Re: FW: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

2008-04-03 Thread Jim Noseworthy
chris:

If you email me the Electronic Brail text, I'll send you back the ascii 
equivalent.

Cheers.


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From: Chris Skarstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: FW: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna 
Dresner


 wow, I just wish this book was available in something like regular
 ascii text or html so I could read it on my computer or something.
 The only ways it seems to be available are on portabook cd or
 download and regular braille.
 It'd be sooo much nicer if it was in daisy format or something at least?




 At 06:51 PM 4/2/2008, you wrote:
We've had a number of questions posed relative to portable media players 
so
I thought some people might be interested in this new publication.

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Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:22 PM
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Subject: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

A Pocketful of Sound
A Quick-Start and Buyer's Guide to Accessible Book and Music Players By 
Anna
Dresner In braille  PortaBook, $14

Have you ever wished you could carry a whole library of CDs or audiobooks
with you to college, on your commute, or on vacation? It's now possible to
do just that, in a device that fits in your pocket. But there are so many
choices it can be hard to know which one of these cute little gadgets you
should buy.

'A Pocketful of Sound' will help you decide. Author Anna Dresner describes
and compares many of the most accessible players, including the Zen Stone;
iPods; players running Rockbox; the Olympus DS-30, Ds-40, and DS-50; the
Victor Stream; the Icon; and many others. She uses the same checklist for
each product, so you can quickly compare their features. You'll learn how 
to
get the most out of your player with detailed descriptions, basic
instructions for use, and tips for power users. Anna has given each of 
these
products a good work-out, and shares her personal opinions on each in a
Would I Use It section .

Also included are brief sections on the media-playing capabilities of
notetakers and cell phones, information about how players organize music,
links to tutorials and other resources, and sources for downloading music
and books.

So whether you already own a player or are considering your first one, 
this
book will help you rock and read the way you want to.

Check out the table of contents:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/POCKET.html


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FW: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

2008-04-02 Thread albert griffith
We've had a number of questions posed relative to portable media players so
I thought some people might be interested in this new publication. 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony
Grima
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

A Pocketful of Sound
A Quick-Start and Buyer's Guide to Accessible Book and Music Players By Anna
Dresner In braille  PortaBook, $14

Have you ever wished you could carry a whole library of CDs or audiobooks
with you to college, on your commute, or on vacation? It's now possible to
do just that, in a device that fits in your pocket. But there are so many
choices it can be hard to know which one of these cute little gadgets you
should buy. 

'A Pocketful of Sound' will help you decide. Author Anna Dresner describes
and compares many of the most accessible players, including the Zen Stone;
iPods; players running Rockbox; the Olympus DS-30, Ds-40, and DS-50; the
Victor Stream; the Icon; and many others. She uses the same checklist for
each product, so you can quickly compare their features. You'll learn how to
get the most out of your player with detailed descriptions, basic
instructions for use, and tips for power users. Anna has given each of these
products a good work-out, and shares her personal opinions on each in a
Would I Use It section . 

Also included are brief sections on the media-playing capabilities of
notetakers and cell phones, information about how players organize music,
links to tutorials and other resources, and sources for downloading music
and books. 

So whether you already own a player or are considering your first one, this
book will help you rock and read the way you want to.

Check out the table of contents:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/POCKET.html


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Re: FW: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

2008-04-02 Thread Chris Skarstad
wow, I just wish this book was available in something like regular 
ascii text or html so I could read it on my computer or something.
The only ways it seems to be available are on portabook cd or 
download and regular braille.
It'd be sooo much nicer if it was in daisy format or something at least?




At 06:51 PM 4/2/2008, you wrote:
We've had a number of questions posed relative to portable media players so
I thought some people might be interested in this new publication.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony
Grima
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: A Pocketful of Sound, by Anna Dresner

A Pocketful of Sound
A Quick-Start and Buyer's Guide to Accessible Book and Music Players By Anna
Dresner In braille  PortaBook, $14

Have you ever wished you could carry a whole library of CDs or audiobooks
with you to college, on your commute, or on vacation? It's now possible to
do just that, in a device that fits in your pocket. But there are so many
choices it can be hard to know which one of these cute little gadgets you
should buy.

'A Pocketful of Sound' will help you decide. Author Anna Dresner describes
and compares many of the most accessible players, including the Zen Stone;
iPods; players running Rockbox; the Olympus DS-30, Ds-40, and DS-50; the
Victor Stream; the Icon; and many others. She uses the same checklist for
each product, so you can quickly compare their features. You'll learn how to
get the most out of your player with detailed descriptions, basic
instructions for use, and tips for power users. Anna has given each of these
products a good work-out, and shares her personal opinions on each in a
Would I Use It section .

Also included are brief sections on the media-playing capabilities of
notetakers and cell phones, information about how players organize music,
links to tutorials and other resources, and sources for downloading music
and books.

So whether you already own a player or are considering your first one, this
book will help you rock and read the way you want to.

Check out the table of contents:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/POCKET.html


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