[bksvol-discuss] Re: Edinburgh University Press Has Signed Our Agreement -- Our 26th University Press!

  • From: Ixchel <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 18:43:24 -0400

Hi,
I think the idea of having more voices for the app to read foreign language 
books is great! It could help kids with disabilities want to read more 
especially if they have accents. :)
Jackie

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On May 29, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Dasha Radford <dasha95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Does anyone besides me think we need to put more voices into the read to go 
> app? It would be useful if somebody wanted to get foreign language books and 
> or British English books and read them up with that particular accent or 
> Scottish English oh well sh English which I know the Ivona  company has. Just 
> curious and also wondering who in the world I would contact about that.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 29, 2012, at 5:17 PM, Dasha Radford <dasha95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Are great
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On May 29, 2012, at 5:11 PM, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Wonderful! Thanks to them
>>> 
>>> From: Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
>>> "bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:41 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Edinburgh University Press Has Signed Our 
>>> Agreement -- Our 26th University Press!
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> Edinburgh University Press, based in Edinburgh Scotland, has signed our 
>>> agreement, giving us world rights to their titles.  They have 700 titles in 
>>> EPUB and are distributed by Oxford University Press.  They will also be 
>>> distributed by Cambridge in September.
>>> The Press is the premier scholarly publisher in Scotland of academic books 
>>> and journals and one of the leading university presses in the UK.  As the 
>>> imprimatur of one of Britain’s oldest and most distinguished centers of 
>>> learning, they publish books of the highest academic standards. Their main 
>>> subject areas are  American Studies, Classics & Ancient History,  Film & 
>>> Media Studies, History, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Language & 
>>> Linguistics, Law, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Scottish 
>>> Studies.
>>> Best,
>>>  
>>> Madeleine Linares
>>> Volunteer Coordinator
>>> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
>>> 650-644-3459
>>> madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>  
>>> Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary!
>>>  
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>>>  
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 

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