*sigh* What a wonderful list of sites, if only it was readable... Jim, please
look at the below url's using 6-dot computer braille. You will clearly see
that once again, colons have been translated as cc's, periods as dd's, so on
and so forth. Please take what I've said prior into consideration and maybe
try to write these over? If you need further explanation, or just a rehash,
just let me know and I'll explain again. Later, Laura
"We accept the love we think we deserve." (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
>------ original message ------
>from: jim taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: re: [Braillenote] alison's booklist.
>Hallo, Don. Thanks for your commiserations.
>I give below all the electronic book sites I know, in no particular order, and
>from no particular source, including Allison Carter's list. I also give a
>very interesting website, which highlights the most accessible websites. Look
>for a website beginning: a-sites, and enjoy. Hope you find some of these
>useful. Happy
> reading!!!
>Warm regards,
>Jim Taylor.
> httpccwwwddbaenddcomstlibrary
>httpccwwwddgutenbergddnet
> httpccwwwddgutenbergddnetddau
> httpccwwwddirisaddfriend/privestleplumeystcoursst
> flash card readers: wwwddsynchrotechddcom
> wwwddcoolerexpressddcom
> digi4meddcom
> wwwdda-sitesddorg
> httpccwwwddmemowareddcom
> httpccwwwddaccessifyforumddcom
>httpccwwwddheadstarddcom
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>httpccwwwddwebproworldddcom
> httpccprojectsddfnbddnlstamsthomeddhtml
> wwwddcentralwebsddcoddukstlinks/booksddhtml
> from: allison carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: wednesday, october 22, 2003
> 7.45 am to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: [braillenote] free book sites and not
> so free
> selected sources for electronic texts issued 2003 this
> factsheet presents a selected list of sources for electronic texts. the
> online files are in a variety of formats ranging from plain text to digital
> audio and digital braille. most can be downloaded and read offline.
> electronic braille materials can also be embossed. sites vary with regards
> to accessibility and questions should be directed to the sites'
> webmasters. the web site address is given for each entry and telephone
> numbers and every-mail addresses are provided, when known, for further
> information. accessible book collection (703) 631-1585 [EMAIL
> PROTECTED] wwwddaccessiblebookcollectionddorg/defaultddhtm provides
> high-interest low-reading level digital text in html to individuals with a
> documented disability that prevents reading standard print. also serves
> government and nonprofit schools and rehabilitation centers. has $49,95
annual subscription fee. alex catalogue of electronic texts (574)
246-0639 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wwwddinfomotionsddcomstalexst has a collection
of free public domain documents from american literature, english literature,
and western philosophy. books are in pdf and text formats. audibleddcom
888-283-5051 or 888-429-5575 wwwddaudibleddcomstadblststorestwelcomeddjsp
includes forty-five hundred audiobooks and fourteen thousand other audio
programs in a broad range of subjects that can be downloaded to a computer.
readers can listen immediately, transfer files to an audio player, or burn
them onto a cd. items are spoken-word audio in a proprietary audibleddcom
format. cost: $14,95-$19,95 per month. bartlebyddcom >[EMAIL
PROTECTED] wwwddbartlebyddcom publishes the classics of literature,
nonfiction, and reference books free of charge. includes books of
quotations, the 1914 oxford edition of the complete wo
rks of william shakespeare, the columbia gazetteer, gray's anatomy, and
strunk's elements of style. books are offered in various proprietary
every-book formats. bibliomaniaddcom ltd >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wwwddbibliomaniaddcomust offers free online literature of classic fiction,
drama, poetry, and short stories and contemporary articles and interviews.
most books are in html format. bookshareddorg (650) 475-5440 >[EMAIL
PROTECTED] wwwddbookshareddorg/web/welcomeddhtml provides digital books in
a broad range of subjects to united states residents who have a visual or
other print disability. requires completion of an online form, proof of
disability, and payment of $25 sign-up fee and $50 annual subscription.
