[nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

What format is the unzipped file? Also, can use any unzipping program? If 
so, windows has one built in. Otherwise, they should buy the unzipping 
program for you; sighted students don't have to pay extra to be able to read 
the book that they bought, so why should you.

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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:23 AM
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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