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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Would the visually impaired not be better served by libraries supplying mp3 players that the books could be at least delivered wirelessly to?
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Until a couple of years ago, cassette tape was the standard format for books loaned by libraries for the blind. Today, the standard format is DAISY.
There are DAISY players that have Internet capability. In theory, a user with one of those players can go to BARD, and download the book directly into their player.
The major issue that libraries for the blind run into, is copyright. Whilst one can be fairly confident that Braille copies of books will only be used by the blind, that degree of confidence does not translate into audio versions of those books. Consequently, the cassette tapes could only be played on special casette players. The DAISY books are likewise subject to DRM.