books are in text format and contracted braille. most text files are
presented with xml markup and the site includes tools for reading these
files. braille book files >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wwwddtsbviddedustbra
ille/braillebooksddhtm has books at all grade levels that are submitted by
teachers and transcribers; the site is maintained by the texas school for the
blind and visually impaired. access is password-protected and limited to
individuals who have a visual or other print disability and to members of a
nonprofit organization or governmental agency that provides specialized
services to such individuals. books are in megadots, duxbury, and ascii
format. classicreaderddcom wwwddclassicreaderddcomust contains free
literature for which copyright protection has expired. presents these works
in eight categories: fiction, nonfiction, drama, children, poetry,
shakespeare, short stories, and classical. all books are in html; includes
a plain-text format that eliminates most graphics. electronic text center
(434) 924-3230 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] etextddlibddvirginiaddedust combines a
free online archive of tens of thousands of sgml- and
xml-encoded electronic texts and images in the humanities with a service
at the university of virginia library that offers hardware and software
suitable for the creation and analysis of text. most material is in sgml or
xml; site includes tools for reading these file types. fictionwise
(973) 701-6771 wwwddfictionwiseddcomust publishes (i.e., owns the
electronic rights to certain ebooks) and distributes (sells ebooks from other
epublishers) fiction and nonfiction in various ebook formats. costs
range from 49 cents for short stories to $4,99 and up for lengthy works.
books are in a variety of proprietary e-book formats. 4fuliterature
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wwwdd4fuliteratureddnetst has more than two thousand
books, stories, poems, plays, and religious and historical documents in
html format. readers can read online at no charge or can purchase the
entire collection on cd-rom for $19,99. international electronic
braille book library (410) 659-9314 >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wwwddbrailleddorg/braillebooksst contains over one thousand titles of
electronic braille books, including classics and publications of the national
federation of the blind. files, which are in contracted braille ascii
format, may be read online or downloaded for viewing offline or embossing.
internet public library (ipl) books collection (734) 764-4386 >[EMAIL
PROTECTED] iplddsiddumichddedustdiv/booksst includes over twenty thousand
online books, stories, essays, poems, articles, dramas, letters, and speeches
that are freely available online. material is in text and html format.
netlibrary, a division of online computer library center (oclc) 800-413-4557
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wwwddnetlibraryddcomust offers more than thirty-seven
thousand ebook titles in subjects such as arts, business, history,
literature, religion, science, and technology to academic, public, and
corporate
libraries that purchase a collection of titles. patrons must create an
account with an affiliated library in order to access the collection.
books are in a proprietary e-book format. the online books page (215)
573-0758 or (215) 898-7091 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
onlinebooksddlibraryddupennddedust includes more than nineteen thousand
english works that are available online at no charge. has a listing of
foreign language and literature resources and an archive of serials. books
are in html. page by page books wwwddpagebypagebooksddcomust has
hundreds of free classic books that are in the public domain, including
united states historical documents and presidential inaugural addresses.
books can be read online one page at a time. project gutenberg
wwwddpromoddnet/pgst or wwwddgutenbergddnetst has three types of free texts:
light literature such as peter pan, serious literature such as the bible and
works of shakespeare, an
d reference works such as roget's thesaurus and almanacs. most books
are in text or html format; a few require proprietary e-book reading
software. questia (713) 358-2600 wwwddquestiaddcomust has a
collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social
sciences selected by professional collection development librarians. uses
dynamic html and javascript. offers monthly ($24,95), quarterly ($49,95),
and annual ($129,95) subscription plans. tiflolibros: e-books for the
blind wwwddtiflolibrosddcomddar has more than five thousand digital books
in spanish that registered members can download using their personal
password. includes a small but growing number of books in english, german,
french, italian, and portuguese. web-braille 800-424-8567 >[EMAIL
PROTECTED] wwwddlocddgov/nls/braille provides braille magazines produced by
the national library service for the blind and physically handicapped
(nls), press-b
raille books produced by nls since 1992, and braille music scores. access
is password-protected and limited to nls patrons (residents of the united
states or american citizens living abroad who have a visual or other
print disability) and eligible institutions. files, which are in contracted
braille ascii format, may be read online or downloaded for viewing offline or
embossing. selected list of additional resources digital librarian: a
librarian's choice of the best of the web
wwwdddigital-librarianddcomstelectronicddhtml maintained by margaret vail
anderson, a librarian in cortland, new york. directory of electronic
text centers, rutgers university
harvestddrutgersddedustcethstetextoundirectoryst has links to electronic text
centers in the united states, canada, and australia. every-digital
books, llc wwwddedigitalbooksddcomust provides a clearinghouse for writers
to place their electronic literature online. readers
can download a book to a computer hard drive or obtain on cd-rom; price
varies by size of the file. electronic text collections
historyddhanoverddedustetextsddhtml has links to historical and literary
sources from different time periods in africa, asia, europe, the middle east,
and the united states. electronic text collections in western european
literature wwwddlibddvirginiaddedustwessstetextsddhtml lists internet
sources for literary texts in western european languages other than english.
