[Nfbmt] Library

[David Andrews]

As far as I know it has been there since it came out -- I read BARD 
books on the new stream every day.

Dave

At 02:48 PM 1/9/2014, you wrote:
>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
>>>>, CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
>>>>PHONE & FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
>>>>104 RIVERVIEW 5 E
>>>>GREAT FALLS  MT   59404
>
>>>>-----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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