[Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There

[Rakesh Chand]

Americans are very lucky! Perhaps, that's why you're asking the question! 
Kindly think of the below...


Come & give birth to a disabled child in a developing World yor question 
will be certainly answered whole heartedly.


No offence, I simply wanted to answer yor question whole heartedly...


Smiles from Fiji!


Raks


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Evans" <evans-lynn at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There


>A right to read? What right to read?
> In Who's constitution is that written?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rakesh Chand" <chand at connect.com.fj>
> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 1:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There
>
>
>> All are great thoughts & ideas, &are certainly valuable. But hey one has 
>> to certainly think of PWD's in countries & counties where there is no 
>> Braille Library Service. what do blind students there do???
>>
>> That's where networking is more than valuable.
>>
>>
>> I for one & hopefully, you too won't neglect the right of reading for all 
>> blind & visually-impaired.
>>
>>
>> I salute English library service especially RNIB they are providing 
>> library services for all. Hopefully, American Library we'll extend their 
>> love to other parts of the planet as well.
>>
>>
>> Have a beautiful evening!
>>
>>
>> Rakesh
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 7:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There
>>
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> All of NLS's DTB's are in fact fully compliant 2005 DAISY books.  They 
>>> are
>>> not full-text, full-audio DAISY.  They are not completely marked up in 
>>> all
>>> cases.  For example, many of the older books are not marked up in any 
>>> way
>>> other than beginning of book mark.  Newer books are at least marked up 
>>> for
>>> easier navigation.  None of the books are marked up with pagination 
>>> info.
>>> However they are  most certainly DAISY.  The other thing we need to keep 
>>> in
>>> mind that NLS uses a  DRM scheme for the US market due to their
>>> interpretation of what their requirements are.  What you may have 
>>> noticed or
>>> been told is NLS possibly giving RNIB access to the original DAISY 
>>> without
>>> the DRM.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Pratik
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Steve Matzura
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:39 AM
>>> To: dtb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There
>>>
>>> I find it very interesting that NLS is willing to produce, or have
>>> produced, some Daisy-formatted DTB's for Canada that they will not
>>> release for distro in the States.  Anybody know why this might be?
>>>
>>> Also, is there a complete listing of every NLS-distributed dtb
>>> released so far?  If so, then I suspect the BARD doesn't have them all
>>> (see above).
>>>
>>>
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