[nfb-talk] Audible.com to exclude Victor Reader Stream

[Mike Freeman]

Remember that in another message, it was stated that NLS worked with
"Brilliance Audio" which is quite different from "Audible.com".

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra
Schaber
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:12 AM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Audible.com to exclude Victor Reader Stream

That's compleet garbige! I think that it should go around to all of the NFB 
mailing lists so that everyone who reads books can help fix the problem.
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Audible.com to exclude Victor Reader Stream


> Yes, probably no nls then too.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Gloria Whipple
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 4:09 PM
> To: mike at michaelhingson.com ; 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Audible.com to exclude Victor Reader Stream
>
> I wonder if audible will stop working with the NLS program.
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
> Hingson
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 12:43
> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'; 'Research and Development Committee
> (appointed)'
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Audible.com to exclude Victor Reader Stream
>
> As you may know, Audible.com has chosen to exclude devices used by the 
> blind
> like the Book Port Desktop and the new  Victor ReaderStream from using
> Audible. Below please find some important information which includes an
> email address to write to about this unfortunate situation.
>
> Bob Acosta
>
>
>
>
>
>    Hi everyone,
>
> I wanted to provide everyone with an email address to
> send a complaint email to Audible about their decision to
> no longer provide access to audible content to the new Victor reader
> Stream. I telephoned Audible this morning and was advised that
> the more complaints received by Audible, the better the hope is that
> the policy will change. The email is greatideas at audible.com
> Yes, I confirmed the address several times and this is the address
> used by the department which deals with accessibility features.
>
> I have no proof of this, but I suspect that this is the first
> step in the process of limiting audible access to devices used
> exclusively by the visually impaired community such as the Stream, the
> Bookport and others. Not everyone has access to or can afford an Iphone 
> and
> I, for one, am distressed at Audible's business decision here.
>
> Please consider sending an email to audible asking them to be
> more accessible and continuing access to the stream, the bookport and 
> other
> devices for the visually impaired community. If we all make
> some effort, maybe we can work together to improve access for everyone
> who is visually impaired.
> I have confirmed this from several sources.  Audible, or should we say
> Amazon who owns Audible.com, is limiting the devices it will support for
> playing Audible books.  Devices such as the new Victor Reader Stream and
> other systems we use to read these books are excluded from supported
> devices.  This is deplorable for a variety of reasons.
>
>
>
> I urge everyone to write Audible opposing its position and requesting that
> Audible support book readers developed for use by blind persons.
>
>
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
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> Michelle
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> Robert Acosta, President
> Helping Hands for the Blind
> Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
> Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
>
>
>
> You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers
> to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at
> the above address.
>
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