[blindkid] Bookshare???

[Carly B]

Thank you! That is helpful.

Can you tell me how to do a search for words? I don't think my son knows
how to do that... He's 10 and somewhat new to the Mpower.

Thank you!

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Allison Hilliker wrote:

>
> Hi Carolynn,
>
> Bookshare has to have that intro at the beginning of each book in order to
> comply with US copyright law. I'm sorry if you and your son are finding it
> frustrating though.
>
> The easiest way to skip over the beginning text is to do a search for the
> words "begin content." You'll have to search twice because those words
> appear once in the intro text. The second instance of begin content should
> indicate the start of the book.
>
> I hope this was helpful.
>
> Best,
>
> Allison Hilliker
> Bookshare Collection Development Associate
> allisonh at bookshare.org <javascript:;>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of Carly B
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:06 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: [blindkid] Bookshare???
>
> Hello,
>
> Can anyone give us some direction in using Bookshare? We have successfully
> downloaded books to our son's Mpower in Braille format. However, these
> downloads come with SCADS of content before every book, that my son scrolls
> and scrolls and scrolls through. When he puts speech on, it's like we are
> reading some detailed contract about the laws of using Bookshare, and then
> all of the text that you find at the beginning of books, like the
> publication date and copyright, blah blah blah. Does anyone know if there
> is a way to skip past all of that and go straight to the start of the book?
>
> I appreciate any helpful advice! Thanks in advance!
>
> :) Carolynn aka Brian's mom
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