electronic texts
wwwddusgddedustgalileostinternetstelectronicstelectextddhtml has links to
general collections; classics and history; constitutions, laws, and treaties;
economics; literature, drama, and poetry; mythology and folklore;
philosophy; and religion. electronic texts and documents, university of
washington wwwddlibddwashingtonddedustsubjectsthumanities/drsteltxtddhtml
has links to a variety of topics, such as country studies, the
irish famine, mark twain, the vatican files, and world war i.
humanities text initiative, university of michigan wwwddhtiddumichddedust
includes the american verse project, different versions of the bible, and the
collected works of abraham lincoln (hosted for the abraham lincoln
association). letrs: library electronic text resource service
wwwddletrsddindianaddedust provides humanities-related electronic texts via
the internet and in the letrs humanities computing lab, indiana university.
library of congress full-text resources
wwwddlocddgovstrrsttoolsddhtmlblefulltext includes american memory:
historical collections that consists of primary source materials relating to
american culture and history; country studies with the full text of
handbooks on ninety-one countries; and meeting of frontiers, presented in
both english and russian, that tells the story of the exploration and
settlement of the american west and of the russian
far east and siberia. refdeskddcom wwwddrefdeskddcomust includes
links to electronic texts, virtual encyclopedias, virtual newspapers, and
fast facts such as almanacs, quotations, and thesauri. selected
bibliography dresner, anna. finding e-books on the internet. boston,
ma: national braille press, 2002. $14. available in large print and braille.
(88 still. stephen street, 02115). facts: web-braille. washington:
library of congress, national library service for the blind and physically
handicapped, 2003. 2p. free.
wwwddlocddgov/nlsstreferencestfactsheets/webbrailleddhtml .
>allison
> to leave the braillenote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to
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>>>> selected sources for electronic texts
>>>> issued 2003
>>>> this factsheet presents a selected list of sources for electronic texts.
>>>>the online files are in a variety of formats ranging from plain text to
>>>>digital
>>>>audio and digital braille. most can be downloaded and read offline.
>>>>electronic braille materials can also be embossed. sites vary with
>>regards
>>>>to accessibility
>>>>and questions should be directed to the sites' webmasters. the web site
>>>>address is given for each entry and telephone numbers and e-mail
>>addresses are
>>>>provided, when known, for further information.
>>>> accessible book collection
>>>>(703) 631-1585
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddaccessiblebookcollectionddorg/defaultddhtm
>>>>provides high-interest low-reading level digital text in html to
>>>>individuals with a documented disability that prevents reading standard
>>>>print. also serves
>>>>government and nonprofit schools and rehabilitation centers. has $49,95
>>>>annual subscription fee.
>>>> alex catalogue of electronic texts
>>>>(574) 246-0639
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddinfomotionsddcomstalexst
>>>>has a collection of free public domain documents from american
>>literature,
>>>>english literature, and western philosophy. books are in pdf and text
>>formats.
>>>> audibleddcom
>>>>888-283-5051 or 888-429-5575
>>>>wwwddaudibleddcomstadblststorestwelcomeddjsp
>>>>includes forty-five hundred audiobooks and fourteen thousand other audio
>>>>programs in a broad range of subjects that can be downloaded to a
>>computer.
>>>>readers
>>>>can listen immediately, transfer files to an audio player, or burn them
>>>>onto a cd. items are spoken-word audio in a proprietary audibleddcom
>>format.
>>>>cost:
>>>>$14,95-$19,95 per month.
>>>> bartlebyddcom
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddbartlebyddcom
>>>>publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference books
>>free
>>>>of charge. includes books of quotations, the 1914 oxford edition of the
>>>>complete
>>>>works of william shakespeare, the columbia gazetteer, gray's anatomy, and
>>>>strunk's elements of style. books are offered in various proprietary
>>e-book
>>>>formats.
>>>> bibliomaniaddcom ltd
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddbibliomaniaddcomust
>>>>offers free online literature of classic fiction, drama, poetry, and
>>short
>>>>stories and contemporary articles and interviews. most books are in html
>>>>format.
