[nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

Fri Feb 4 23:31:19 UTC 2011

Hi,
Thanks. So if I need to unzip another file, this could be an option. The 
software I got called Stuff it only gives you a month free trial.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dane Dunham
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

Ashley,
I deal with zip files often, and know of a free program that can extract
them without problems.  It is called Universal Extractor, found at
http://www.legroom.net/software/uniextract
There is a portable version that does not require admin rights, so anyone
helping you could unzip the file no matter what.
Hope this helps.
Dane
PS: there is also another free program called 7zip which also unzips files.
That program can be found at http://www.7-zip.org/.  7zip also has a
portable version at http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

> 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-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> 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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