FAQ for Bookshare.org India Members What is Bookshare.org? Bookshare.org is an online community that enables people with visual and other print disabilities to legally share scanned books. It is designed exclusively for the use of the blind and other individuals with print related disabilities. Bookshare.org has been in operation since February, 2002, and was created by Benetech (formerly Arkenstone).
How can I become a member of Bookshare India? Bookshare.org membership is available to people who provide proof of a print disability, such as blindness, low vision, a reading disability or a mobility impairment that makes it difficult or impossible to read standard print To become a member of Bookshare India contact the following organisations based on your area of residence in the respective regions. In order to become a Bookshare member, prospective members must have an attested disability certificate from a government recognised authority as their Proof of Disability. Western India Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) St. Xavier's College 5, Mahapalika Marg Mumbai - 400001 + 91.22.22623298 (direct) + 91.22.22620661-65 (board); 366 (extension) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Person: Dr Sam Taraporevala/ Mr Prashant Naik Northern India Saksham Trust 486, Double Storey New Rajinder Nagar New Delhi 110060 India 011-42411015 Contact Person: Ms Deepika Sud / Mr Dipendra Manocha Southern India RCMCT-WORTH TRUST Rehabilitation Centre for Physically Challenged, GIRM Annexe, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, K.K.Nagar, CHENNAI-600078. + 91- 044-24740204 + 91 - 044-23713410 Contact Person - Mr.N.Venkataraman. What types of books are available through Bookshare.org to me? As a Bookshare India Member you will have access to all those publications and periodicals for which Bookshare has global permits and India permits. Currently there are over 6000 Titles that you will have access to (4000 public domain books and 2000 for which Bookshare has specific global permission). We are sure that this will keep growing in the coming years. The reason why currently the number of titles available to Indian Members would be lesser than those available globally is because of Copyright law restrictions. The Indian Copyright laws only permit those books to be circulated for which specific copyright permissions have been obtained. Hence this list is limited only to those publications whose copyright holders have given Bookshare permission to convert and share their titles in accessible formats to print disabled persons. How much does it cost? Bookshare is starting Indian Memberships at highly subsidized rates to benefit the print disabled community in India. The current membership fees will cost you Rs 400 with no per-book download charges for your annual subscription. What restrictions will be placed on my use of the books I obtain from Bookshare.org? Members are permitted to use Bookshare.org books for their own personal use. We use Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology and contractual agreements with our members to maximize personal access to books and minimize abuse of this privilege. Bookshare.org copyrighted books are not available to the non-disabled public. Any misuse and illegal share of books by members will lead to termination of their membership and potential legal action How do I use my Bookshare Membership and what am I permitted to use? In order to access books on Bookshare, first login with your membership id and password at the Bookshare.org website. Once you have logged in you can search for your required book and you can then download the books. There is no limit to the number of books to be downloaded but we restrict it to a reasonable usable level. How do I read Books from Bookshare? In order to download and read books from Bookshare you will have to first go to the download link on the website and download the “unpack tool” and install the same onto your pc. This tool will help you to unpack and open the books from Bookshare.org To read the books downloaded you will need the following depending on the format you have downloaded. If the book is in DAISY format – Download the Victor Reader Software from the download section If the books is in txt format – You use your own screen reader to read. If the Book is in Braille – You use the embosser at your end to print the book End of the topic. _________________________________________________________________ Want to explore the world? Visit MSN Travel for the best deals. http://in.msn.com/coxandkings 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
