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

Sat Jan 19 02:28:42 UTC 2013

I was quite impressed by the IBooks and Google Books apps (Haven't
played around with Google Play yet but just the regular old book app
was pretty accessible with voiceover too).  Good luck.

On 1/18/13, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, check out ibooks, nook, and google play.  These are all accessible and
> often the ebook version is less expensive than the audio recorded version
> you find in iTunes or audible.
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2013, at 4:19 PM, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Brandon, Humberto and all;
>>
>> 	Blio could work. If none of these more accessible options work
>> (which is probably very unlikely,) I'd go with Nook before Kindle. At
>> least
>> the Nook app for iOS is accessible if you have an iOS device. Speaking of
>> iOS. What about iBooks?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon
>> Keith
>> Biggs
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 4:13 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?
>>
>> Hello,
>> Does Blio not have it?
>> If worst comes to worst and you had to wait for someone to scan the book,
>> you can get a kindle book and read it using their dumb player.
>> They broke the the deincription software I had so one could converted
>> Kindle
>> Books to HTML to read on a Braille Display or I'd give that to you.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Nusbaum
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 1:05 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?
>>
>> Kirt,
>>
>> Yes, that is correct. There is also the SHELF project, which many state
>> libraries are getting involved in now. This is a database where state NLS
>> libraries upload their talking books for download. So, if somebody needed
>> a
>> book which was not available from BARD or their state library but was
>> available from another state's library, they could still download it from
>> the Shelf Project database.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kirt
>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 3:01 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?
>>
>> Chris,
>> Katie does make a great point. There are plenty of books in the various
>> date
>> libraries that Are available in hardcopy braillle But are not available
>> for
>> download online.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2013, at 12:46 PM, christopher nusbaum
>> <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Haiti,
>>>
>>> Bard is now merged with web Braille, so if he checked Bard and could
>>> not find the book, it would not be available on web Braille assuming
>>> that he checked all formats.
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:19 AM, Kaiti Shelton
>>> <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Humberto,
>>>>
>>>> I know you said you checked bard, but have you fully checked out NLS
>>>> through web braille or calling to see if you can get a book on
>>>> cartrage for the nls player?
>>>> Also, Project Gutinberg is pretty good and fully accessible, although
>>>> the book has to be in the public domain for it to be there.  I don't
>>>> know the requirements of your assignment, but if you can choose an
>>>> older book that might be a good source.
>>>>
>>>> On 1/18/13, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Homberto,
>>>>>
>>>>> Barring the expense of buying it from the iTunes store or Audible, I
>>>>> don't see what's wrong with that. Is your group reading together in
>>>>> class or just reading the same chapters at the same time at home? If
>>>>> that's the case, couldn't you just listen to the book at home? A lot
>>>>> of times, we have to get creative with how we do things. And if the
>>>>> sighted members of your group are buying the book, your expense will
>>>>> be about the same as theirs.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:01:43 -0700
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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