Hi. There is certainly nothing wrong with bookshare. It's nice that they
offer embosser files or DAISY books. The reason for suggesting PG is that
they have an army of volunteer proofreaders who fix as many errors as
possible. By only dealing with public domain texts, it's possible for
anyone to work on them and you get very accurate texts. I only meant that
bookshare books have more errors and won't be as accurate to the
original. I do suggest PG specifically for A Christmas Carol because it
has gone through major revisions since the bookshare.org copy.
If you don't mind me asking, why do you prefer bookshare? Is it because
you have a membership and it's easier to download from one site? Is it
because PG doesn't offer .brf or DAISY files? If there is something that
would make PG better for you, I'm interested. I can't make any official
changes or anything, but I can pass on suggestions. If there is a demand
for Braille files, I can work on a way to implement them. Great efforts
have been made so the site is easy to use for the blind. You can even read
the books online if you want. I am in no way trying to not respect your
preference for bookshare. I respect them very much and think they are a
great resource. I'm just wondering how Project Gutenberg could be
better. If you don't want to answer, that's fine.
http://www.gutenberg.org/
I have used Gutenberg before, and it is good. I still prefer Bookshare. Thank you for the suggestions.
