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Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:38:45 -0400
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No, your NLS one will work. 
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Sep 16, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Gerry Learry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Does this mean that I need a new key?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
> 
> 
>> I've found a lot of books I wanted to read on open library.  This is from
>> the readme file supplied with each book:
>> This DAISY book is encrypted with a key from the National Library
>> Service, and may be read on appropriate reading devices with the key
>> installed.
>> 
>> For more information, see http://archive.org/daisy/FAQ.html or
>> https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Gerry Learry
>> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 8:53 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>> 
>> Hey Thanks for the tip on the open library.  I just took a look and I 
>> think
>> it might be interesting.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>> 
>> 
>>> Well, you do have NLS and openlibrary.org that are free.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: John Miller
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:07 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>>> 
>>> I don't read a lot, if I did maybe it would be worth it to me but I 
>>> really
>>> don't read a whole lot, I read at times but there's just so much going on
>>> it
>>> can take me over a month to go through the average book. Going away on
>>> vacations I used to get a lot read but I haven't done that in over a year
>>> now and don't see it happening again any time soon so it's more the 
>>> nights
>>> I
>>> don't get on ham radio after everyone goes to bed. If the group I used to
>>> get on 10 meters with gets back up and going again and we're looking like
>>> we
>>> will, that will cut it even more.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:58 AM
>>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Look at it this way,  I've read all of the Hardy Boys books from
>>>> Bookshare.
>>>> If I had to buy the books in either Kindle edition or Ibooks, it would
>>>> cost
>>>> me a lot more than the yearly membership.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>> From: John Miller
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:54 AM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>>>> 
>>>> I was a member when in college but wasn't impressed and would never have
>>>> the
>>>> money to spend much less spend that much if I did have it with so many
>>>> free
>>>> resources out there. In college the student membership was free so I 
>>>> used
>>>> that.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:19 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Rus,
>>>>> Are those books directly from the publisher in some form?  I've
>>>>> noticed the same thing   My wife and I have used Bookshare for many
>>>>> years and have thoroughly enjoyed the service; I have scanned and
>>>>> uploaded a book and Ann has done several.  I think that all the
>>>>> volunteer uploaders are to be congratulated for helping to create a
>>>>> wonderful resource.  And of course, there will always be naysayers.
>>>>> Pat byrne, K9JAUAt 09:12 AM 9/15/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>> As a note of interest, many of the books from bookshare are publisher
>>>>>> quality.  I joined Bookshare over a year ago.  And over that year, I've
>>>>>> read
>>>>>> almost 400 books.  Many of these NLS will never have.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Michael Thurman
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:41 PM
>>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> Subject: Re: nls and qstRe: August qst now available
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> that is grotesquely stupid to cut their funding.  maybe you would 
>>>>>> prefer
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> bookshare that you have to pay for and has tons of errors?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Robert C <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I just love this one..
>>>>>>> =20
>>>>>>> "...maybe we should lobby congress tocut their funding budget and
>>>>>>> let=20=
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> them know that we mean business it is about time that we did."
>>>>>>> =20
>>>>>>> Cut off your nose to spite your face. LOL
>>>>>>> =20
>>>>>>> Quote of the nanosecond . . .
>>>>>>> I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert....
>>>>>>> Robert & Dreamer Doll  ke7nwn
>>>>>>> E-mail-
>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>> =20
>>>>>>> On 9/13/2012 6:47 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>>>>>>> maybe we should lobby congress
>>>>>>>> tocut their funding budget and let them know that we mean business
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> about time that we did. 

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