[nabs-l] CourseSmart

Tue Sep 20 21:30:39 UTC 2011

Hi Ashley,

I'm new to Blio, and am currently having a problem with it and 
can't get a hold of KNFB to save my life, but I know a lot of 
people get textbooks from Blio.  I'm not sure how much of a 
textbook database Blio has, but I'm pretty sure it's more geared 
toward pleasure reading, so probably Bookshare or Learning Ally 
would be your best bet.  CourseSmart is an
eTextbook database where you can get electronic textbooks online.  
It's kind of like Project Gutenberg.

 Chris Nusbaum

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:25:18 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] CourseSmart

I thought blio had novels and non textbooks.
Miranda, I can sure identify with the struggle to find books in 
accessible
format.  Learning ally was my first choice; but as you point out, 
not
everything is there.
I assume course smart is a ebook solution.  I'm not sure the 
answer to the
question, but many ebook solutions are images of a book.  If this 
is an
image, its not accessible.
You could also just buy the book from the bookstore and look for 
a reader.  I
always used a reader for something in school.  They can skim and 
look up info
faster than I can by listening or searching through a scanned 
copy.
I hope you asked your college to get them from the publisher.  If 
you have a
receit for your books, your disability student office, DSO, will 
often
provide them in electronic format from the publisher.
Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Lester
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:42 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] CourseSmart

You're having problems getting texts from them as well?
I wonder if you can get them as EBooks, on the Blio.
Blessings, Joshua

On 9/19/11, Miranda Morse <brownbears at mchsi.com> wrote:
 Yes, I am a member of bookshare.
 Miranda

 -----Original Message-----
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 Of Joshua Lester
 Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 10:23 AM
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 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] CourseSmart

 Wow!
 What all, does Bookshare for University have to offer?
 Are you a member of Bookshare?
 Blessings, Joshua

 On 9/19/11, Miranda Morse <brownbears at mchsi.com> wrote:
 I am a member and I can not find my books on Learning Alley 
Miranda

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf
 Of Joshua Lester
 Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:44 AM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] CourseSmart

 Miranda:
 Why not join Learning Ally?
 Blessings, Joshua

 On 9/18/11, Miranda Morse <brownbears at mchsi.com> wrote:
 Hello:

 I am entering my Junior year of college and am having lots of 
trouble
 finding my textbooks.  I did find 2 of my books on CourseSmart, 
I was
 wondering if anyone knows if all of there books are accessible 
with JAWS
 12?

 Miranda

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