[bksvol-discuss] Re: NLS vs. Bookshare
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 10:55:20 -0700 (PDT)
You might remind your friend that members can offset
the annual price by scanning and validating books--but
I can see where for some people the initial membership
fee could be too much. I don't know if scholarships
are available, but maybe grants or gifts could be
obtained from service organization.
Cindy
--- Jamie Yates <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My friend sent this to me and asked me to ask
> opinions of the Bookshare volunteers. You can email
> me privately if you wish offlist at
> jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> My feeling is that for $50 a year for pretty much
> unlimited books, Bookshare does a very valuable
> service. I don't know and understand completely how
> NLS works but from helping her with some problems I
> spent a long time on hold with the Cleveland library
> trying to sort out her NLS account (she doesn't have
> a Braille tty set up right now) and they were very
> helpful but it takes time to get a physical book in
> the mail. With Bookshare the access is instant. As a
> sighted person, I'm almost jealous! I have to drive
> 10 miles to the library to get the books I want. and
> then I can only keep them for 3 weeks. So I think
> Bookshare is pretty great and I tell people about it
> all of the time.
>
> Anyway here is what she is asking:
>
> Jamie,
> This is from on of my DB friends. I thought you
> could share with the Bookshare
> Volunteer list and send me any good things they have
> to say. (and your feelings
> too)
>
> a debate going on about Bookshare and National
> Library Service which should be providing braille
> readers with ANY braille book
> they wish to read free of charge. One member said
> she knew of others who could
> not afford to pay the $50 annual fee for Bookshare,
> and neither could she.
> Another said that she'd like to be able to curl up
> in a chair and read a
> brailled book. She's not sure how to download a book
> and convert it into
> braille.
> I don't know anything about how to do this. I was
> wondering if you could
> give your view on Bookshare vs NLS and what the
> advantages or disadvantages
> are.
> Why isn't the NLS doing what Bookshare is doing?
>
>
>
>
> Jamie in Michigan
> Currently reading: Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb
>
>
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