Digital Update
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Music books and sheet music
Thursday, April 11th, 2013National Services for the Blind (NLS) offers Talking Books Plus members music scores, books and magazines about music and instructional music recordings directly from the Music Section of NLS. The collection includes Braille music scores, Braille books, Web-Braille music scores and books, Large-print music scores, Large-print books, and Music magazines. RI Talking Books Plus music borrowers should […]
Described DVDs Available
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Talking Books Plus members have access to described audio videos in DVD format. The Catalog of Audio Described Videos is available in Large Print, Braille, Digital cartridge and as a WORD document through email. To subscribe to the DVD collection, call 617-972-7418 or toll free 1-800-852-3133 and ask for Vicki Vogt. Identify yourself as a Rhode […]
BARD Mobile App Coming
Monday, April 1st, 2013Listen to the 26-minute Blind Access Journal podcast held at the CSUN Conference where Allison Hilliker and Darrell Shandrow speak with Judy Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, about the upcoming release of an app from NLS for reading Braille and digital talking books on the […]
Digital Magazines Transition
Friday, March 29th, 2013The TBP/NLS digital magazine transition will begin next week. All members who subscribe to magazines and only have a cassette player should order a digital talking books machine now. After listening to a digital magazine cartridge, mail it back in its red container with the Free Matter for the Blind and Handicapped label. If your […]
New Generation Victor Reader Stream
Thursday, March 14th, 2013Humanware specialist, Mike Tindell, will talk about a smaller, smarter, lighter, and simpler New Victor Reader Stream on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST. Visit the Accessible World Tek Talk web conference site on March 18 at 7:45 PM to sign in and learn about the many new features of this player. Alternatively, click the […]
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