From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=romuald.net.eu.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17Vy9C-0000EG-00 for ; Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:36:02 -0400 Received: (qmail 10678 invoked by uid 1002); 20 Jul 2002 17:35:10 -0000 Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:35:10 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: audible dot com Message-ID: <20020720123510.C10613@romuald.net.eu.org> References: <001d01c2300f$f8203c20$6401a8c0@6S4X011> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <001d01c2300f$f8203c20$6401a8c0@6S4X011>; from eheil@rcn.com on Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 01:07:45PM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: >>From the review I heard of it on main menu, it seems that you have to get your cd-writer configured as a reading device through their program. Do they have software for the GNU/Linux console? Are there kernel modules that let you access the little portable reader through the USB port? Greg On Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 01:07:45PM -0400, Erik Heil wrote: > Sure, Audible.Com is very accessible. I use it on a regular basis mostly to > download books, but their is a lot of on-demand content that one can either > subscribe too, or purchase on a subscription plan. For example, the plan I > has allows me to download two books per month. plus, you can even burn them > onto CD! One word of caution. if you want the really high quality files, a > broadband connection is a must. at least with books, because some of the > titles can weigh in at 100MB or more. now if you have a really large HD > like I do, this isn't a problem. You can also download the content in other > quality levels, each degrading the quality a little more. Also if you don't > want to download titles, you can stream them via RealPlayer or Winblows > Media Player. If you ever have a HD crash, you can always redownload the > content, because its in you're library permanently. You bought it, so you > own it. This is the most apealing reason to go with Audible.com. > If you want to e-mail me about this off list, feel free to do so at > eheil@rcn.com. > MSN: eheil1@hotmail.com > yahoo: eheil1 > AIM: erik guy7 > --Erik > eheil@rcn.com