Text. BookCourier supports text files with a TXT extension. Many programs, including Web browsers, word processors, and email applications, offer a feature that will convert a file to text format. If you have a text-based file that you want to listen to, chances are you'll be able to turn it into an ASCII text file that BookCourier can read.

Bookshare.org. BookCourier supports DAISY 3 text files from Bookshare.org, a non-profit Internet organization that allows people with documented vision and learning disabilities to download all kinds of books (from the classics to today's bestsellers) for just the price of a membership. Bookshare.org just recently began offering the National Federation of the Blind's Newsline, which gives you access to leading newspapers and periodicals. Learn more about this service by visiting www.Bookshare.org.

Kurzweil Educational Systems. With your Kurzweil 1000 system (Version 7.0+), you can scan the printed word and then listen to it on BookCourier. It's as simple as selecting BookCourier from the Kurzweil Send To list. Visit www.KurzweilEdu.com for more information about the Kurzweil 1000 system.

Grade 2 Braille. BookCourier's Transfer Tool can translate Grade 2 Braille files (BRF) into text files that you can read on BookCourier. In the US, you can take advantage of Web-Braille, an Internet service that provides, in an electronic format, many Braille books and all Braille magazines produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). For details, visit the Web-Braille factsheet from the NLS.

Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom (TNAUK). The Talking Newspaper Association of the UK (TNAUK) is the UK's leading charity providing national and local newspapers and magazines in an audio and/or electronic format accessible and navigable by blind and partially-sighted people, and others with a disability preventing them from reading the written or printed word. This organization runs a pioneering e-text operation which has brought about the unusual, but highly welcome, situation whereby some blind and visually-handicapped subscribers are now receiving and browsing their papers in digital format more quickly than sighted people. Now you can hear those periodicals on BookCourier. For more information, visit the TNAUK website and make sure to check out their list of available publications. If you live outside the UK, do not be deterred: TNAUK offers subscriptions to listeners world-wide.

MP3. BookCourier is also an MP3 player. You can listen to MP3 files ripped from CD or generated from PC-based text-to-speech conversion programs such as TextAloud or NewsAloud from NextUp.com. Visit www.NextUp.com for more information about their products.

Audible. Listen to digital audiobooks, radio programs, audio newspapers, and magazines from Audible.com, an online service providing over 18,000 titles from the New York Times Audio Digest to National Public Radio's Fresh Air and the latest bestseller. Visit www.audible.com for details about their service. BookCourier users are eligible to a discount on a new Audible subscription.

DAISY. A DAISY file is a digital talking book specifically designed to meet the needs of print disabled users. These books are highly accessible and support a variety of text and audio navigation features. BookCourier supports DAISY 3 text files (only from Bookshare.org) as well as DAISY 2.02 audio files from any source. Currently, you can get DAISY 2.02 audio files from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB at www.cnib.org) and the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB at www.rnib.org) in the UK.