[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
- From: "Ixchel, Jackie" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:19:14 -0500
Hi,
I hope I answered your question Kim. If you have any more please ask.
Out of curiosity, what is the name of the book?
Jackie
On 3/2/12, Kim Loftis <kll2277@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Great! That's no problem at all, and I'm happy to populate the fields
> myself. Thanks for the info, Roger!
>
> Warmest,
> Kim
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 4:01 PM
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>
>> If there is no ISBN then go ahead and submit it anyway. You will have to
>> fill out all the metadata yourself though because the database that
>> Bookshare uses to populate those fields will not be available for it.
>> Before the mid 1970s most books did not have an ISBN and before 1968 no
>> book had an ISBN. We would not want to exclude those books.
>>
>> On 3/2/2012 3:51 PM, Kim Loftis wrote:
>>> Thanks, Mayrie!! That actually brings up a quick question I had. If it
>>> has a copyright notice, but not an ISBN, what then? I have just such a
>>> book that I'd love to scan and share, but didn't know how that worked.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Warmest,
>>> Kim
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 3:45 PM
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>>>
>>>> Hi Kim,
>>>>
>>>> Any hardcopy print book with a copyright is eligible for scanning and
>>>> addition to Bookshare! Happy scanning!
>>>>
>>>> Mayrie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Loftis
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 11:53 AM
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>>>>
>>>> Hi Monica,
>>>>
>>>> LOL I must agree about that accessible Kindle PC app... I own it, and
>>>> while
>>>> I love being able to read a Kindle book, it's exceedingly simplistic,
>>>> particularly, as you say, for anything where I might wish to search to
>>>> reference something later. *smile*
>>>>
>>>> So, for purposes of Bookshare eligibility, if I find a book that is
>>>> available as a Kindle publication, is it still eligible to be scanned
>>>> for
>>>> Bookshare account holders? I believe the answer is "Yes", but if I'm
>>>> wrong,
>>>> I'd love to be corrected prior to scanning something that I thought was
>>>> eligible and turned out not to be.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Kim
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:43 PM
>>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Susan. You've asked a good question. I'll share what I know, and
>>>>> maybe someone else can fill in some things if I miss something.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kindle books have a proprietary format and have DRM protecting them.
>>>>> QRead can't open them because it is against American copyright law for
>>>>> the developer to break the DRM to open the file. We are allowed by law
>>>>> to do that individually for personal use if a book isn't accessible,
>>>>> but doing that is a difficult process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Books from Apple are different though. They are in Epub format. I
>>>>> think they have some protection on them. I'm not sure because iBooks
>>>>> is so accessible on the iPhone/iPad that I haven't tried opening them
>>>>> in anything else. QRead just came out today, and I haven't
>>>>> experimented with my books from Apple yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kindle books are accessible if you use the Kindle for PC with the
>>>>> accessibility plugin provided by Amazon. It's a clunky reader at best,
>>>>> especially for reading nonfiction and textbooks. Still, we can use it,
>>>>> and it does work. I'd love it if QRead could legally open Kindle
>>>>> books. For now, that is not possible due to how Amazon puts DRM on
>>>>> their books.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Monica Willyard
>>>>> Visit my GoodReads book shelf at http://www.goodreads.com/plumlipstick
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/02/2012, Susan Lumpkin <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Monica,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll probably give you your laugh for the day! Are Kindle or books
>>>>>> from the Apple bookstore considered to be a proprietary format or are
>>>>>> they E-pub books? Hope you're not laughing too much!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Susan (smiling)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica
>>>>>> Willyard
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 9:14 AM
>>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Better Way to Read Ebooks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi everyone. I've seen many questions from blind people on this list
>>>>>> about how they can read different formats of ebooks accessibly and
>>>>>> how they can get the most from Bookshare's own books. We've talked
>>>>>> about how we're tired of running around trying to figure out how to
>>>>>> read various types of ebooks, feeling like we want to pull our hair
>>>>>> out. I found something new today, and I think it will help
>>>>>> Bookshare's users and blind volunteers. Check out
>>>>>> http://q-continuum.net/qread/ for a better way to do things. For the
>>>>>> first time, we have a program that can read pdf, epub, Bookshare,
>>>>>> text, and other types of books with one easy to use interface. The
>>>>>> program is called QRead, and it's on sale for $20 till CSUN ends.
>>>>>> There is a free demo version that loads 30 percent of your book so
>>>>>> you can see how it works.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the features I like best is the ability to keep your place in
>>>>>> books when you shut down the program. I also like that it can unzip
>>>>>> daisy books from Bookshare on the fly, letting you start reading
>>>>>> immediately without thinking about where to unzip your book.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't work for the developer or anything. I'm just really excited
>>>>>> to have one interface, one reader for the PC instead of trying to
>>>>>> sort out which program will open a particular type of book. It's
>>>>>> worth trying if you want better options for handling ebooks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Monica Willyard
>>>>>> Visit my GoodReads book shelf at
>>>>>> http://www.goodreads.com/plumlipstick
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