In an interview previous to this most recent one, she said that one need only add the books you want to your wish list, sign into the app on your iPhone, and the books would be available to download. On Feb 28, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, I read BARD books on my Victor Reader Stream, and do not store all of > my books on the device. I would suspect that you could use iTunes to transfer > surplus books to your PC, or you could use iCloud. You will likely have to > pay a little for the latter. > > Andy > > From: Alan Lemly > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: BARD app coming > Tom, since the iDevices don't have external storage capability, I imagine > users will have to manage the available storage built into their device. A > BARD book takes about 10.4MB per hour of recorded audio so a 10-hour book > takes 104MB of space. If you load up your device with a lot of books, your > space will run out. I suspect the app will work in such a way that letting > the NLS store the books and the users grab them when they need them will be > how most folks will manage this. With more and more things moving to the > cloud, the days of downloading everything to your local PC or to an external > memory device are numbered. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Tom Lange > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: BARD app coming > > Hi, > I'm really curious about how much storage would be required for a substantial > collection of BARD books. I have students who download a lot of BARD books > and I'm continually amazed at how quickly they can fill up an 8 or 16-gig SD > card. Also, I would expect that you'd need a good strong wi-fi connection for > downloading. > > Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Courtney Curran > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:08 PM > Subject: Re: BARD app coming > > Hi, > Did she say when this might be released? I so hope it's in a timely manner. :) > Courtney > > Sent from my iMac > > On Feb 27, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Kevin Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On the Blind Access Journal there is an interview with Judy Dixon who > represents the NLS. She demonstrated an early version of the forthcoming IOS > app for BARD. This is of great interest to those of us in the U.S. > The app seems very promising. 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