[nabs-l] Etextbooks

[Dan Burke]

The Access Text Network is free to colleges, but they have to sign up.

When they sign up and request a book for a student, they are required to affirm that the student has shown proof of purchase.  Even so, a school won't always make you show that proof.

As to the cost of the book and lack of resale value, VR can and should pay for textbooks as part of an IPE.

BTW, resale to the college bookstore is not often very rewarding.

Best,
Dan


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-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miso Kwak
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 11:11 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Etextbooks

My school's osd (office for students with disabilities) will scan any 
book too as long as I make the purcahse for the textbook which I can't 
resell in the end because they take the spine off of the book to scan.
I am trying to be economically efficient here... as well as efficient 
in general, meaning I want to get the material in the quickest way 
possible.
P.S: I haven't started my classes yet because my school is on the 
quarter system. I have about 2 weeks until the first day of school.

-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu>
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 9:16 pm
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Etextbooks

My university will scan any textbook. Have you checked if disabled 
students
services will do that?

Suzanne


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Miso Kwak <kwakmiso at aol.com> wrote:

> Minh,
> Thank you for the response.
> I am aware of the Access Text website, but not the university access 
with
> the publishers.
> Do you know if it's necessary for students to purchase the hard copy
> before requesting the pdf file?
> Miso Kwak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: minh ha <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >
> Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 7:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Etextbooks
>
> Hey Miso,
>
> Have you heard of the access text network? It's a program where
> universities can sign up and request pdf's of textbooks from
> publishers. You can find out more information at accesstexts.org. I've
> been able to find all of my textbooks through ATN and the files are
> always readable. The only online textbook provider that I had personal
> experience with is CourseSmart. It's a website where you rent your
> books and then access them online. Apparently, there is an accessible
> feature that the provider can turn on for students that use screen
> readers, but I was never able to make it work for me. Honestly it was
> a waste of my time trying to figure it out; I used both internet
> explorer and firefox to trouble shoot it with no success.
>
> HTH,
> Minh
>
> On 9/9/13, Miso Kwak <kwakmiso at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> College students,
>> Could you provide me some feedback on your experience of using
>> etextbooks?
>> Which websites or programs are most accessible?
>> I would like to hear feedback on websites that are available to both
>> sighted and visually impaired students. I am asking because one of
>> textbooks is not available on Bookshare, NLS and Learning Ally but
>> available on websites like Chegg.
>> Thank you in advance.
>> Miso Kwak
>>
>>
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