> through the files in Kurzweil using the Kurzweil voices and then 
> transfer that file onto your NLS player.
> The Plextalk, Book Sense, Victor Stream, and Book Port Plus all play
several
> different format books including Daisy digital text books like Book 
> Share, BRL files, Text Documents, MP3 files as well as the NLS daisy 
> talking book format.  The recorded voices format is different than the 
> text formats of Book Share.
> 
> Obviously the NLS player costs us nothing to obtain, but they will 
> only support their own format.  The several commercial suppliers of 
> daisy
players
> offer several format options to make their product more attractive to 
> the consumer.
> 
> When I choose books to use for crafting I tend to get the books from 
> Book Share.  I can navigate the text in that format character by 
> character if I choose on my Book Sense.  When reading knitting 
> patterns or crochet
patterns
> that is extremely helpful.
> 
> If I want to hear about technique oar history of knitting, I am more
likely
> to choose the NLS format as I find the human recorded voices more 
> pleasurable to listen to.  The disadvantage to that format is if the 
> voice is reading a pattern it is troublesome for me, to stop the 
> player after
each
> word to help digest the pattern.
> 
> 
> 
> Dixie
> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, 
> Terry
> (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:02 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bookshairFW: craft books
> 
> 	
> 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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