Blio follow up quickee

[John Esak]

I don't know how it differs from other e-readers. Aside from some *very* bad
ones I've found on the web... None of them appear to be accessible.  The
ones that were a tiny bi accessible didn't "read aloud". With this being the
non-accessible version, I could get to every single control without the
mouse... I could hear the book. Kind of enough for me. I can't wait to see
what else the "accesible" version does. Maybe it will enhance the
naviagation to be hearable. This is always a problem in everything but DAISY
books. I think it should be mandated somehow that all books be made
available by the publisher in DAISY. Who would that hurt?  Oh, but wait,
that might employ thousands of people... No good. :-(

John
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:21 PM
> To: john at valar.com
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Blio follow up quickee
> 
> On 9/29/2010 3:01 AM, John Esak wrote:
> > Hey, I sent a  plain text version of the get-the-download 
> email for blio...
> > So you didn't see the full color, pictures, graphics, text, 
> etc. program you
> > get. I played with it a little more today (with the freebie 
> books that come
> > with it) and happily, I'm still way impressed.  If you 
> didn't get the
> > download yet... Go do it. You'll like it.
> >
> > I'm guessing, but I would think   www.blio.com would do 
> it... Yup, I'ts not
> > direct to the download, but you'll find it there pretty 
> quick.  And when
> > your kid starts bugging you for a Kindle (like he needs it 
> to graduate...
> > :-))  give himi this.... :-)
> 
> I'm curious how this differs from other eBook readers, aside from the 
> apparent ability for it to read the books aloud.
> 
> Note that our library system offers eBook and audiobook 
> "lending".  Rather 
> than going to the library and getting a physical book which 
> needs to be 
> returned, you download the book online.  Yes, many of them are DRM 
> protected, but that's how they manage the "book is returned 
> after X days" 
> part of the lending, and the price you pay for it being free.
> 
> http://westchester.lib.overdrive.com/
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
>