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Wednesday, May 29th, 2013Problem: When downloading, the computer says the digital cartridge is full. The cartridge when inserted into the player doesn’t play any books. Cause: One common problem on a Mac when deleting files from a cartridge or flash drive, the files are not deleted. They are moved to trash. Solution: To delete the files completely, attach […]
Talking Book Topics Order Form
Monday, May 20th, 2013Talking Book Topics (TBT) has moved to the digital-cartridge format. Order forms for the magazine will arrive separately. Talking Books Plus (TBP) members who receive the magazine first should hold it until the order form arrives. Some members are returning handwritten lists of their book orders to the producer with the magazine cartridge. Please send […]
April 2013 Bestseller List
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013The Bestsellers Lists are compiled monthly by NLS. These lists combine information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears […]
BARD Email address change
Monday, May 6th, 2013The following message is from BARD Support. If you have signed up for BARD but not for BARD Support, ask to sign up by emailing NLSDownload@loc.gov. This will keep you in the loop for further notices. To learn more about BARD and Talking Books Plus membership, visit the BARD webpage. Hello, We want to try to clear up some […]
NLS Survey
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Here’s a chance to say something and be heard. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is conducting a survey. If you a U.S. citizen, age 18 or older and meet one of the following criteria: legally blind, cannot see or focus well enough to read regular print although wear glasses or […]
Ever Popular Crime Fiction
Monday, April 22nd, 2013A library survey shows that the world of mystery is ever-popular and that crime fiction still draws readers nationwide. The highest circulating subgenres in mystery ebooks are police procedurals and cozies. Talking Books Plus collection includes 528 crime fiction titles in digital talking book format. One of the titles, Live by Night (DB75625) by Dennis Lehane has been […]
National Poetry Month
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry books from the Talking Books Plus (TBP) collection. Poetry books recorded in 2012 by NLS has been compiled into the Poetry Month 2013 BookList on the TBP Reading List. One title not on the booklist but recently added to the Talking Books Plus collection is Stag’s Leap (DB76141) written by Sharon Olds. The author is winner of the 2013 […]
Cannot Read What Downloaded
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Ever find that a BARD book you downloaded won’t play on your NLS player and the book downloaded very quickly? Now that Web-Braille, the downloadable braille material service, has been added to the BARD collection, it is important that when selecting titles to download, the correct book number is selected. Any book number in the BARD collection that starts […]
Reading Across RI May Breakfast
Monday, April 15th, 20132013 Reading Across Rhode Island will have May Breakfast with Camilla Gibb, author of The Beauty of Humanity Movement on Saturday, May 4, 2013 9:00am – 12:00pm at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Cranston, RI. Click here for more information and to download the registration form.
Magazines on Cartridge
Thursday, April 11th, 2013As of April 9, 2013, the producers for TBP magazines began sending magazines on cartridges to RI Talking Books Plus audio magazine readers. The TBP magazines are being sent on digital cartridge as they become available. The magazines on cassette will cease being sent to Talking Books Plus audio magazine readers as of June 7, 2013.
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