[Trainer-talk] what computer books would you buy if theyexisted?

Bryan Schulz b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
Thu Dec 30 23:37:26 UTC 2010


yea, good reference,
the whole set of classes is only 15 grand.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Tyrer" <jonathan.tyrer at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] what computer books would you buy if 
theyexisted?


>I know this is off-topic, but you should take a look at the ATI training 
>guides.
>
> This also neatly shows the problem.  The sorts of books your talking
> about sell millions and cost little.
>
> However, to write one from an accessibility point of view is very 
> expensive.
>
> There's no easy solution.  I will buy the iPhone book, but not for $250.
>
> Happy New Year.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On 30/12/2010, Tammy Cantrell <tammy.cantrell at mdrs.state.ms.us> wrote:
>> I would benefit from books like the Books for Dummies.  They take all of 
>> the
>> informatin for a word processing program for example and go through steps
>> for processes.  I would love one for Excell.
>>
>> My company says they are moving int Office 10 with Windows 7.  Would love
>> help with all of the above.
>>
>> A book on email would be fantastic too.
>> Thanks!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dean Martineau" <dean at topdotenterprises.com>
>> To: <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:33 AM
>> Subject: [Trainer-talk] what computer books would you buy if they 
>> existed?
>>
>>
>> : good morning. Most of you are probably familiar with National Braille
>> Press.
>> : They produce affordable braille books, both paper and electronic. The 
>> book
>> : on the iPhone which I co-authored with Anna Dresner will be coming out
>> : sometime in the next month, for instance. The electronic versions are
>> : increasingly available as DAISY, and are also available as plain text, 
>> so
>> : braille knowledge isn't necessary to benefit from them.
>> :
>> : As I write their books nowadays, I am unofficially asking what kinds of
>> : computer books you would like to see, and        would buy. We are 
>> working
>> : on Office 2010 Reference cards now. What else would you like to see? 
>> What
>> : would most help the people you work with?
>> :
>> : Let me stress that this is my own information-gathering initiative. Any
>> : information i get will be looked at, but I am asking, not NBP. NBP 
>> charges
>> : as little as they can for books, but they have to have some notion that 
>> a
>> : book will sell "so copies, enough to make it not too much of a losing
>> : proposition, before they write it.
>> :
>> : It is probably best that you reply to me individually about this as it
>> isn't
>> : really a matter of discussion. I can send a summary of responses if I 
>> get
>> : some.
>> :
>> : Thanks for thinking about it.
>> :
>> : Dean
>> :
>> :
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