[Electronics-talk] FYI: BARD IS STILL Down; Thank God for Bookshare

[Jim Barbour]

Yep, many text books which BARD mostly does not have, and more than Learning Ally has.

Jim

On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 04:39:57PM -0500, Serena Nickell via Electronics-talk wrote:
> More books, many many more books.    However, a lot of people don't like it because a computer voice reads them instead of a human reader.  I believe you can get some textbooks also but don't quote me on that.  
> Serena
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Sep 1, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Star Gazer via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > 
> >                Mary and list, 
> > Can you get me smart on bookshare? Other then that it is up, and BARD isn't
> > at least for now, what does Bookshare offer that Bard can't or doesn't? 
> > I've got a bunch of Braille in hard copy, a bunch of BARD books in audio on
> > my phone, and some more in audio. So I'm set for awhile even if BARD stays
> > down for some time. 
> > Still, I'm curious to know how Bookshare works and what it offers that BARD
> > can't or won't.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Mary Donahue via Electronics-talk
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 5:13 PM
> > To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Mary Donahue <braille at satx.rr.com>
> > Subject: [Electronics-talk] FYI: BARD IS STILL Down; Thank God for Bookshare
> > 
> > Good afternoon everyone,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >                BARD is still down. I was able to type in my email address
> > and password, but the Login buttonis still not working. All I can say is I
> > am glad I am a member of BOOKSHARE.org. It would be wise for some of you to
> > get on BOOKSHARE. Then you would have another alternative to receive books.
> > If you are a student, or taking courses from Hadley, you are entitled to a
> > free subscription. That $75 for first-time members and $50 for existing
> > members is well worth it.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mary Donahue
> > 
> > 
> > 
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