For the complete text of the below release, click here. I sincerely hope we get Newsline back in Maine soon.

Steve

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Longueuil, QC, May 6, 2009 — NFB-NEWSLINE, the largest electronic newspaper service in the world for the blind and print-disabled, providing free access to over 280 newspapers and magazines, is pleased to announce the launch of NFB-NEWSLINE Online (Web site: www.nfbnewslineonline.org). Through NFB-NEWSLINE Online’s breakthrough and innovative features, subscribers can enjoy both an enhanced experience in reading the news as well as dramatically increased flexibility in how they choose to access their favorite publication content. We are now able to provide Victor Reader Stream users (Web site: www.humanware.com/stream) with full and innovative access to all of our publications through one new initiative, NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket.

With NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, users of the Victor Reader Stream can experience an increased flexibility and functionality with NFB-NEWSLINE and can more easily and quickly get their news through their digital talking book player. NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket is a dynamic software application that a subscriber installs on his or her computer that, through an Internet connection, automatically downloads the publications of the subscriber’s choice to his or her Stream (the publications will be available in your Talking Books Library). Through this revolutionary initiative, subscribers can use their Victor Reader Stream to gain easy and immediate access to their favorite publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered with a DAISY-reading device. NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket dramatically increases both the content and value of your Victor Reader Stream; why not subscribe today?

For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, visit www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select “NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket.”

Humanware NFB Newsline Stream