I've been trying to get a handle of books on tape; an area I have not
personal experience with.  I would appreciate it if some of you could look
at what I think I know and add any corrections or comments.

The biggest source for educational material appears to be Recording for the
Blind and Dyslexic.  This is low cost, requires specialized player and
includes some navigation tools.  Anybody have any experience with the
navigation tools or on how good there collection of material is?  What is
the likelihood that a college student would actually find what they are
looking for?

Another source would be the National Library Service.  Essentially free it
also requires specialized player.  There does not appear to be any kind of
navigation help.  The material appears to be less oriented towards education
that RBD.

Commercial books-on-tape would appear to be more directed towards current
popular works. They don't require any special player and don't have any
navigation aids.  Basically they expected you to just go straight through
the book from start to finish.  Generally of minimal value in the
educational context unless you get lucky.

As I said, I'd appreciate any comments, additions or corrections.

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Paul Chapin
Curricular Computing Specialist
Amherst College
413 542-2144