From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 64-191-73-53.hostnoc.net ([64.191.73.53] helo=www2.stonewebs.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EPSht-0000eH-00 for ; Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:34:49 -0400 Received: from pcp0011829359pcs.univde01.de.comcast.net ([69.248.254.188] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by www2.stonewebs.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1EPShm-0004FA-7p for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:34:42 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: Travis Siegel Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:33:27 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - www2.stonewebs.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - softcon.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Readable text and audio formats? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:34:49 -0000 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.