it is a good idea. but i have been unsuccessfully trying since my +2 for such e copies. further i dont know how far copy write and patent laws will permit the same in india.
On 9/30/08, Roopakshi Pathania <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Prateek, > > Your question has prompted me to write a long mail,, so please bear with me. > If there are people associated with any NGO on this mailing list, please > take note of this problem. > The tips to request a book from a publisher are at the end of the mail. > > I have been requesting e-books from publishers and even authors for more > than 3 years. Every year, I send out emails and fax requesting the ebooks > that I require for my course. Unfortunately, my success rate has been quite > dismal. Usually, I receive 3 out of 10 ebooks that I request. The reason is > a lack of Disability Service Office in any Indian University. The publishing > offices in India are all branches of forreign publishing companies. If there > are a few Indian publishing companies, they do not grasp the concept of an > ebook. > > Publishers in the US require a student to request ebooks necessary for her > course through a Disability Service Office that is attached to her > university. The reason is for some one, who is not related to the student in > any way, to examine the disability documentation and to ensure the existance > of a proof of purchase. Now, since no such offices exist in India, authors > and publishers are reluctant to handout electronic copies. They dont have > any sure knowledge that you are what you say you are. Also, they dont know > if you have really purchased the book. I hope that such an office would be > formed... some day. > > Requesting ebooks from the authors is also an unsuccessful endeavour. The > copyright of the book is with the publisher and the author cannot distribute > electronic copies. > > If you wish to try your hand at requesting ebooks, then perhaps these few > tips may help you. > > 1. Find the right person or department in a particular publishing company to > request for alternate format from this website. > http://www.publisherlookup.com/ > 2. Explain about your disability in simple language and how you use the > screen reader to access your PC. > 3. Give full details of the book, i.e. title, author, year of publishing, > ISBN, etc. > 4. Express your willingness to send a scanned image of your disability > certificate or any such document, along with any proof of purchase that may > be required. > > Regards > > > --- On Tue, 9/30/08, prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [AI] why not e text directly from publishers? >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 6:55 PM >> folks, this was in my mind from so long, but asking today >> only. >> once while scanning a long book, suddenly a thought imerged >> in my mind >> that can't we get e text directly from it's >> publishers? >> because that book was published in america, i dropped the >> idea, and >> actually, forgot after that. >> today, again this question is bubbling in mind. >> all we are familiar with the efferts for scanning long >> books. >> no, i'am not saying that it's difficult, but you >> all will agree that >> it takes a long time. >> can't we get their e text from original publishers of >> those books? >> if this may happen, a lot of efferts behind scanning can be >> saved. >> secondly, if this may happen for hindi, we can also read >> fantastic >> hindi books via help of our new hindi jaws. >> i haven't ever talked to any one else about this >> matter, so i'am >> really unaware weather it is valid or not. >> actually, don't know if it is illegal in some >> provisions of our law. >> kindly tell that have you ever tryed to talk with >> publishers regarding >> this matter? >> if yes, what was their response. >> i also request to kanchan mam and other related people to >> throw light >> on it's legidmasy. >> if everything will be ok, i am planning to have words with >> some >> known publishers of local books. >> kindly drop your responses with eager. >> sorry if anything wrong. >> with profound regards, >> prateek agarwal. >> cell: 09928341197 >> skype: >> prateek_agarwal32 >> e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> blog at >> http://www.prateekagarwal.wordpress.com >> --- >> website: >> http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com >> to join the mailing list for my website, send a blank mail >> with >> subject "join" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject >> unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any >> other changes, please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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