[Nfbmt] Library

[d m gina]

Dave,
When did bard get on the new stream?
This is cool if it is true?
We would share with Jeff.

Original message:
> 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
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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.


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