[nabs-l] Where Do Textooks Come From?

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Liz and all,

If you don't have luck getting the book from the publisher, it may be
worth the time and/or money to either scan the book chapters yourself
or hire someone to scan and proofread, if spelling accuracy is
important. If you are a VR client, talk to them about securing funds
to pay a reader, who can either read the book to you directly or get
you an edited scan of the book/chapters you will be using.

Arielle

On 8/24/09, Teal Bloodworth <tealbloodworth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well reallyRFB&D is the only way that you can do it for yourself. If you go
> to
>
> www.publisherlookup.com
>
> not only will it tell you the rules and guidelines, it will tell you why. on
> this site there are alot of graphics so if i were you i would tab down to
> forms and guidelines then enter. They are only going to work with the DSO
> though and for now it doesn't really look like there is any way around it.
> Just remember its new so maybe it will change because it seems to be retty
> great.
>
> Another thing i mentioned though is since you have to buy the book anyways
> then you can try getting a reader through DSS or even since you are going to
> have to buy the book anyways you can try scanning it. JAWS 10 reads even PDF
> files but you cant really use a form field easily PDF but you can always
> save it as a text document then make a folder on desktop for that class, and
> save it in there. Unless you want to work ahead you would only have to do a
> couple chapters at a time but if thats the case you might as well get it
> from the publisher.
>
> sorry if i didnt help
>         Teal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Where Do Textooks Come From?
>
>
>>
>> Okay, so then how do i go about contacting the publishers to receive a
>> digital editions of my textbooks? Do i just search for the companies
>> online and send them an email with my request? Or is it better to call the
>>
>> publisher and speak with someone from a particular department? Since it
>> sounds as though there are some members on the list who have some
>> experience in contacting the publishers directly, do you have any tips to
>> share to attempt to make this venture a success? I've never done this
>> before, so I'm curious to find out how other people have tried to do it
>> and whether or not their venture was successful.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
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Arielle Silverman
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