[Nfbf-l] Digital book players

[Kirk]

There was a testing program that was implemented and local Librarians asked 
their customers that  they wish to be testers for there input by signing 
them up for a 60 day testing  period, I happened  to be one of them and even 
though I am a Veteran, it  didn't have anything to do with the choices made 
for the testing individuals picked. KH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Digital book players


Jody:

The story is:  by law NLS and its libraries must offer the new
players to veterans first.  After that NLS has recommended to
libraries that they offer them to people over 100 next.  The
libraries don't have to follow that recommendation, but most are.  It
is then up to the individual regional libraries to set their
distribution policies, people on waiting list first, students first,
or whatever.

Most libraries are just working their way down their waiting list I
think.  So, whatever your reader advisor tells you is probably true.

There were a few "pre-launch" test libraries that got machines, and I
don't think they were distributed by the veterans formula, but don't
know for sure.

Dave



At 05:51 PM 11/20/2009, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have conflicting messages about the new digital book players.  I have 
>been
>told by my reader advisor that they are only available to veterans and
>people over 100 but I know someone who got one through the pilot program.
>
>I had called years ago to be in on the pilot program since I have been
>reading Talking books since 1962.
>
>How do we get one of these gems?
>
>JODY
>Happy trails,
>
>JODY


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