[nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Nicole,
Thanks.  I think I can use any unzipping program.  I didn't know windows has 
one.  I have windows 7.  What is it called?
That may help next time.  You are right in that I shouldn't have to pay 
extra; that is what I told them.  I told DSS that this was a free trial for 
the expander but it would not work the next book I get from them.
Ah, maybe the windows one will work.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:55 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

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.

----- 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 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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