[nabs-l] resources for college textbooks

[Patrick Molloy]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I'll try some things out and let
you know what worked for me.
Patrick

On 8/9/11, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Learning ally formerly reading for the blind and dyslexic is also a good
> resource but the books are audio.
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Aug 9, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Icewolf <icewolf2011 at gtwebdesign.us> wrote:
>
>> another good source for college texts in an ebook format is:
>> www.coursesmart.com
>> Hope this helps,
>> Greg W.
>>
>> Yesterday is forever gone, tomorrow may never come, today is the day of
>> all days.
>>
>>
>> On 8/9/2011 11:10 AM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>>> You could also try WebBraille from NLS.  To sign up for BARD or
>>> WebBraille, call your state LBPH (Library for the Blind and Physically
>>> Handicapped.) I believe you live in Maryland, if I have the right person.
>>>  If so, you can call the MDLBPH at 1-800-964-9209.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
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>>>
>>> Sent from my BrailleNote
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at earthlink.net
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:04:36 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] resources for college textbooks
>>>
>>>
>>> Good morning, Patrick,
>>>
>>>        Have you heard of BARD through NLS? Do you have a Victor
>>> Stream or some other digital book player like a booksense   or some
>>> other player which, I think  is a must, what with the fazing out of
>>> traditional cassettes as well as the easy way  of navigating recorded
>>> texts for purposes of schoolwork?
>>> Good luck and keep us posted.
>>> for today,
>>> Car/2011, you wrote:
>>> Hi everyone:
>>> I'm about to start my freshman year at Muhlenberg College and am
>>> trying to find electronic copies of textbooks and running into
>>> difficulty.  If books are not on bookshare, what do you all recommend?
>>> Is it worth my while to try contacting publishers for electronic
>>> copies?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Patrick Molloy
>>>
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