I could also very easily plug my nls cassette player into my sound card and record it to MP3 in the back ground while I'm listening.
I could also buy the printed copy and make a photo copy of it. So, what's your point? ----- Original Message ----- From: "louie" <louiem...@wavecable.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:55 PM Subject: Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone? > > One thing if you can play a NLS book on a computer you can very easly > capture the output and record it in the background. Thus rip the book > to mp3. > > On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > >> >> I understand why NLS and RFB and D feel they must incript their >> books. I get that. >> >> But why they couldn't of picked a form like Audible is beyond me. >> >> I think a few groups out there, Bookshare and Greg's Beyond Books >> program shows clearly that you can put your offerings out there in a >> "mainstream" format playable on "mainstream" devices and still >> maintain the rules/laws covering copyright laws. >> >> The NLS for example has said they are suffering under the tight >> budgets everyone else is. I think if they'd offer their stuff in an >> audible-ish format it would wind up saving them money in the longrun. >> >> Each NLS patron could tell his or her reagonal/subreagonal library >> that rather than be issued a player they'd like to receive service >> digitally and here are the computers/players they have. It would be >> much like how a device has to be audible ready? >> Then the library could send them a file to put on their computer to >> authorise their iTunes/iPod for example, or if windows users their >> version of iTunes and you know list of compatible mp3 type players. >> Then it would just work like Audible books. >> >> On the Mac for example, the library would send a file that would >> install in iTunes thus authorising your computer and iPod/iPhone or >> whatever MP3 player you have to work with your NLS account. Just like >> the webopac online book ordering system used by many NLS service >> centres, you'd put in username and password to access the books... >> This way they wouldn't have to send out as many specialised players, >> service them, pay for mailing containers, cartridges and fixing this >> stuff or replacing it when it breaks. These options would of corse be >> open to those who wanted a player or who didn't have access to >> computers/internet/mp3 players but that number would be smaller than >> having to provide all this to every member nation wide. >> See what I'm trying to say? >> It could be done, I just wonder if people thought about it at the >> time. Perhaps when they were picking how things would be passed out >> all the mainstream built in access being offered by Apple wasn't as >> wide spread as it is now. Maybe if Apple becomes explosively popular >> within the blind community NLS and RFB and D will change their mind? >> I'm not meaning to leave windows people out of the picture, I'm sure >> something very much like how audible on the mac say can be done for >> them. Well I know is being done for them but I'm coming at this from a >> mac users point of view. I hope I'm making my thoughts understood. no >> hard feelings right? >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > louie > louiem...@wavecable.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
