Hmmm, interesting idea. I've actually thought about that a bit myself. I happen to think that, often times, Bookshare does a better job than Web Braille. For example, I've downloaded books there that, upon opening the file, it turns out to be something other than it is named as. A totally different book inside! Isn't that bizarre? Anyone else had that problem? Anyway, back to the original point, yes, it seems like it would be a good idea to make NLS available to Bookshare members remotely. Or, better still, let Bookshare incorporate Web Braille into it's own collection in some way. , more quick and concise for those searching for books. My guess is that it would be hard to do though since NLS is through a government agency. Probably lots of red tape for something that seems like it could be a simple matter! <smile>. I also happen to like the Bookshare BRF files better because they are not broken down into separate volumes like NLS is. If one is reading it on a Braille display, who cares what volume it is, right? I get annoyed having to download like five separate files for one book. Some days I get so frustrated with Web Braille quality, that I just wanna tear the file up into little electronic peaces, clean them up, and then put them back together inn consistent way, and then submit it, as a nice clean copy, to Bookshare. If it wasn't done for credit, why can't this be done? Anyone know? It's not like submitting someone else's work, cuz no one is getting credit for it, it's just being placed in a more easily accessed format. Not only this, but it could be put into Daisy format for those who do not have BRF access, but who enjoy books on their computer. Okay, there's my idealistic mind wandering again. I shouldn't let it out on it's own. <smile>. Allison H. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allison Mervis Subject: [bksvol-discuss] bookshare and web braille Hi everyone! I am not sure if this question has been previously asked, but why can't some agreement be reached between bookshare and NLS so that bookshare users can directly or remotely download web Braille books? Think of how this would increase the size of the collection! There have been many incidences where I could not find a book on bookshare but found it on web Braille. An example of this is The Duchess by Bertrice Small. Let me know your thoughts. Allison