That I can attest to. It is also frustrating, when you ask them for an electronic file of a book, something they already have, and it takes them 2 months to send it. Completely befuddling. Warmly, Melissa
Melissa Riley jamand...@izoom.net riley...@umn.edu -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 8:08 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books Melissa, no offense taken at all. It is just a little bit of information that few students realize; the professors are an easy target of fiscal ire as if we ever had a bit of influence on publishers or anyone else. Go ahead and contact the publishers to see how they can explain their behavior in any positive way. They can't. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa " <jamand...@izoom.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books : Yes ma'am, I know that too. It's frustrating, as usually the only change is : a minor paragraph or two. It is frustrating from all aspects. I'm sorry if : I offended, it was not my intention. : Warmly, : Melissa : Melissa Riley : jamand...@izoom.net : riley...@umn.edu : : : -----Original Message----- : From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com : [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker : Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 7:55 PM : To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books : : Melissa, as a little aside and in defense of professors who seem to have the : choice to use the latest textbook edition, here is some information. : Publishers put out frequent updates in order to make more money. How is : that? Bookstores will not buy back even a year old edition if it will not : be chosen again and most aren't because the flimsy paperbacck texts fall : apart so readily thus being unfit to buy back. If the bookstore can't : supply enough copies used and can't buy more new beccause there's a new : edition available, the students are stuck. The professor really has no : choice but to order the newest edition so as to have enough copies to go : around. I was a college professor so I know how this little racket works. : marilyn : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Melissa " <jamand...@izoom.net> : To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> : Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 5:32 PM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books : : :: Unfortunately, there aren't many. I have had a difficult time in that :: department. The best solution, honestly, is to either have the college : scan :: the book into a file that would be compatible with either Open Book or :: Kurzweil. If you do not have either one of those programs, it can be put :: into an RTF file which you can read using JAWS. These are the methods I :: use. I have also scanned the books myself, when the school was too slow. :: RFBD seems to be hopelessly out-of-date, and expensive. With college : texts, :: and professors who typically use the newest edition, it's really tough. :: I'm sorry I couldn't give you more. As an afterthought, have you tried :: searching BookShare.org? :: Warmly, :: Melissa :: :: Melissa Riley :: jamand...@izoom.net :: riley...@umn.edu :: :: :: -----Original Message----- :: From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com :: [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of scott :: Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 4:07 PM :: To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com :: Subject: [Blind-Computing] audio text books :: :: Does anyone know a resource for audio text books? I am going for my :: graduate degree and need audio text books I do know of RFBD.org they don't :: have the books I am looking for :: :: Looking for some other resources :: :: :: :: For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: :: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ :: :: :: For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: :: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
