Digital Update
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Friday, April 18th, 2014The magazine subscription option gives BARD users the opportunity to subscribe to any magazine on BARD by selecting the Subscribe To [magazine title] button at the top of the magazine’s summary listing page. Issues of BARD-subscribed magazines will be automatically added to the member’s wish list as they become available. To unsubscribe, select the Unsubscribe […]
Borrow More Books
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014As of Friday, March 14, 2014, Talking Books Plus members can borrow up to 15 titles from the digital book collection. Formerly, 8 books was the limit. Always return books as soon as you finish reading them so that others may enjoy the books as well. Downloadable book loans from BARD, as always. are unlimited […]
Firmware version of digital player
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013If a member is having trouble playing a book or magazine or using the bookshelf mode, check the firmware version of the player. Then call Talking Books Plus (401-574-9310) with the information for correction or further troubleshooting. Firmware version 2.1.0 has a bookshelf feature that allows the user to place more than one book on […]
Resetting User Profile on Digital Player
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013If a Talking Books Plus member has a problem with their digital player, one of the diagnostics to apply is resetting the member user profile on the player. In other words, this process is how you create a new user profile. It is like rebooting your computer. Note that all bookmarks get erased in the […]
BARD is Back Up
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013AS of 8/19/2013 9:34 PM, BARD is back up and running. The staff of NLSDownload will be working to catch up on all requests for help which they couldn’t address during the outage. NLS apologies for any inconvenience you have experienced in this delay.
Slow Mail Delivery
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013Talking Books Plus is aware that members are experiencing slow delivery or nondelivery of talking books. National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has stated that this is a national problem. Please be patient as we work on the issue. In the meantime, what we recommend for our Talking Books Plus members is […]
Treaty for the Blind
Monday, June 24th, 2013The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Treaty for the Blind is aimed at ensuring that millions of blind and vision-impaired people can get books in accessible formats like audio, Braille and large print. There are differences between advocates for the blind and the Motion Picture Association of America. The agreement would allow books to be […]
Saving Downloaded Files
Friday, June 21st, 2013For those Talking Books Plus members who have applied for BARD, the Braille Audio Reading Download service, here’s a way to save the unzipped download files. When a Bard user wants to organize the downloaded files and/or wants to easily retrieve the files, unzip each title in its own folder. Give the folders a name you […]
Download Talking Times to Cartridge
Friday, May 31st, 2013Get fast delivery without the hassles. Did you know you can download the newsletter as well as digital books and magazines to the NLS cartridge? Members who use BARD experience premium Talking Books Plus service. That means there is no waiting for the delivery of materials through the US postal service and all the materials are in […]
Return Digital Magazine Cartridges
Thursday, May 30th, 2013The cartridge loan period for weekly magazines is one week after you receive them. The cartridge loan period for monthly, bimonthly, and quarterly publications is one month after you receive them. When returning the cartridge in the red container, simply flip the mailing card on the container and place it with your outgoing mail. When the magazine […]
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