[nabs-l] Textbook Questions

[Ignasi Cambra]

Again, eBooks downloaded through iBooks from the Apple eBook store work really well on the iPad, and PDF files which contain text will also work just fine. But a PDF with pictures of scanned pages, for example, will work well on the iPad for most people, but not for us.
On Aug 26, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:

> Those books on that website say that they work on the i-pad. Anyone have experience with e-text on the i-pad?
> 
> Thanks for all of your quick responses.
> Mark
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ignasi Cambra" <ignasicambra at gmail.com>
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>> Just make sure the books are actually accessible... Maybe you can send them an email or call them or something... These days everyone loves saying that they are committed to accessibility, but that really doesn't necessarily mean that their products are actually accessible to everyone...
>> On Aug 26, 2010, at 7:43 PM, Greg wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Mark,
>>> Try www.coursesmart .com  I have been looking into them.  Their textbooks are all in an electronic format.  From what I read on an accessibility link on the site, they are committed to accessibility.  You can either get the books in an online format or downloadable format that you read with their reader.  You get the books for 180 days and you can copy and paste what you need.  I have not purchased a book yet, but I thought I would mention it. Their prices seem pretty reasonable.
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Greg W.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
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>>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:46 PM
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>>>> I am unable to find any of my text books this year either on RFBD or book share. I am wondering if anyone has tips on how to get digital files of the book from publishers. If I can't get the digital copy of the book, I am going to have to scan it and OCR it. Does anyone know of a professional company that will do this? Has anyone found a scanner with a paper feed device that works well with OCR software?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Mark
>>>> 
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