hi, you have a very good point. Doesn't bookshare know that a
lot of its customers are braille note users? Yes, Humanware
didn't make the bad move, I think bookshare did. I use bookshare
quite a lot, and not being able to use it would be very
disappointing.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike welty" <[email protected]
To: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]>,"Braillenote List"
<[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:34:43 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] New Bookshare...Fw: New Bookshare
FinalAnnouncement!
it seems like it's bookshare that made the bad move to me, not
hw.
maybe it's bookshare that needs a letter stating that their new
site is not
a good thing to do to current bn users
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 22:06
Subject: [Braillenote] New Bookshare...Fw: New Bookshare Final
Announcement!
Bookshare EmailHi all,
First, I am using my pc so sorry if this is in html. The new
Bookshare site
is coming very soon, as you can read below, but there will be a
problem,
well, maybe two. First, and most troubling: the bn family will
NOT be able
to get books from the site!!! The person I emailed at Bookshare
about this,
during beta testing the site, said that Humanware is working on a
solution
that is coming soon. We are all very familiar, though, with HW's
definition
of "soon"; we may not see it for months, though of course I
really hope hw
makes me eat my words and releases the patch soon. Second, and
this is not
as much of an issue, books are now in zip format, with a .zip
extension. I
am sure, though, that renaming a book with a .bks extension will
work fine
as usual for zip files, though hopefully the patch will fix this
as well. I
just thought I would give you all a heads-up; the beta people
said no one
could say anything until the site launched, but beta testing
ended Tuesday
(two days ago) and this seems to be an official announcement from
Bookshare,
so I have no problem alerting you now. HW, please fix this as
soon as
possible; losing access to Bookshare on our BNs is a very bad
move!
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Bookshare.org
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:53 PM
Subject: New Bookshare Final Announcement!
New Bookshare Final Announcement
More accessible, easier to use, more books than ever
Questions?
Our customer support team is ready to help. During the launch,
we are
extending support hours to 9 am ET to 7:30 pm ET. Please email
[email protected]
Don't forget to check the banner on the existing site for more
information.
Dear Bookshare Member:
Get ready, get set! We're on the countdown before the new
Bookshare! After
final testing and finishing touches, we plan to launch very soon.
Thank you
for your patience! In addition to a completely new look, the new
library has
an abundance of new accessibility features and functionality to
make it
easier than ever for you to get the books you want.
This email has five important announcements about the launch.
Please take
the time to read them all.
1.. Beginning on Thursday, January 8 at 10:30 pm PT, some
activities on
the existing site temporarily will not work. You can download
books and
after launch see your downloads in your new book history. But,
don't make
any changes to your account, such as changing your password.
Changes will
not be recorded. Volunteers, please do not download or submit
scanned and
proofread books. Watch for messages with more details from our
volunteer
coordinator.
2.. The first time you visit the new site, you'll be asked a
couple of
questions in a Wizard and shown a Table of Contents guiding you
to lots of
information about what's new. Please plan to spend a few minutes
reviewing
the information so you get the full benefit of the new library.
3.. We have a full schedule of webinars to help you learn
about the new
Bookshare. Please visit the Training page in Help at
http://www.bookshare.org/about/training (The link will work when
the site is
live. Copy and paste the URL into your browser.)
4.. Your access technology hardware will need an upgrade to
work with the
new unzip functionality. Be sure to find the contact information
in the
Wizard Table of Contents so you can contact your vendor for the
upgrade.
5.. Please read the instructions about unzipping books and the
new DAISY
readers, Victor Reader Soft and READ:OutLoud in Help, Downloading
Books FAQ,
Troubleshooting section at
http://www.bookshare.org/about/downloadingBooksFAQ#Troubleshootin
g (The link
will work when the site is live. Copy and paste the URL into
your browser.)
Many thanks to you all for being loyal Members. We think you'll
like what's
coming.
The Bookshare Team
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