[bookshare-discuss] Re: human narrated bookshare books; press release from Bookshare

  • From: Roger Loran Bailey <roger.loran.bailey@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: 'Bookshare-Discuss' <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 14:24:07 -0400

Bookshare is highly oriented toward schools. In fact, if you check the Bookshare most popular downloads list regularly you will see that the first several pages are mostly books that would be assigned in school or else are children's books. That probably explains why the press release seemed to be addressing teachers. Apparently it was a press release especially for teachers. However, if you follow those instructions for calling up the human narrated books and start browsing the ten thousand or so results it will become apparent that this is not just for children or students. And if these books come from the Australian VisAbility library I can attest from my personal experience that only a minority of them are for children.

On 5/19/2022 9:45 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:

Unlike many folks on the DB Review list, I don't read children's books.

Miriam

 

From: bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Schneider, Katherine S.
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 10:37 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: human narrated bookshare books; press release from Bookshare

 

I’d guess you could use them; they’ll never know if you’re a teacher, a grandma or just someone who knows that sometimes kids’ books are the best!

Kathie

 

From: bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 8:48 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: human narrated bookshare books; press release from Bookshare

 

So, it sounds like this is a special program for students, not a program for every Bookshare user.

Miriam

 

From: bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bookshare-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Schneider, Katherine S.
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 9:27 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] human narrated bookshare books; press release from Bookshare

 

Welcome to the Summer of Audio.

 

 

 

 

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Katherine Schneider, Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist, Emerita
Counseling Service
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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Author of Hope of the Crow,  Occupying Aging: Delights, Disabilities and Daily Life, To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities and a children's book Your Treasure Hunt: Disabilities and Finding Your Gold
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