[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ot: have any of you bought eBooks?
- From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:08:45 -0900
Well, PDF is either going to be accessible or not, if it is you're
set, if not then you'll need OCR software that can extract the text.
Examples of this are FS' OpenBook and Kurzweil 1000.
As for other formats, google is your friend.
On 12/25/09, Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hmm! Does anyone know about conversion of texts? I have a feeling I might
> want to know how to convert or change formats, if possible. Regards, Kim.
>
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> I used to buy books from fictionwise.com pretty often, though not recently.
> (I'm getting enough from Bookshare!) Fictionwise has a large range of books
> in accessible formats, including non-secure PDF. I used to buy books in
> Palm format, I think, then I had a program to convert them to text so I
> could load them on my notetaker and read them in braille. Don't think that
> particular converter is available anymore, though.
> HTH.
> Tracy
>
>> Hi, I've just heard of a site called booksonboard.com. I've bought
>> audible books for download but I've never purchased eBooks from the
>> internet. My question is what sorts of format is accessible and can
>> they be converted into plain text and if so, how? I have Adobe Reader
>> 9 on my PC. Any help or advice will be appreciated. I'm thinking about
>> getting eBooks, but feel I need much more information about them.
>> Regards, Kim.
>>
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