[bksvol-discuss] Great News to look forward to, Brace Yourselves!
- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:03 -0700
Hello all I just purchased a book from a publisher/university called Craft Of
Research and the people are so nice. I just happened to spread the news about
bookshare, saying I volunteer to help make books accessible to those who can't
read printed material or access them for that matter. I just received some
great news in progress and I'll keep you all posted! See below:
Hi--
I'm very sorry the download page isn't working with your screen reader. I'll
talk to the folks who put it together and see if it can be made more
readable--I believe, unfortunately, that the download button depends on
Flash, which may complicate that task.
I am sending you, therefore, two alternatives for getting the book on your
machine.
OPTION 1: The standard all-in-one download page (which your reader doesn't
like):
This link will give you a copy of the Craft of Research, 3rd edition, for
180 days:
http://www.bibliovault.org/cgi-bin/DeliverADE.epl?transid=9uAxsgd19sewry2J
OPTION 2: Link to the software + the book file:
Step A: You need to have the Digital Editions app on your computer. I
believe the current release is 1.7.1. If you need it, you can download it
from: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#download
Step B: Once Digital Editions is successfully installed, use it to open the
attached .acsm file. That'll deliver the book.
-----------------------------------
Also, thank you for mentioning Bookshare..!
The University of Chicago Press has begun to work with Bookshare to make our
books available there--but it will probably be a few months before you see
our titles there, as we are just getting set up now to send them files,
which I believe will then need to be converted to DAISY format...?
I can hang onto your email address, if you don't mind, and let you know when
I hear Chicago books are showing up at the Bookshare site.
Please let me know if you have any trouble with the file.
Best,
--Kate
On 7/7/09 5:02 PM, "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes I'd like the third addition, however, the tool to download the book is
> not screen reader friendly, is this available in PDF from adobe?
> I'm totally blind and volunteer for a non-profit organization which helps
> aid in providing books in accessible formats to those who are unable to read
> print, like me called bookshare which you can find about us at bookshare.org
> and join the publishers already partnering up with us.
> Thanks, Chela
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kate Davey" <kdavey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:42 PM
> Subject: Craft of Research - 2nd edition, or 3rd..?
>
>
> Hello--
>
> I'm writing from the University of Chicago Press--you bought an electronic
> version of this book from us earlier this afternoon:
>
> CRAFT OF RESEARCH, 2ND EDITION
> BOOTH, ISBN: 9780226065694
>
> We wanted to check and see if you perhaps had wanted the 3rd edition of this
> title instead...?
>
> (The 2nd edition came out in 2003, and I believe that it's not available new
> in cloth or paper any longer. The 3rd edition was published in 2008 and is
> our current in-print edition.)
>
> If you would prefer the newer 3rd edition, please let me know--I can send
> you a replacement link that will get you that version of the book instead.
>
> Best,
> --Kate
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Kate Davey
> BiblioVault Manager
> Chicago Distribution Services
> University of Chicago Press
> 1427 E. 60th St.
> Chicago IL 60637
>
> kdavey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> phone: 773-834-4417
> http://www.bibliovault.org
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
>
Very exciting, don't you think? All I said was check you guys out, wow what a
response!
Email: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx
Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx
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