[nabs-l] Bookshare Experiences
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Sat Jul 3 02:23:53 UTC 2010
They have taken some steps to improve the quality, raised the bar a
little, and got rid of some really bad stuff. It isn't perfect, but
quite a bit better.
Dave
At 02:41 PM 7/2/2010, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Can anyone share their experiences with Bookshare? I let my subscription
>expire a couple years ago, and from what I remember, the selection was good
>but the quality only somewhat satisfying. Now I see that NLS is listing
>Bookshare books as part of their Web Braille collection, which is a little
>annoying because I'd prefer books with no mistakes. I know it must sound
>snobbish, but with the availability of Braille being so slim, the resources
>that are devoted to Braille I'd rather have clean copies of. Has the
>quality improved? Are there proofreading mechanisms in place to reduce what
>I once found to be glaring flaws? Thanks for any information.
>
>Best,
>
>Joe
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