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

[Mike Freeman]

Gee! Isn't blowing things out of proportion a requirement for membership on
email lists and all social media? (har)

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 7:55 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Christopher Chaltain
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] FYI: BARD IS STILL Down; Thank God for
Bookshare

I didn't think people were panicking or freaking out. I happen to have a 
few books downloaded to tide me over, but if I'd just finished my last 
book this morning, and I was counting on going to BARD to grab another 
one then I would have been disappointed. That wouldn't make me a digital 
addict though. Seems like someone should take their own advice and not 
blow things out of proportion.

On 09/01/2015 06:07 PM, Bryan Schulz via Electronics-talk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's a thought, how about everyone not have a panic attack when you
can't
> get a book and see what you're missing outside around the block?
> Yes, you can listen or read braille on your back portch, the point is you
> all sound like digital addicts.
> I don't think a young child waiting for a transplant in a hospital is
> freaking out because bard is down for a few days.
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 5:18 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Cc: Mike Freeman
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] FYI: BARD IS STILL Down; Thank God for
> Bookshare
>
> Everyone here is correct. However, I believe I'm on safe ground when I
aver
> that each site has material that the others do not so that the best
> stratagem to gain the greatest diversity is to use all the sites.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 2:47 PM
> To: Serena Nickell via Electronics-talk
> Cc: Jim Barbour
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] FYI: BARD IS STILL Down; Thank God for
> Bookshare
>
> 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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