From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtpauth05.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.65]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EPUyh-0001kn-00 for ; Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:00:19 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=jURR6XrhSeJGBOkLMmtGsVyfWW2U636govwvXhN5jum4g87XyOTfX8LY6m2dc8hQ; h=Received:Message-ID:Reply-To:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [206.63.26.130] (helo=ron0wrfld8igzk) by smtpauth05.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EPUyd-0000us-9E for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:00:15 -0400 Message-ID: <000401c5cec8$51023f50$821a3fce@ron0wrfld8igzk> From: "hank smith" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:00:17 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-ELNK-Trace: 26c683a02984a6448aa916b1a551c5b9239a348a220c2609c3e1ba479e845f10e94e161209785cd4350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 206.63.26.130 Subject: Re: Readable text and audio formats? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: hank smith , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:00:19 -0000 what other magizeens are there that use this? thanks hank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Siegel" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Readable text and audio formats? > > On Sep 23, 2005, at 11:24 PM, Paul Migliorelli (+1 3 0 3 5 1 9 5 3 4 6 > wrote: > >> Hi all. Occasionally I get daring and try looking at possible reading >> matter for books and magazines. I came across subscription for Fantasy >> and science fiction magazine which I've always enjoyed. It lists >> digital >> formats that I assume you use with your handheld whatever. Not having >> paid much attention to these kind of developments, I was wondering if >> any >> of these are usable by us? I know audible dot com needs win to use I > > AAlmost any of those formats will work for us. I've used pdb, lit, and > pdf as well as standard mp3 formats. The easiest by far is to download > the pdb formats from fictionwise, (since they're not encrypted as they > are directly from f&sf) then run a script on it to convert it back to > text, then use any reader you like. I'd give you the name of the package > I use, but I can't think of it at the moment. I'll dig it up next time > I'm on the linux box, and send it along. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/129 - Release Date: > 10/11/2005 > >