So if I bought the Read to go App I could access some bookshare content? Kawal.
On 30 Dec 2012, at 07:27 PM, cait furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bookshare is indeed accessible outside the US, but some restrictions apply, > depending on where you live, because of stupid copyright laws, they say. So, > you can get limited things from their international collection. This might > change, depending on the laws. still worth it, imho, because they have a > whole slew of stuff not available elsewhere, though. > hth, > Caitlyn from Canada > > On 2012-12-29, at 6:35 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: > >> Just one thing to note about Bookshare, if you live outside the US, then >> Bookshare is not accessible unless their policies have changed? >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 29 Dec 2012, at 11:10 PM, Chuck Dean <cadean...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> iBooks and the Barnes and Noble's Nook app are both 100% accessible. I >>> use both. >>> >>> The iBooks app has the advantage of shopping, purchasing and >>> downloading directly from the app, while you need to shop and buy from >>> the Barns and Noble website for Nook books. >>> >>> Personally, I have no problem paying for the books I read. Most books >>> are around $10, and they are yours for life. >>> The physical printing of a book is a small fraction of the expense >>> of manufacturing a book, so, although you may not be able to hold an >>> ebook in your hand, the expenses are still there. >>> >>> If you read a lot, you may want to check out Book Share. Here's a >>> link: >>> https://www.bookshare.org >>> >>> For an annual subscription of $50 you can download as many books as >>> you want. You must send them proof of disability, and the books must >>> be read on a daisy book app like their own Read 2 Go. >>> >>> They do not have all titles, but their library is big and growing >>> every day. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
