Because I like it enough to read, and read, and read again, of course. I don't want to constaly check it out again from a library; I want to have it on call, twenty-four seven, and I buy it, I ensure just that.
Jane On May 12, 2013, at 5:55 PM, "Andy Baracco" <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > Why would you want to buy a book after you already read it? > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- From: Jane > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:40 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare > > Hi, Cara. > > As someone else pointed out, Bookshare is kind of like a library. Well, > admittedly, you can keep the books from Bookshare. But now that I am able to, > I view it as a way to check out a book and read it, then find it if I like it > and purchase. It's what my Mom did with print books. Still does. She'll go to > the library, check out a copy, read it, and if she likes it, will purchase it > in hardcover or Kindle. I see Bookshare in a similar way, since I don't know > how well Overdrive works for checking out accessible e-books to borrow, and I > don't want to check out a library book and risk damaging it by scanning it. > I'm ore than happy to shell out money when I have it, though, to get books, > especially now. Reading with the Kindle app is so slick, even compared to > iBooks. > > Jane > > > On May 12, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Cara Quinn <modelc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Might I propose an additional tach here? >> >> Now that we have a much greater accessibility to a vast library of books >> which we never had before, might it be a good idea to take one more step >> toward equality by purchasing books and only using BookShare as a last >> resort when we cannot find a book we need / really want? >> >> This to me at least, fosters equality and a sense of empowerment. Yes? >> >> This also shows the makers of accessible reading apps and platforms that we >> not only appreciate their work but value their work. Not to mention the fact >> that we are now able to contribute to an author in the same way as the >> literate population as a whole does. >> >> This is truly an important and valuable thing, is it not? >> >> Thanks so much for such a great thread! Y'all rock! >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> On May 12, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Jane <juanitatig...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> That is what I am doing, I find a book in another format, and read it. If I >> like it, I'll try to buy it. >> >> Jane >> >> >> >> >> On May 12, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Arnold Schmidt <arno...@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >>> One big advantage to the kindle app is the amazing number of books we, as >>> blind readers, now have the ability to access in one place. It was stated, >>> in a recent Tech Doctor podcast, that this number is 1.8 million (I have >>> not confirmed this.) Not all these books will be readable with this app >>> (the ones that are images), and not all books on Amazon are available >>> through Kindle, but just having such a large number of readable books is >>> the biggest advantage. Another advantage is how quickly we will be able to >>> buy these books after they are issued as print copies. They probably are >>> available through kindle within a few days of publication. The Nook, and >>> Google Books services will have some of them, but Amazon has the largest >>> number of eBooks. >>> >>> That having been written, as a blind reader, because I could not own books >>> at a reasonable price, I am very use to borrowing and reading books, and >>> until recently, returning them. So, I assure you, I check Bookshare, >>> Bard, Learning Ally, or any other legal source from which I can borrow and >>> read books, before I buy them. >>> >>> Arnold Schmidt >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileens Misrahi" >>> <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:49 AM >>> Subject: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare >>> >>> >>> Hello List, >>> >>> Besides the obvious of,Bookshare not having a particular book, what other >>> advantages does the Kindle app have over using Bookshare to access books? I >>> will check Bookshare first to see if the book that I want to read is there >>> to download because of the ability to download the book for free. I have >>> "Read2Go" & Voice Dream apps on the phone to accomplish this. What features >>> in the Kindle app is unique to app that is not in the other apps? 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