[blindlaw] accessing textbooks while in law school

Tai Blas taiablas at gmail.com
Mon Jun 10 15:58:19 UTC 2013


The app is fully voiced via VoiceOver. You can read the titles of the books
you have on your device but must purchase them from a computer and sync with
your device. I'm not sure about searching titles in your library on an iOS
device as I haven't tried that feature.

Tai
 

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Does the app have voice for searching and identifying individual books
within a list as well? That was one of the weaknesses of the first Kindles

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Laura and all,

A new version of Amazon's Kindle app for iOS was released with full
VoiceOver support. All books you purchase can be read using VoiceOver. I
have purchased two law textbooks via Kindle. However, although you can read
the books continuously, the app leave much to be desired in terms of moving
from heading to heading, chapter to chapter, page to page, etc. It is
difficult to know what page you would be on in the print version. There is
also a Kindle app for PC with similar features and limitations. I have not
tried the Nook app. I have not found any law texts in the iBookstore.

I would be interested in receiving contact information for publishers from
whom others have been successful in obtaining textbooks directly. Currently,
my law school's administration and the university's disability office
controls this process, but I would prefer to do this myself.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 6:49 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] accessing textbooks while in law school

hello,

i'm sure this question gets asked rather frequently, but i am wondering if
anyone can provide some guidance about accessing textbooks for law school. i
have been out of undergrad for 4 years and so much has changed since i left
school.

i am aware that the nook, kindle, etc are inaccessible, but what about
getting the nook and kindle apps on my iPhone/iPad? are these platforms then
accessible? if books are available as nookbooks, kindles, or on ibooks, am i
able to use my apple devices to access them? how about from a windows
computer?

secondly, while in undergrad i was mostly successful at contacting the
permissions departments of publishers to have them provide electronic copies
for me. sometimes the disabilities office needed to intervene, but i got
many books this way. i have as of yet not had success doing this with law
books. can anyone provide any tips of the trade to be more successful at
this?

i greatly appreciate any advice you might be able to offer.

thanks,
laura

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