Hope some find this of interest. Just published to the RnIB Arena list. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx Hi everyone Thought you would be interested in this piece of information from the British Computer Association of the Blind regarding Bookshare: "Many of you will have heard of Bookshare.org in the United States and will have been envious of the huge selection of books freely available to Americans on the site. Well Bookshare.org.uk has now arrived and we can get some of the benefits here in the UK. Bookshare has been working away, talking to the publishers to extend its agreements to make books available to print disabled people all over the world. At the Techshare exhibition last week it was announced that because of these talks some of the Bookshare material is now available to people here in the UK. Unfortunately we can't get all of the books on the main site but there are a couple of thousand books ranging from children stories, through fiction and science fiction to O'Reilly technical books there for you to download and read. If you go to www.bookshare.org.uk you will find out much more about this new service. If, like me, you had joined the main Bookshare.org service your existing username and password will allow you to log on. If you are not already a member go to the site to find out what books are available and how to join. It costs about $75 and the way the exchange rate is these days that is quite a bargain." Regards Megan Gilks -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 4New Members 1New Files Visit Your Group Yahoo! 360 Share what matters Share your photos, blog. Control who sees what. Yahoo! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others.. __,_._,___ __________ NOD32 2577 (20071008) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq