I couldn't agree more with all of that Tink. i know if more books were
and, if had been accessible as far back as my teen years, I'd haver red far
more than I've ever done in the past. Actually, due to the RNIB's talking
book service, only within the past couple of years I have never gone
through so many books! More than i ever did previously before I was made
aware and, joined the service.
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ethics of book sharing services
Andrew,
The only ethic with regard to books is the ethic of less than 5% of
all published books being converted to accessible formats.
The ethics are not a matter of booksharing, as you pointed out
everybody does it whether electronically or in print, but of basic human
rights. It is not ethical that children fall behind in education because
text books or set English books are not available in a timely manner, it
isn't ethical that I've got to get my partner to read my university text
books to me because they aren't accessible, it isn't ethical that I can't
read my god-children the books they'd like at bedtime and it isn't
ethical that people cannot just reach out and aquaint themselves with the
subjects, topics, entertainments and treasures that the World's books
hold, because publishers haven't enough business sense to realise they
are missing out on an opportunity to make an awful lot more money.
Ok, rant over. *Smile.
Tink.
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