BookBuddi Ver 2.06 .
To run (after install), goto Start Menu, Programs, BookBuddi or ReadBuddi.


 Let the computer do all the Reading Work.
 Scan and Create Your Own Talking Picture Books and Photo Albums.
 Create product demos.
 Useful Study Aid.
. ProofRead your documents.
. SpeedRead feature.
. Separate Scroll for text and pictures.
. Copy Protected Files can be sold via Softwrap.
. Dual Voice to reduce Monotony and Male/Female Selection Control.
 Uses SAPI compliant TextToSpeech Engines.

This software uses the Microsoft Text to Speech Agent Characters to read back books or documents stored in *.bkk files. These files are created by this software, after copy-paste from other applications or scanner+OCR. The bookbuddi ebook consists of multiple pages or topics, each with its own optional picture (left pane) or text (right pane), that when read, highlights the current position and automatically changes to the next page. The separate scroll means that the picture stays visible at all times as you scroll the text. (real books can't do that ,they require page flipping or a 2nd book).
 
Also Readbuddi.exe in Program Files\Bookbuddi, copy-paste web pages and other documents to read aloud. When you start readbuddi it will put an icon in the system tray, left click to bring up window, right click to bring up the menu. ReadBuddi uses the same text-to-speech shortcut keys as bookbuddi, i.e. F1=play (see bookbuddi help). It is recommended that you put the ReadBuddi shortcut in you startup group.
 
BookBuddi is a useful study aid, since you can look at the picture while its explanation is read to you. It allows you to repeat or goto a sentence while reading. (by selecting it with the mouse). By re-reading and repetition, you learn and understand! (saves your eyes, not your ears).


If you want to have your books copy protected and sold through Softwrap I will create the protection *.exe file that you can Softwrap yourself. Copy protected files are also protected from Print Screen, therefore all copy and paste operations on the machine won't work while BookBuddi is running with a copy protected file.

Notes: 

To open *.bkk files from Windows Explorer, you must 1st associate the *.bkk files with BookBuddi.exe. (see Open With).

System requirements: Windows 9x/Me/2000/Xp + sound card.

For more information on Microsoft Agent technology goto http://www.microsoft.com/msagent .
For more information on Softwrap goto http://www.softwrap.com . 

This software uses the agent character Genie, to get others goto http://www.msagentring.org/chars/ .


Contact me: mailto:wayp@webmail.co.za or goto http://bookbuddi1.tripod.com .

 Copyright 2001-2002 Paul B Way .

2002/09/17.

This software, Uses Microsoft Agent technology, and the character Genie, that are Copyright (c) 1996-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Note: All features are not supported by all speech engines.


To Uninstall goto Control Panel Add/Remove Programs BookBuddi. Remove any *.bkk files you have created and delete the Folders C:\BookBuddi Notes, C:\BookBuddi Softwrap and C:\Program Files\BookBuddi.

 
