[nfbcs] Software to download DTB

[David Andrews]

No, it does not recognize zipped files as books, they must be unzipped first.

Dave

At 01:13 PM 11/18/2011, you wrote:
>Does the book player from the NLS recognize zip files as books? I 
>suppose I could just try it. I've always unzipped the book to my thumb drive.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" 
><deniserob at gmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Software to download DTB
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>
>>Yes, you are correct Jim...everything is very relative...what I am thinking
>>is simple..you are right, there are a lot of steps involved
>>Denise
>>
>>On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Tracy, I don't have a good answer for you.  I think that NLS's
>>>philosophy has been that patrons without computer literacy should
>>>order pre-loaded cartridges from their local talking book library.
>>>
>>>Denise, Your students, being students, are probably fairly computer
>>>literate. "download book to thumb drive" is a fairly complex step in
>>>your recipe below, especially if you aren't used to using a web
>>>browser. Also, depending on the daisy player, the book needs to be
>>>unzipped and put into a particular folder.
>>>
>>>Again, I'd say most of us handle this easily.  However, folks who lack
>>>good computer literacy will have a hard time of it.
>>>
>>>Take Care,
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 07:32:41AM -0800, Dr. Denise M Robinson wrote:
>>> > Put in a thumb drive, download book to thumb drive, put thumb drive in
>>> > player, pull up book and read away
>>> > My students do this constantly and it is that easy. The download takes
>>> > longer than anything else
>>> > Denise
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>>>wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > About a year ago, someone was advertising some software that was
>>>supposed
>>> > > to make downloading digital talking books from NLS a bit 
>>> easier for > > the
>>> > > novice computer user.
>>> > > I can't find out anything about it now--can't find the email, can't
>>>find
>>> > > it on Google.
>>> > > Can anyone point me in the right direction?  My sister-in-law really
>>>wants
>>> > > to download books, but she is a total computer beginner and keeps
>>>getting
>>> > > lost in the process.
>>> > > TIA.
>>> > > Tracy
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
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>>> >
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>>Denise
>>
>>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>>CEO, TechVision
>>Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
>>Email:  yourtechvision at gmail.com <deniserob at gmail.com>
>>Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons all done with
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