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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
