Hi Ann and All,
thanks for your very kind words of praise. Actually, I'm not sure why NLS
takes so long to produce books on tape, but I would guess that they are
not bound by market forces. My publisher, the American Library
Association, produced my book in standard print, and in HTML on CD-ROM.
Both CD and print versions were available at publication, so an accessible
version was available at the same time as the print copy. Again, thanks
for your very kind words!
Joseph J. Lazzaro
HTTP://JoeLazzaro.Com
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Ann Parsons wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Yes, congratulations are in order for Mr. Lazaro. He has done a great
> thing.
>
> However, I must add here, that something needs to be done with the way
> in which Library of Congress puts out taped books. Why is it that the
> commercial houses can publish taped books on the same day as the print
> books come out? Why is it that I could go to Barnes and Noble and
> pick up a taped coppy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on
> the same day, June 21st, that it came out in print? Why is it that
> Bookshare and several elicit sites on the net had Phoenix within hours
> of its release? Yet, it takes Library of Congress *two* *Years* to
> publish such a significant title in the field of accessibility? I
> find it interesting that Bookshare doesn't have it. Hmmmmm, that's a
> definite oversight, if you'll pardon the pun. This is unacceptable!
> Something's got to change here, folks!
>
> Ann P.
>
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