[blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis

Will May editor.nftb at gmail.com
Sat Dec 12 23:06:20 UTC 2009


Hi; All Audible.com gives you is audible access..... they don't send
you a printed book that some one else can read.....

Audible is Bezos poor effort at reaching the vision impaired; it
doesn't really work well.....

Cheers,

Will
Editor at NewspapersForTheBlind.ORG

On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Ross Doerr <rumpole at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Dear listers:
>
> I have a slightly off-topic question - this is in regards to Audible.com
> books -
> can anyone tell me if the monthly charge for an audible  subscription
> includes the price of books, or if that monthly charge is in addition to the
> full cost of the book, or if tyhe books you order come at a discounted price
> because you are a subscriber?
> The web site isn't really clear on that issue - and before I buy a
> subscription as a gift, I was wondering if anyone could contact me off-list
> with some practical information about being an audible.com subscriber. I see
> that they have a deal going for just over $7 a month -- but I don't know
> much more than that.
> My off-list email is:
> rumpole at roadrunner.com
> Just curious how others who use it like it.
> Thank you.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>
>
>> I will give you a call. I meant to post this individually but sent it to
>> the
>> whole list.
>> Chuck
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Karpilow" <benkarpilow at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>>
>>
>>> Chuck, i'm in Santa Rosa. I'm trying to get some contract work and am
>>> also
>>> considering going off on my own in the event nothing pans out for me.
>>> Call
>>> me sometime so we can talk over the phone. My # is 707- 548-8555.
>>> Regards,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 11:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Ben,
>>>> Yes, this is the company that I told you about. I am planning to order
>>>> the software after the first of the year. Where are you in California
>>>> and
>>>> what are you planning to do now that you passed the bar?
>>>> Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
>>>> 1237 P Street
>>>> Fresno, ca 93721
>>>> 559-266-9237
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Karpilow"
>>>> <benkarpilow at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:46 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Chuck,  The following link is to a page that has all the judicial
>>>>> council forms, which appear accessible insofar as a jaws user can read/
>>>>> fill them out. It's also free. Hope this helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.essentialpublishers.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 2:42 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have used both. Both are accessible with screen reading software. My
>>>>>> pereference is Westlaw mainly because I prefer their style of
>>>>>> organization and it was what I was first trained with back in the days
>>>>>> of research using books and live readers.
>>>>>> Chuck
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Karpilow"
>>>>>> <benkarpilow at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "blind law mailing list" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:50 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw or Lexis
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fellow Listers, do you preferWestlaw or Lexis, and why? (I'm on the
>>>>>>> verge of beginning my legal career and would like your collective
>>>>>>> insight). Thanks, Ben
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