[Ohio-Talk] e-reader from NLS

[dkkendrick at earthlink.net]

Hello again, 
Just read Colleen's lovely post, and want to set a few facts straight. 
You cannot take notes on the eReader as a stand-alone device. It does not have any kind of editor.  
If, however, you use it as a display with your pc or pair it with your iPhone, you can use that device's note-taking functions and do your typing and reading with the eReader. 
It canot play audio cartridges. You can transfer braille books from cartridge, and do so quickly and easily, but the eReader has no capacity for playing any audio. 
And oh my, yes, you can take a book to read on a plane or anywhere else. You can, in fact, take 1000 or more books, all in your eReader. 
You can also download loads of newspapers and magazines from Newsline, or transfer documents from you computer.  
Have a blast!
Deborah


-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of President Capital chapter via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Saturday, May 7, 2022 10:05 AM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: President Capital chapter <president.capital.nfboh at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] e-reader from NLS

Hi Colleen,

Don’t apologize for the long email. It is very good for us to hear what your findings are with the new E reader. I hope others will chime in and let all of us know as they learn new things about it. And, I want to hear about peoples likes and dislikes that they find so that I can report it back to the library. T The one thing I am happy about with the E reader is the ability to take books with me. Hopefully I can figure this whole thing out by convention. How great it will be to be able to sit on an airplane and actually read a braille book! 

Annette 

Annette Lutz
President
Capital Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
614-288-4323
President.capital.nfboh at gmail.com

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people because we know that low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back. 

On May 7, 2022, at 9:55 AM, Colleen Roth via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello Everyone,
I really love the e-reader from NLS. I like the carrying case too. It is better than the one I have for my Polaris. In case you didn't know yet the e-reader has 16 GB Internal Memory according to the Library.
It takes a High Capacity sd card for external memory.
I am reading the Manual from cover to cover. I am reading it out loud so Dudley can help me if there is something I do not understand.
It is more like a note-taker than a display because you can read more types of Material and can take some notes on it. I am looking forward to downloading books from BARD without having to have Dudley do it on the PC. Eventually I will learn how to do it on the PC but this is convenient when downloading Books. I wonder if you can download audio books and transfer them via Cartridge to a DTBM.
I am really happy to be able to read Newsline on the Device. I like the fact that I can read the text particularly for spelling of words.
Does anyone know if the User Guide is available for download so that someone who doesn't read Braille can read it particularly those who do not read braille well or teachers and those who might help someone who is not Technically-minded?
I am actually looking forward to seeing how independent I can be working with this device.
What a Blessing. I do like hard copy braille but this is nice if you want to take a book with you.
Sorry for such a long email.
Colleen Roth, President;
At Large Chapter;
NFB of Ohio;



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