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

Sun Jan 20 03:12:31 UTC 2013

Hi,

Yes, the IBook app is great but it uses voiceover.  I am a big fan of
Audible though and they really do a good job.

On 1/19/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> are ibooks electronic form? I prefer human speech and when I have more extra
>
> money I'm joining audible. They have lots of great books read by
> professional narrators.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kaiti Shelton
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 9:28 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Are there any other sources for books?
>
> 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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