Richard,

As of now, there is a pilot program that allows you to download digital 
talking books, but you can't sign up for it unless you have a player. 
Currently, the Victor Stream is the only available player, so if you don't 
have one, you're out of luck.  I'm not sure when the actual site will be up 
and running, but when it is, you'll be able to transfer your downloaded 
books to an SD card, which you can play on the Stream.  If you're using one 
of the NLS players (not yet available), you'll probably have to use the 
cards they provide, which are actually SD cards that have been encased in a 
specially designed holder which is supposed to be easier to handle than the 
tiny SD cards themselves.  The NLS player may be able to accept a regular SD 
card without the holder, but I'm not sure.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 23:10
Subject: off topic digital talking books


> Hi;
> We got on this thread a few weeks ago and I'm not certain if I ever 
> figured
> a few things out.  If you are a resident of the States you should be
> eligible for books on memory cards sometime in the future.  Can you or 
> will
> you be able to simply down load them with your computer similar to
> bookshare?  If yes can you currently do that and where might I look for 
> more
> info.
> The state affiliate library says cards only but I was left with the idea
> that there is or will be some type of download program.
> Richard
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