I tend to get through electronic books muchfaster than audio. I'm really coming to prefer them. Allison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kellie Hartmann" <hart0421@xxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS Members? (was) Re: Bad scan Wheel of Time 3 > Hi Evan, > One thing to keep in mind is that there are a fairly large number of > Bookshare members with hearing impairments who either have difficulty with > audio books or can't use them at all. Also, I think that audio and > electronic formats are totally different when it comes to what circumstances > they're best for. For example, if I need to read something and remember > details from it later, I really do better if I can read it in braille. If I > need to know how to spell words or names in a book, I also need to see them > in braille. I realize that these factors are probably not as important in > the case of a fantasy novel as they might be in the case of a nonfiction > book, but still I think having the flexibility to choose between audio and > electronic formats is wonderful and important. Still, if you would rather > scan books that aren't available anywhere else, you're doing the > print-disabled community a big favor in making books available in at least > one format, which is definitely better than not having it available at all. > I wouldn't scan a book that was already available through web braille, > although there are people who cannot easily take advantage of that format > and really need the book to be in Daisy format for best results. There is > definitely an element of personal preference when we choose what to scan. > There are people who deliberately choose to scan things they feel would > benefit the collection even if they themselves are not particularly > interested in the books they're scanning. But most of the time, most of us > would choose to scan books we are personally interested in reading. This > arguably selfish preference usually does benefit the collection though, > because it's much easier to read your submissions through and correct errors > before submitting if you really want to read the book and are interested in > it. Of course proofreading isn't a Bookshare requirement, but it's obvious > that proofreading is the best way to get an error-free Bookshare book. > > Kellie > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.