[nabs-l] obtaining electronic texts

[Darian Smith]

Windows does have a zip program.   If you go to open a compressed
file, that program should automatically engage and the file should
open for you.  I wsee no reason why this should have  changed with the
newer version of windows.
 good luck
  Darian

On 2/4/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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