>>>> bookshareddorg
>>>>(650) 475-5440
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddbookshareddorg/web/welcomeddhtml
>>>>provides digital books in a broad range of subjects to united states
>>>>residents who have a visual or other print disability. requires
>>completion
>>>>of an online
>>>>form, proof of disability, and payment of $25 sign-up fee and $50 annual
>>>>subscription. books are in text format and contracted braille. most text
>>files
>>>>>every presented with xml markup and the site includes tools for reading
>>these
>>>>files.
>>>> braille book files
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddtsbviddedustbraille/braillebooksddhtm
>>>>has books at all grade levels that are submitted by teachers and
>>>>transcribers; the site is maintained by the texas school for the blind
>>and
>>>>visually impaired.
>>>>access is password-protected and limited to individuals who have a visual
>>>>or other print disability and to members of a nonprofit organization or
>>>>governmental
>>>>agency that provides specialized services to such individuals. books are
>>in
>>>>megadots, duxbury, and ascii format.
>>>> classicreaderddcom
>>>>wwwddclassicreaderddcomust
>>>>contains free literature for which copyright protection has expired.
>>>>presents these works in eight categories: fiction, nonfiction, drama,
>>>>children, poetry,
>>>>shakespeare, short stories, and classical. all books are in html;
>>includes
>>>>a plain-text format that eliminates most graphics.
>>>> electronic text center
>>>>(434) 924-3230
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>etextddlibddvirginiaddedust
>>>>combines a free online archive of tens of thousands of sgml- and
>>>>xml-encoded electronic texts and images in the humanities with a service
>>at
>>>>the university
>>>>of virginia library that offers hardware and software suitable for the
>>>>creation and analysis of text. most material is in sgml or xml; site
>>>>includes tools
>>>>for reading these file types.
>>>> fictionwise
>>>>(973) 701-6771
>>>>wwwddfictionwiseddcomust
>>>>publishes (i.e., owns the electronic rights to certain ebooks) and
>>>>distributes (sells ebooks from other epublishers) fiction and nonfiction
>>in
>>>>various ebook
>>>>formats. costs range from 49 cents for short stories to $4,99 and up for
>>>>lengthy works. books are in a variety of proprietary e-book formats.
>>>> 4fuliterature
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwdd4fuliteratureddnetst
>>>>has more than two thousand books, stories, poems, plays, and religious
>>and
>>>>historical documents in html format. readers can read online at no charge
>>or
>>>>can purchase the entire collection on cd-rom for $19,99.
>>>> international electronic braille book library
>>>>(410) 659-9314
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddbrailleddorg/braillebooksst
>>>>contains over one thousand titles of electronic braille books, including
>>>>classics and publications of the national federation of the blind. files,
>>>>which
>>>>>every in contracted braille ascii format, may be read online or downloaded
>>>>for viewing offline or embossing.
>>>> internet public library (ipl) books collection
>>>>(734) 764-4386
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>iplddsiddumichddedustdiv/booksst
>>>>includes over twenty thousand online books, stories, essays, poems,
>>>>>ticles, dramas, letters, and speeches that are freely available online.
>>>>material is
>>>>in text and html format.
>>>> netlibrary, a division of online computer library center (oclc)
>>>>800-413-4557
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddnetlibraryddcomust
>>>>offers more than thirty-seven thousand ebook titles in subjects such as
>>>>>ts, business, history, literature, religion, science, and technology to
>>>>academic,
>>>>public, and corporate libraries that purchase a collection of titles.
>>>>patrons must create an account with an affiliated library in order to
>>>>access the
>>>>collection. books are in a proprietary e-book format.
>>>> the online books page
>>>>(215) 573-0758 or (215) 898-7091
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>onlinebooksddlibraryddupennddedust
>>>>includes more than nineteen thousand english works that are available
>>>>online at no charge. has a listing of foreign language and literature
>>>>resources and
>>>>an archive of serials. books are in html.
>>>> page by page books
>>>>wwwddpagebypagebooksddcomust
>>>>has hundreds of free classic books that are in the public domain,
>>including
>>>>united states historical documents and presidential inaugural addresses.
>>books
>>>>can be read online one page at a time.
>>>> project gutenberg
>>>>wwwddpromoddnet/pgst or wwwddgutenbergddnetst has three types of free
>> texts: light literature such as peter pan,
>>serious
>>>>literature such as the bible and works of shakespeare, and reference
>>works
>>>>such
>>>>as roget's thesaurus and almanacs. most books are in text or html format;
>>a
>>>>few require proprietary e-book reading software.
