[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 13:55:46 -0800
Hi Kim,
ISBN numbers are not required, but preferred. Sometimes they don't scan,
but someone might be able to help you find an ISBN for a book. That said,
ISBN numbers weren't issued until some time in the early 1970's, so there
are scads of books without those. No worries if your book doesn't have one.
You can just submit the book without an ISBN.
If your book has a copyright date after I think it's 1972, but you can't
find the ISBN, let us know here, and we'll all try to help you find the ISBN
for your book. Often times, if that number isn't on the copyright page, it
is somewhere on the cover or dust jacket of the book and doesn't scan
readably.
Just let us know if you'd like some help, and folks will help you out!
Mayrie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Loftis
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:51 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Better Way to Read Ebooks
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
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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
>
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> 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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