[nabs-l] bookshare access

[Joe Orozco]

On a podcast recently, it was mentioned that while K-12 education typically
uses something in the range of 10,000 textbooks, post-secondary uses up to
300,000.  You can see why it is not quite as easy to capture a good chunk of
these.

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Aikens
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bookshare access

I think they are pushing for more textbooks.  Also, I have 
never read about an age limit for the free accounts for students.  

Ashley, I would recommend getting your own bookshare account 
instead of waiting for your school to decide since it is free for you.  

The setup is especially easy if you also use RFB and D or NLS.  

-Greg
On Feb 15, 2011, at 7:48 PM, Jorge Paez wrote:

> One thing I would add.
> There are a couple of textbooks, but most are restricted to 
people with NYMAC access--vision teachers and so on,
> due to publisher deals.
> 
> Hope this changes though.
> 
> 
> Jorge
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Katie Wang wrote:
> 
>> Hi, Ashley,
>> Bookshare has a wide range of fiction and nonfiction selections, so
>> it is a great source of pleasure/personal reading, but to my 
knowledge
>> it does not carry very many textbooks (although I think this is
>> gradually changing). It can be helpful if you are taking classes like
>> English lit though as you will likely be able to find the 
classics you
>> are required to read on the site. The files come in both 
DAISY and BRF
>> formats, so you can choose whichever file type that works better for
>> you (the DAISY files can be played on a Victor Stream, for example,
>> and you can read the brf files on your Braille Note). I know that all
>> full-time students under age 26 can join for free, but I'm not sure
>> about the eligibility of part-time students; I'm sure you 
can find out
>> by going to the Membership link on the Bookshare site. Hope this
>> helps!
>>   Katie
>> 
>> On 2/15/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net 
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> I don't know how to use fs reader either.
>>> Are you saying you can get it in two forms: daisy and .brf files?
>>> Did it come that way or did you have to translate it to .brf?
>>> Ashley
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jorge Paez
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:49 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] bookshare access
>>> 
>>> Equiptment wise I either use the BRF on my note or download 
the dasy and
>>> strip it just leaving the HTML version for my computer.
>>> 
>>> Though I do have a copy of FS Reader that I still have to 
learn to use.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jorge
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 15, 2011, at 5:38 PM, bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Would you say the bookshare is more literature driven or textbooks?
>>>> Novels? Classics?
>>>> Who qualifies for the free membership? Do you have to be a 
full time
>>>> student?
>>>> What equipment do you read the files? I thought they were 
text, so maybe
>>>> you read them on your computer, or maybe braille display on your
>>>> notetaker.
>>>> The community college is considering a membership and they 
want to know if
>>>> 
>>>> all students can join for free; I doubt it.
>>>> Also, how much is the institutional membership?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Ashley
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