Obviously, publishers fear file sharing more than your frustration as students. THe bottom line controls everything. I know a textbook author who was tricked into a royalty contract with a major text publisher, a contract that would give him royalties if the book sold. BUt the contract did not promise that the publisher would even publish the book. They didn't. They already had a text that they preferred to publish so, in effect, they bought the competition , di not publish it and were home free. The writer had, in effect, given his work to them. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" <mlw1...@sbcglobal.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books
: How about contacting the folks at the ADA or HHS--whoever is in charge of : Americans With Disabilities Act enforcement? marilyn : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Melissa " <jamand...@izoom.net> : To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> : Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 8:11 PM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] audio text books : : :: 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/ : : : 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/
