[DTB-Talk] books in alternate formats?

[Milton Ota]

Hello,

Recording for the Blind is now known as Learning Alley and the web address is:

http://learningalley.org

Learning Alley also has an app for iDevices but I think you need to 
purchase the app from the Apple App Store.

With regards to Audible, if you are wanting to download books from 
Audible, you might need the Audible Manager and authorize it for your 
victor Reader.

Audible also has an app that works great on iDevices.

If books are available from Apple's Bookstore you should be able to 
read them on your iDevice.

You might also want to check out the Kindle Books and there is an app 
for the iDevice and desktop/laptops. Not sure about the accessibility 
of the kinds of books you are needing for your study.

Hope some of these answer helps you in your studies.

I'm sure there will be more responses to your inquiry and corrections 
to what I have mentioned here.


Original message:
> Hi everyone,

> I've just been admitted to seminary and I'm starting to track down the 
> textbooks I will need for my courses.  I've found a couple on 
> Bookshare; but, I'm concerned with not finding some on Bookshare.  So 
> this brings up the question of alternate formats that can be read in 
> OpenBook or on the Stream.

> Regarding ebooks, can these be read in OpenBook (I've heard of DRM and 
> Epub. I'm not sure if I'm confusing these with what can be read on the Stream.)

> As far as Audible goes, I used to be able to download MP3's of the 
> books onto my Stream but am unable to find that option now.  Can 
> Audible books still be downloaded in MP3 format?  If so, how?

> Finally, does anyone know of other places to get audiobooks other than 
> BARD, what used to be RFB&D, Bookshare, and Audible?  Some of these 
> books will be huge and it'll take awhile to scan some of the chapters 
> (and who knows how accurate they'll come out the thicker the 
> book--especially Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology.)

> Thanks for your help in advance.

> Mike

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