On Monday I got my first accessible book player that isn't a tape player. I decided on the BookSense from GW Micro because of the great reviews I heard on twitter. After only a few days, I am giving it a thumbs up.
I have successfully downloaded my first book from BookShare.Org onto the device, and am pleased with the TTS voice. Listening to fiction narrated by a computer is a little weird, but the voice is clear and pleasant enough to listen to.
Another plus is the form factor. The BookSense is sleek and looks like a "mainstream" device. It's taken a long time, but it appears that more and more assistive tech companies are really trying to make their devices attractive and light weight.
The draw backs of the BookSense are that because I am a Mac user, downloading Audible and RFB&D content is not compatible. I do have access to a p.c., but it is a bummer that I have to use a different computer than my own to put books from these sources onto the device. Those are my only complaints so far.
If you use an accessible book player, which one? If you use the BookSense, what do you believe are it's pros and cons?
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