It doesn't compare to Bookshare in terms of its size and variety, but
you will most likely get fewer errors in the material you do download.
However, I would rather read books I actually want to read, which is why
I prefer Bookshare.

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Parsons
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:12 AM
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Subject: [Braillenote] braille.org


Hi all,

Just took a look at Braille.org.  Interesting library.  have a
couple of comments, though.  

First, they do not have the largest electronic braille library in
the world.  I think probably bookshare does by now.  Second, all the
books in the index by title are organized by their first names, which
is not usual practice, so if you're looking for Kipling, then you need
to know the man's first name is Rudyard, and he's listed under R not
K.  Grimm's Fairy Tales are listed under T for The Brothers Grimm.
Finally, somebody needed to run a spell checker on the page.  Its
designer is unsure about how to spell 'collection'.  He/she can't seem
to make up his/her mind about it.  Sometimes it's with one L and
sometimes it's with two.  Other than that, I think it's a good
library.  I downloaded a couple as I went by, stuck them in the BN
for future reading.  

I noticed some of my friends and acquaintances had contributed books
to it.  That's great!  Definitely a good place to go for electronic
Braille books, just so you know that you need to be well acquainted
with authors so that you can find them by first name.  

Ann P.

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