Russ, I'm not saying that the second generation Stream is better than
the Ipod Mini but with the Stream, one can search for, download and
read Nls books and books from bookshare. One can also subscribe to,
download and listen to podcasts.
At 09:15 AM 6/7/2018, Russ Kiehne via Talk, wrote:
I took a lot of time thinking about if I should buy a
commercial one such as the second generation
victor reader stream. I ended up buying a ipad mini. Here's why:
It has more volume and better sound than my ipod touch, victor reader stream
booksense and plextalk pocket. It does everything I would do with a
specialized player. With being able to lock the screen while
playing audio content, I get much more play time than with my specialized
players.
With the bard mobile app, I can read nls books on it. Books can be directly
downloaded to the ipad mini. This can't be done on my specialized players
I currently own.
With the audible app, I can read books from audible. Books can be directly
downloaded to the ipad mini. I can't do this with my specialized players I
currently own.
With the Kindle app, I can read Kindle books from Amazon. I can't do this
with my specialized playrs.
With the voice dream reader app I can read books from bookshare, unprotected
epub, listen to old time radio shows.
Supported File Formats PDF, EPUB (DRM free), DAISY 3.0 text-based eBooks,
DAISY 2.02 audiobooks, Zipped MP3 files, such as LibriVox, Plain Text, Rich
Text Format (RTF), Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Pages, Apple
Keynote, HTML.
What's nice about voice dream reader, you can download books from both
bookshare and Project Gutenberg directly to the ipad mini.
I bought the optional neospeech voice to make it sound just like a booksense
when reading any text based file. I can switch between Acapela and
neospeech. I can't see buying a second generation victor reader stream
inorder to download books from bookshare to it. With the specialized players
I currently own, I can't download books from bookshare to them.
With the LibriVox Audio Books Pro provides free access to over 15,000
audiobooks and thousands of radio dramas with no ads. Each audiobook can be
streamed over the internet or downloaded for later use.
Audiobooks from LibriVox are free thanks to the dedicated work of hundreds
of volunteers who record, edit and distribute the books. New releases are
prepared daily, and the entire catalog spans the breadth of world
literature, including novels, history, biography, short stories, poetry and
more in both fiction and non-fiction.
The LibriVox Audio Books app makes it easy to search for free audio books,
as well as classic radio dramas. You can browse by title, author or genre,
look at new recordings, or search by keyword. Because the books are free,
you can listen to as much or as little of a book as you like with no cost.
The app remembers your position, so when you return to a book later, you can
start listening at the place where you left off, and includes a sleep timer
for your convenience.
To see the LibriVox catalog on the web, visit http://librivox.bookdesign.biz
With the downcast app, I can download podcasts directly to the ipad mini. I
can subscribe and unsubscribe to podcasts on it. With my plextalk pocket, I
can't subscribe and unsubscribe to podcasts on it. With the other two
specialized players i currently own, I can't download podcasts to them.
My ipad mini is now my favorite device for reading books, downloading and
listening to podcasts and old time radio shows.
-----Original Message----- From: BK via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 8:25 AM
To: gw micro
Cc: BK
Subject: OT about digital book players
Hello, I have a digital book player from NLS, but I would like to get a
commercial one. Can anyone recommend a good, sterdy, player for not
more than 400 dollars? All help is appreciated.
Butch
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