>>>> questia
>>>>(713) 358-2600
>>>>wwwddquestiaddcomust
>>>>has a collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and
>>social
>>>>sciences selected by professional collection development librarians. uses
>>>>dynamic
>>>>html and javascript. offers monthly ($24,95), quarterly ($49,95), and
>>>>annual ($129,95) subscription plans.
>>>> tiflolibros: e-books for the blind
>>>>wwwddtiflolibrosddcom.
>>>>has more than five thousand digital books in spanish that registered
>>>>members can download using their personal password. includes a small but
>>>>growing number
>>>>of books in english, german, french, italian, and portuguese.
>>>> web-braille
>>>>800-424-8567
>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>wwwddlocddgov/nls/braille
>>>>provides braille magazines produced by the national library service for
>>the
>>>>blind and physically handicapped (nls), press-braille books produced by
>>nls
>>>>since 1992, and braille music scores. access is password-protected and
>>>>limited to nls patrons (residents of the united states or american
>>citizens
>>>>living
>>>>abroad who have a visual or other print disability) and eligible
>>>>institutions. files, which are in contracted braille ascii format, may be
>>>>read online
>>>>or downloaded for viewing offline or embossing.
>>>> selected list of additional resources
>>>> digital librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the web
>>>>wwwdddigital-librarianddcomstelectronicddhtml
>>>>maintained by margaret vail anderson, a librarian in cortland, new york.
>>>> directory of electronic text centers, rutgers university
>>>>harvestddrutgersddedustcethstetextoundirectoryst
>>>>has links to electronic text centers in the united states, canada, and
>>>>australia.
>>>> e-digital books, llc
>>>>wwwddedigitalbooksddcomust
>>>>provides a clearinghouse for writers to place their electronic literature
>>>>online. readers can download a book to a computer hard drive or obtain on
>>>>cd-rom;
>>>>price varies by size of the file.
>>>> electronic text collections
>>>>historyddhanoverddedustetextsddhtml
>>>>has links to historical and literary sources from different time periods
>>in
>>>>africa, asia, europe, the middle east, and the united states.
>>>> electronic text collections in western european literature
>>>>wwwddlibddvirginiaddedustwessstetextsddhtml
>>>>lists internet sources for literary texts in western european languages
>>>>other than english.
>>>> electronic texts
>>>>wwwddusgddedustgalileostinternetstelectronicstelectextddhtml
>>>>has links to general collections; classics and history; constitutions,
>>>>laws, and treaties; economics; literature, drama, and poetry; mythology
>>and
>>>>folklore;
>>>>philosophy; and religion.
>>>> electronic texts and documents, university of washington
>>>>wwwddlibddwashingtonddedustsubjectsthumanities/drsteltxtddhtml
>>>>has links to a variety of topics, such as country studies, the irish
>>>>famine, mark twain, the vatican files, and world war i.
>>>> humanities text initiative, university of michigan
>>>>wwwddhtiddumichddedust
>>>>includes the american verse project, different versions of the bible, and
>>>>the collected works of abraham lincoln (hosted for the abraham lincoln
>>>>association).
>>>> letrs: library electronic text resource service
>>>>wwwddletrsddindianaddedust
>>>>provides humanities-related electronic texts via the internet and in the
>>>>letrs humanities computing lab, indiana university.
>>>> library of congress full-text resources
>>>>wwwddlocddgovstrrsttoolsddhtmlblefulltext
>>>>includes american memory: historical collections that consists of primary
>>>>source materials relating to american culture and history; country
>>studies
>>>>with
>>>>the full text of handbooks on ninety-one countries; and meeting of
>>>>frontiers, presented in both english and russian, that tells the story of
>>>>the exploration
>>>>and settlement of the american west and of the russian far east and
>>siberia.
>>>> refdeskddcom
>>>>wwwddrefdeskddcomust
>>>>includes links to electronic texts, virtual encyclopedias, virtual
>>>>newspapers, and fast facts such as almanacs, quotations, and thesauri.
>>>> selected bibliography
>>>> dresner, anna.
>>>>finding e-books on the internet.
>>>>boston, ma: national braille press, 2002. $14.
>>>>available in large print and braille. (88 still. stephen street, 02115).
>>>> facts: web-braille.
>>>>washington: library of congress, national library service for the blind
>>and
>>>>physically handicapped, 2003. 2p. free.
>>>> wwwddlocddgov/nlsstreferencestfactsheets/webbrailleddhtml .
>allison
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