[Nfbmt] Library

[David Andrews]

You said you have the stream, and it will do it for you -- so will 
the iPhone.  Both can be used with BARD from NLS, you can sign up 
with your states regional library for the blind.

Dave

At 11:32 AM 1/9/2014, you wrote:
>A pocket sized machine that you can read books with?  That sounds like what
>I'm looking for.
>Becca
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
>Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 9:31 AM
>To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
>Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
>
>Hi Ted,
>I can wait longer for the I products to catch up.
>What ever happened to the machine you could read books with. It is small but
>can't remember the name.
>I just remember seeing it in action.
>Small enough for a pocket if you wanted to do that.
>
>
>
>Dar
>Every Saint has a past,
>Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:32 PM, "Edward Robbins" <ecrobbins517 at gmail.com>
>wrote:
> >
> > Dar,
> >    I haven't used my KNFB reader mobile program to read books.  I've
> > used it for many other items though.  I have heard from others that the I
> > products, etc, can not hold a "candle" to the Kurzweil products.  I have
>the
> > Kurzweil 1000 "scanning program" in my computer and did use it to scan a
> > book written by a class mate and it worked quite satisfactorily.
> >    They are working on an app for the I products but don't know just
> > when it will be available, nor how much it will cost.
> >    Glad to hear you got a library card,.  Use it in good health.
> > Ted
> >
> > EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
> > , CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
> > PHONE & FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 3:52 PM
> > To: Nfb Of Montana
> > Subject: [Nfbmt] Library
> >
> > Hi folks,
> > Today I decided to miss mass and Jim went with me to the new library that
> > opened this last Monday.
> > We wanted to take a tour where they were quite busy giving other tours. So
> > they took our phone numbers and names to call us when it would be a good
> > time to do this.
> > We didn't feel unhappy about this, sense they took the numbers.
> > What we did though was to get library cards.
> > This is the first time that I have ever had a public card.
> > They shared that we could take a book home if we wanted to do so.
> > We also learned that we can down load books onto our I products.
> > They helped us fill out the paper work as well as reading the numbers to
>us
> > from each card.
> > We will wait for a month if we don't hear from them, then we will call
> > again.
> > We were wishing that we had an app that we could scan the page of the book
> > and have it read to us.
> > Ted have you done this with your phone with a library book, and if so, how
> > well did it read?
> > Jim thought that your phone was still a better deal at this time until
> > someone improves and updates the I products.
> > We also learned that anyone across the state can get a library card.
> > Just wanted to share on behalf of our fun day.
> > I am sure Jim will share more about the day when he gets to reading the
> > list.