[nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?

[Kirt Manwaring]

Homberto,
  Sorry for the double post, but I think clarifications are in order.
I know some public libraries and university libraries allow you to
check out ebooks, and I've heard that some of these are accessible.
That's what I was talking about.

On 1/17/13, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Homberto,
>   Maybe your university library or your local public library has an
> accessible check-out process?  Barring that, I can't think of
> anything, if you're planning to stay on the right side of the law.
>   Best,
> Kirt
>
> On 1/17/13, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello fellow students,
>>
>>
>>
>> Besides Bookshare, NLS BARD, RFB&D, Learning Ally, and any cooperating
>> Talking and book library, is there any other resource that I can use to
>> find
>> free e-books I can read with JAWS?
>>
>> The reason I am asking this questions is because my English instructor
>> has
>> assigned reading groups, and each group is to pick out a book to read
>> together. However, the book that we've chosen for my group is not to be
>> found anywhere in any of those sites I've mentioned above. I looked, and
>> pretty much exhausted my search.
>>
>> The only place I have found my book is in the iTunes store and on
>> Audible.com, but it costs about $20. I'm also trying to avoid the hassle
>> of
>> buying the print copy of the book just to show my Disability Support
>> office
>> my receipt, so they can convert it for me in e-text or Braille or Audio
>> format. Plus, all the print book ends up doing anyways, is sitting for
>> months collecting particles of dust in a shelf or suitcase.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, do you know of any other sites I could browse? Other ideas I could
>> try?
>> Please let me know ASAP. Otherwise, I will be an unhappy scholar.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Humberto
>>
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