If a person has a PC, yes. But some people only have a BN. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Szinnyey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] [acb-l] News Item of Interest - FREE BOOKS,ELECTRONICALLY
: Hi. I've found that I've been able to convert PDF files, including some : books and longer documents, by using the save as text command in Adobe : Acrobat, which is free software. : : : Kathy Szinnyey : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : or : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "kathy davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 3:52 PM : Subject: [Braillenote] [acb-l] News Item of Interest - FREE : BOOKS,ELECTRONICALLY : : : > Here's a notice about these e-books. Perhaps it may say more than the : > original message. : > Kathy : > : > : > FREE BOOKS, ELECTRONICALLY : > Project Gutenberg is organizing a book fair featuring online texts from : > its own digital library as well as that of the World eBook Library : > Consortia. During the World eBook Fair, which will take place from July : > 4 to August 4, users can download free copies of books from Project : > Gutenberg's collection of 18,000 texts, which are always free, or from : > the World eBook Library Consortia, which otherwise cost $8.95 each. : > : > Organizers hope the event will encourage more people to start reading : > books electronically, not only on desktop or laptop computers but also : > on portable devices. Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, : > said, "We get a lot of people reading Project Gutenberg e-books on : > PDAs, iPods, pocket PCs, cell phones, etc." Hart said electronic books : > benefit those who cannot get physical books from traditional libraries, : > noting that the goal of Project Gutenberg is to "break down the bars of : > ignorance and illiteracy." Daniel Greenstein, executive director of the : > California Digital Library, said that e-books are typically being used : > to find facts, not to facilitate "the reading experience that we all : > know and love." : > : > Taken from the Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 June 2006 (sub. req'd) : > http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/06/2006060701t.htm : > : > But you can also find out more at www.gutenberg.org . It is explained : > further under their Latest News section (May 4). : > : > : > : > : > ___ : > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : > : > : > -- : > No virus found in this incoming message. : > Checked by AVG Free Edition. : > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/358 - Release Date: 6/7/2006 : > : > : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : __________ NOD32 1.1586 (20060608) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
