On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:33:49 -0400, you wrote: >I've heard of Bard but don't really know details. Is this a service where we >can download talking books without having to have something like a Victor >Stream? I would like to know about it and where to sign up, especially if it >is simply a download of talking books service. Thanks.
I don't like any of the answers you got because they didn't address a key question you had. You specifically asked, do you have to have something like a Victor Reader Stream. The answer is yes, you do. There are currently three such players available for purchase--the Stream itself, the Book sense and the latest Icon. They all require a decryption key, which comes in a file that you load into the aforementioned device. You get this decryption key from the National Library Service after you give them the serial number of your device and they contact the manufacturer to validate that serial number. The key file and instructions for installing it are returned to you via email from the NLS. The free option, of course, is to get a player directly from NLS. It's a lot larger and less versatile than the other pay options I mentioned, but it's a darn good machine with a lot of capabilities on its own, and really good playback audio, far better than the old orange boxes they used to give out masquerading as cassette players (LOL). The good thing is, you can get a BARD login from NLS today, start downloading books, and save them for when you get a player. If you don't know where your nearest regional library is, get yourself onto the Library of Congress National Library Service main Website, where I'm sure you can look that information up easily. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
