Hi, Cara. As someone else pointed out, Bookshare is kind of like a library. Well, admittedly, you can keep the books from Bookshare. But now that I am able to, I view it as a way to check out a book and read it, then find it if I like it and purchase. It's what my Mom did with print books. Still does. She'll go to the library, check out a copy, read it, and if she likes it, will purchase it in hardcover or Kindle. I see Bookshare in a similar way, since I don't know how well Overdrive works for checking out accessible e-books to borrow, and I don't want to check out a library book and risk damaging it by scanning it. I'm ore than happy to shell out money when I have it, though, to get books, especially now. Reading with the Kindle app is so slick, even compared to iBooks.
Jane On May 12, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > Might I propose an additional tach here? > > Now that we have a much greater accessibility to a vast library of books > which we never had before, might it be a good idea to take one more step > toward equality by purchasing books and only using BookShare as a last resort > when we cannot find a book we need / really want? > > This to me at least, fosters equality and a sense of empowerment. Yes? > > This also shows the makers of accessible reading apps and platforms that we > not only appreciate their work but value their work. Not to mention the fact > that we are now able to contribute to an author in the same way as the > literate population as a whole does. > > This is truly an important and valuable thing, is it not? > > Thanks so much for such a great thread! Y'all rock! > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > On May 12, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is what I am doing, I find a book in another format, and read it. If I > like it, I'll try to buy it. > > Jane > > > > > On May 12, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Arnold Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One big advantage to the kindle app is the amazing number of books we, as >> blind readers, now have the ability to access in one place. It was stated, >> in a recent Tech Doctor podcast, that this number is 1.8 million (I have not >> confirmed this.) Not all these books will be readable with this app (the >> ones that are images), and not all books on Amazon are available through >> Kindle, but just having such a large number of readable books is the biggest >> advantage. Another advantage is how quickly we will be able to buy these >> books after they are issued as print copies. They probably are available >> through kindle within a few days of publication. The Nook, and Google Books >> services will have some of them, but Amazon has the largest number of eBooks. >> >> That having been written, as a blind reader, because I could not own books >> at a reasonable price, I am very use to borrowing and reading books, and >> until recently, returning them. So, I assure you, I check Bookshare, Bard, >> Learning Ally, or any other legal source from which I can borrow and read >> books, before I buy them. >> >> Arnold Schmidt >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileens Misrahi" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 11:49 AM >> Subject: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare >> >> >> Hello List, >> >> Besides the obvious of,Bookshare not having a particular book, what other >> advantages does the Kindle app have over using Bookshare to access books? I >> will check Bookshare first to see if the book that I want to read is there >> to download because of the ability to download the book for free. I have >> "Read2Go" & Voice Dream apps on the phone to accomplish this. What features >> in the Kindle app is unique to app that is not in the other apps? 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