Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
- From: wogg le4 <woggle4@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:26:26 -0800
Hi a site worth a look is www.gigle.ws
Also www.ebook30.com
Also there can be good torrent collections for computer books.
On 12/30/10, Yadiel Sotomayor <yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ?ok... you just asked me something I don't have the slightest idea. Since I
> don't do music I can't help you with that sorry. It will be nice though.
>
>
> From: Brandon Keith
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 6:06 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
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>
> I have one more question:
> Can the Perl Camera scan Music or vocal scores so I can put them into
> Dancing Dot's music translation software?
> Thank you,
>
> Brandon Keith
>
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> From: Yadiel Sotomayor
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:39 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
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>
> with a scanner and the latest version of openbook (9), around 2 to 3 hours.
> With openbook 8 and below, it took me 3 hours just to scan the book and
> another hour to process the book. With the pearl now, you know what? I yet
> haven't scan that much paper. But from what I have worked with the machine I
> would guess an hour tops (maybe a little more if I need to re-scan some
> pages). But to be honest, I don't find the job anoying. In fact, I kind of
> like it. One thing I like of using the pearl is that if it is a novel I am
> scanning I love to start readding almost imediately.
>
>
> Yadiel
>
>
> From: Brandon Keith
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:35 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
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>
> How long does it usually take you to scan a 300 page book?
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith
>
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> Also add me on facebook!
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>
> From: Yadiel Sotomayor
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 6:40 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
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>
> I found that is you scan the book by yourself you can either put bookmarks
> for later use while you are scanning or you can scan the book in separate
> files. That makes the whole process a lot easier. I have no problem scanning
> te book by myself specially since the pearl camera tripples my speed.
>
> Yadiel
>
>
> From: Tim
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:11 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
>
>
> Hi Brandon,
>
> Looking for textbooks in an available format for me to read is nothing new.
> Many times publishers will send a textbook as a Word document or PDF file if
> you or the instructor contacts them. That is one strategy I have been using
> lately. I am sure you are aware of RFB and D. They have a large audio
> textbook library. Unfortunately, it is not a perfect solution but they will
> often have the book you are looking for. Other than that it is back to the
> wonderful process of scanning page after page or paying someone else to do
> it.
>
> Tim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brandon Keith
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: where to find accessible textbooks for college in networking
>
>
> If you are a student than your disability center needs to get the text
> books by either filling out the publisher's special form or by contacting
> them directly.
> If you want to buy the book then contact them directly and ask to buy an
> accessible format of the book.
> I don't believe there are any accessible E-Text books and the Kindle is
> inaccessible, so you'll either have to weasel out a PDF, .doc, html or rtf
> version of the book, or have the publisher join a book-sharing sight like
> Bookshare.org then get the book off of there.
> please if anyone else has another way can you share?
> This is a really ineffective way of getting books and I don't have time to
> scan my own...
> Thank you,
>
> Brandon Keith
>
> Check out
> MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithcom
> Also add me on facebook!
> brandonkeith
>
>
> From: paul faucheux
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 5:25 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: where to find accessible textbooks for colledge in networking
>
>
> hi this ispaul faucheux. I am wondering where to find accessibleversions
> oftextbooks published by course technologies. more specifically what e book
> formats work best with jfw. also what companies produce accessible training
> materials for microsoft activedirectory courses. if any onecan help can they
> either call me at 225-209-5635 or write meoff list at pf112781@xxxxxxxxx
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