I believe many of the books are scanned, but some do come from the publishers (like the magainzes and some textbooks).
If the books are scanned, the OCR for the newer books generally produces excellent results. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:12 PM To: BookSense Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek Is Bookshare still dependent on books that are scanned? Or are any direct from publishers? I might go for magaiznes again, been so long since I read any on a regular basis. Quote of the nanosecond. . . A synonym is a word you use if you can't spell the other one. Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- [email protected] Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Torpey" <[email protected]> To: "'Robert Clark'" <[email protected]>; "'BookSense'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:41 AM Subject: RE: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek > Bookshare is a tremendous source of digital books and magazines. They > have > all of the New York Times Best Sellers these days, lots of textbooks > provided by the publishers, and a variety of magazines and newspapers > including the daily and Sunday New Yorkt Times, the Economist, and a > variety > of local papers (provided by a partnership with NFB). > > You can download all the books you want in either DAISY or BRF format for > $50 per year. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Clark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:58 PM > To: BookSense > Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek > > So Sonnet is one more source for digital books. I am mor einto reading > books on a braille note taker because I can take it anywhere and read. > Wiht > > audio books I would only read at home or if I am in a situation where I > dont > > need to be listening to what is going on around me. > > I plan to get on BARD but if I wanted one good source that I had to pay > for, what would it be? With the Booksense, I expect I will want to put it > to good use. > > Quote of the nanosecond. . . > Bumper Sticker: Adrenalin is my drug of choice. > Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn > E-mail- > [email protected] > Home Page- > http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]> > To: "Robert Clark" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:24 AM > Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek > > >> It's a site you have to pay for access to download from. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Clark" <[email protected]> >> To: "Book Sense Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek >> >> >>> What is this sonnet? And what else is coming down the pipeline? >>> >>> Quote of the nanosecond. . . >>> Forget love-- I'd rather fall in chocolate!!! >>> Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn >>> E-mail- >>> [email protected] >>> Home Page- >>> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Book Sense Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:41 AM >>> Subject: [GW-Booksense] BookSense and Serotek >>> >>> >>>> Hi. It's in the process. It will require new software from the >>>> BookSense > >>>> as well as from Serotek. So this is not quite ready. >>>> >>>> Many thanks. >>>> >>>> On 1/30/2010 3:19 PM, Rita Weyler wrote: >>>>> Hello >>>>> I just read in my blind bargains email the samnet now supports the >>>>> booksense, is this true? >>>>> Rita >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Raul A. 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