Not any more. I heard they now have downloadable daisy, so we can play on the stream.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Hadder" <bhad...@gmail.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:39 PM Subject: Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone? > > I personally think that the way NLS and RFBD should have gone about > the digital download thing is to have used either Audible or ITunes. > That way books would have been compatible with at least most known > platforms. > > I will say on RFBD's behalf that their downloadable audio format is as > close as I've ever seen them do anything right. The problem is that > they can only be played on wma players. > > On Jul 15, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Dan wrote: > >> Hello, >> Here is a different prospective. >> If a person belongs to Book Share, for example, this is how it works. >> You have to be a paying member. >> When you download zipped book share files, you have to put in your >> login password to unpack the book. >> When you read the book, it has your name and watermarks in the book >> to make it legal. Then the web site has records of all of your >> downloads. This holds you answerable to your use of the files. >> I personally don't see why NLS and RFB&D cant use the same approach. >> On Jul 15, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >> >>> Sounds like security by obscurity. The media folks don't want to >>> hear that the audio version of their book is being distributed via >>> the popular portable and unencumbered mp3 format which can be >>> copied and used on nearly any device. They would rather hear that >>> the file is in the obscure quijibo format which can only be >>> transferred via serial zmodem protocol to select licensed hardware >>> devices where it will speak every other word until a license >>> activation key is installed in the PC DIN keyboard connector. Note >>> that Mac users will be unable to use the quijibo format due to the >>> lack of a PC DIN port. Please upgrade to a PC circa 1984 or later >>> to be compatible. >>> >>> Or something. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> Barry Hadder wrote: >>>> >>>> That's definitely my vision of how things should be. However, all >>>> such blind services (i.e. NLS, RFBD) seem to be hell bent on >>>> producing >>>> material in some bizarre format completely incompatible with >>>> anything >>>> that the main stream world is using. I wonder just how much money >>>> actually goes in to the research development of that crap anyway. >>>> Also, I think it will be a long time before the prevailing myth that >>>> "blind folks are supposed to use windblows based pcs" is broken. >>>> The >>>> more everyone requests compatiblity with other platforms the more >>>> chance there will be for change. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Chris Polk wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> that would be really cool to have only one device for all of the >>>>> books/ >>>>> music/phone/email, well you get the point. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>> Well it looks as if the NLS here in the U.S. is going to be >>>>>> rolling >>>>>> out their long awaited digital talkingbooks and players in a few >>>>>> months program wide. >>>>>> >>>>>> For a while there have been beta testers that have used assorted >>>>>> aspects of the program's hardware and software. >>>>>> >>>>>> The digital talking books are going to be put on flash memory and >>>>>> people who have the victor reader stream have been able to >>>>>> download >>>>>> digital files of the books to play on their players for a >>>>>> while. You >>>>>> have to register for the service and receive a special file that >>>>>> you >>>>>> load onto the stream from what I understand and it pinpoints you >>>>>> as a >>>>>> registered NLS user and allows you to use the download-able files. >>>>>> >>>>>> Well I am wondering if it would be possible for Apple to team up >>>>>> with >>>>>> NLS like they've done with Audible and allow iTunes, future >>>>>> iPods and >>>>>> or the iPhone to play the NLS DTBs? I am thinking it would be the >>>>>> best thing in the world if I could put NLS books in iTunes and >>>>>> on my >>>>>> iPod. This can be done but it is against the law and cumbersome >>>>>> and >>>>>> time consuming. LOL and it would be just better in my way of >>>>>> thinking >>>>>> if NLS DTBs would just go on the iPod all on their own without >>>>>> much >>>>>> fuss or muss. >>>>>> Do you all think this could be done and is it something anyone >>>>>> else >>>>>> would like to see? >>>>>> How would people e go about telling Apple to look into this or >>>>>> like I >>>>>> said is it even possible? >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Wishes >>>>>> Jenny Kennedy (Howard) >>>>>> blueskyes9112...@gmail.com >>>>>> Olathe, Kansas USA >>>>>> >>>>>> Join me on FaceBook: >>>>>> Personal Profile - www.facebook.com/blueskyes >>>>>> And feel free to join "The Blind Parents of FaceBook" group. >>>>>> Search >>>>>> for it in groups or contact me for details. >>>>>> >>>>>> Follow me via twitter using the username: ben_folds_fan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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