[Faith-talk] Getting Christian materials from Google books

Thu Nov 3 14:04:43 UTC 2011

  Thanks for the information and I will definitely give it a try.
God bless,
Felicia

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From: "Greg Aikens" <gpaikens at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:19 PM
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Subject: [Faith-talk] Getting Christian materials from Google books

> Hello all,
> I was pleasantly surprised to find that e books purchased through the 
> google books site are accessible with a screen reader.  This was the only 
> place I was able to find an accessible copy of the book my small group is 
> reading, since it was published in April and is perhaps an obscure book on 
> an obscure topic.
>
> To get materials this way, go to the google books site: books.google.com
> Enter the title/author/whatever search you want and it will pull up a list 
> of results.  Click on the title of the book and it will take you to an 
> overview page for that book.  This page contains info about the book, like 
> publisher, number of pages, reviews, and a section where you can preview 
> the text of some pages.  As far as I can tell, this preview section is not 
> accessible.  However, if you click the "Add to my library" link and then 
> pay for the book, you will be able to read it.  You have the option of 
> downloading it onto your computer and using any epub reader, like Adobe 
> Digital Editions which has a version optimized for Jaws.  Or you can just 
> read the book from the google books website, which I prefer.  If you have 
> an iPod/iphone/ipad you can also download your library onto your device 
> and read your books from there.  I thought this was a great option for 
> getting access to new materials in a timely manner.
>
> Let me know if you guys have more questions about this.  I have only 
> purchased the one book so far, but I have loved how well it has worked.
>
> -Greg
> On Nov 1, 2011, at 1:09 PM, <fswilliams049 at aol.com> 
> <fswilliams049 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your information and I just wanted to know about Bookshare, 
>> the address and also about google books.  Can you share with me off list 
>> so that I don't take up the list's time for ministry and other people not 
>> having their time to  write on their subjects.
>> God bless you ,
>> Felicia
>> fswilliams049 at aol.com
>>
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>> From: "Greg Aikens" <gpaikens at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:03 PM
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] my intro
>>
>>> There are lots materials available through bookshare.  Also, Tom Vos 
>>> from Optasia Ministries has an entire library of christian materials for 
>>> people who are blind and visually impaired.  The AG Center for the 
>>> Blind, blind.ag.org, is another source of materials.
>>>
>>> There are plenty of sources for Christian material in an accessible 
>>> format.  And if the book you are looking for isn't available in one of 
>>> the above resources, you can always try getting it electronically 
>>> through google books.  I had to do this with the book my small group is 
>>> reading and it is perfectly accessible.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> -Greg
>>>
>>> On Nov 1, 2011, at 12:46 PM, <fswilliams049 at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Welcome Ashley and I can relate to you on the literature for us to read 
>>>> is limited.  Can someone help by giving us some infor on sites that 
>>>> have a variety of information on this please?
>>>> God bless,
>>>> Felicia
>>>>
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>>>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:24 AM
>>>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
>>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] my intro
>>>>
>>>>> thanks. I think I saw on the cook list.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sheila Leigland
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 12:39 AM
>>>>> To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] my intro
>>>>>
>>>>> Ashley welcome to the list. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sheila Leigland
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:06 PM
>>>>> To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: [Faith-talk] my intro
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> I’ve been a lurker for a few days. I’ve been off and on this list. I 
>>>>> sometimes find I don’t have time for all lists I want to be on.
>>>>>
>>>>> My name is Ashley. I am a graduate from marymount university in 2009 
>>>>> with a BA in liberal studies.
>>>>> My focus was psychology and communication. I am in a transition now. I’m 
>>>>> trying to get more skills through VR; I want my counselor to pay for 
>>>>> advanced computer training in the office suite so I’ll be more 
>>>>> employable.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot find a job anyway; as all say you need a lot of experience; 
>>>>> usually two years. I want to work in outreach or communication but 
>>>>> whatever God brings me and I’m happy there is the important thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was raised Methodist and actually am looking for a church that is 
>>>>> more young adult oriented. I hope to find a community bible study that 
>>>>> may or may not be tied to a church. I’m also thinking about volunteer 
>>>>> work to serve God. Maybe serving at a soup kitchen.
>>>>> I drifted away from the methodist church because I wasn’t impressed 
>>>>> with the minister. That is not saying all them are bad; just saying 
>>>>> that his style wasn’t for me and my family.  I might find another one 
>>>>> though I like.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I’m still a christian and want to grow in faith. I find it 
>>>>> harder though being legally blind. There are christian bookstores, but 
>>>>> I cannot read those books. So many resources out there that are in 
>>>>> print.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My other interests are reading, writing, card games, and exercise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ashley
>>>>> T
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