[nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

Fri Feb 4 21:00:05 UTC 2011

Hi,
Yep they know the problem and I requested another link be sent because  my 
first download attempt was not successful.
I don't think my dss counselor can do it for me becaus e you have to 
download the expander first onto your computer to unzip the file.
She cannot download/install without admin rights.
I'll try to download the file again if she can send me a new link.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rob Blachowicz
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:26 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

?
have you asked them to put it on a cd for you and told them your problem?
-----Original Message----- 
From: Marsha Drenth
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:06 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

Wow that seems very complicated. My college has me sign a form, they request
the book, and then it comes from the publisher on a CD as a PDF file. Last
semester that was not sucha good thing, as the PDF was huge and very hard to
handle. I converted it to a Text file and then it was all good. I got
another book this way again this semester. Haven't had to do much with it so
I don't know what it is like.

Sorry your college way is so complicated.

Marsha

-----Original Message-----
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Of bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:23 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

Hi all,

I am a part time student at northern virginia community college, nova, which
is the largest community college in VA.  It has several campuses.  I'm at
one of the larger ones
Well, I am rather surprised at the procedure for obtaining electronic books
through the disability office who gets them via the publisher.
What does your school do?
This is some continuing education for me.
In my undergraduate studies, I would obtain the book, give a copy of the
receit to DSS, and they would give me a CD; the text was in word format by
chapter.
Yet at nova they want proof of purchase but then the ebook comes in a
downloadable link from the dss counselor.
You click on a link, save it to the computer, and click on the link to get
it downloaded from the internet and it's a zipped file.

I found this weird.  The unfair thing is the link requires you to download
an "expander" something that will unzip the file.
You can only download a trial version of the expander for a certain period
of time and then have to pay for it; so the next book I get from DSS will
not be unzippable from online because the expander, stuff it, is a free
trial for thirty days.

This is a mess and I don't see why the dss counselor can't get a CD or
better yet download the book, unzip it and put it on a CD!
I opened the book and its unreadable junk so I'm trying to get another
download link from the dss counselor.

Ashley
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