From Fred's Head, APH:
>>As technology advances, we're seeing more and more libraries offering
>>digital downloads of their catalogs. Online libraries of material have
>>become more
>>popular as sighted folks discover iPods and electronic book readers and
>>search engines now offer the ability to search printed texts and even
>>download
>>electronic versions of the texts. Online dictionaries and encyclopedias are
>>making it possible for people who are blind or visually impaired to
>>independently
>>search for reference material.
>>
>>As a result, I am going to combine several Fred's Head records into one
>>large resource document that will help you find and download books from a
>>variety
>>of search engines and websites. Most of the material you will discover can
>>easily be moved to the Book Port for portible reading. If you don't have a
>>Book
>>Port and want to learn more about it, please scroll to the end of this
>>record. I encourage you to visit the Fred's Head Database or Fred's Head
>>Companion
>>blog sites and search for the word "book" to see other resources. I will
>>also reference many online dictionaries and encyclopedias that are free and
>>accessible.
>>
>>Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who Are Blind or Visually
>>Impaired
>>
>>Produced and maintained by the
>>American Printing House for the Blind
>>(APH), the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind
>>or Visually Impaired contains complete bibliographic and location
>>information
>>for more than 163,000 titles of accessible materials from over 200 agencies
>>throughout the United States. These items include books in braille, large
>>print,
>>sound recording, and computer file; braille music; and American Printing
>>House for the Blind (APH) products.
>>
>>Louis is updated daily and is searchable free via the APH website. Persons
>>without Internet access who require reference assistance can contact APH
>>using
>>its toll free number.
>>
>>American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
>>1839 Frankfort Avenue
>>Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6085
>>Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085
>>Toll Free: 800-223-1839
>>Phone: 502-895-2405
>>Fax: 502-899-2274
>>E-mail:
>>[log in to unmask]
>>Web site:
>>http://www.aph.org
>>
>>Finding eBooks On the Internet
>>
>>In the last decade the Internet has rapidly become one of the most important
>>ways of accessing information for people who are blind and visually
>>impaired.
>>As the Internet has grown in size and popularity, so has the availability of
>>accessible electronic books in a number of different formats.
>>
>>Today, we know that there are thousands of eBooks that can be accessed. but
>>how do we go about finding specific titles? And once we find them, how do we
>>download them? And how do we read the different formats?
>>
>>Finding eBooks on the Internet tells you how. Finding eBooks on the Internet
>>is a publication of the National Braille Press. This book shows you the
>>step-by-step
>>process of how to obtain public domain books from sources like Project
>>Gutenberg and the eText Spider, how to acquire commercially available
>>accessible
>>books from companies like Baen, and how to go about getting books in
>>accessible formats from sites like Web-Braille and Bookshare.org.
>>
>>What makes this a unique book is that it is written by Anna Dresner, who
>>uses assistive technology herself. The book includes keyboard commands for
>>both
>>JAWS and Window-Eyes. This publication is available in braille and large
>>print.
>>
>>Finding eBooks on the Internet
>>by Anna Dresner
>>
>>Table of Contents
>>
>>Acknowledgments
>>Introduction
>>
>>Chapter One: Books in Specialized Formats
>>
>>A. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped:
>>Web-Braille
>>
>>1. Registering for Web-Braille
>>2. Finding Web-Braille Books by Title or Author
>>3. Downloading a Book from a Quick Search or Multiple Term Search Page
>>4. Searching for a Series
>>5. Searching for a Subject
>>6. Using Voyager to Conduct More Advanced Searches
>>7. Finding Out What's New
>>8. Braille Magazines
>>9. Braille Music
>>10. The Web-Braille Home Page
>>
>>B. eBooks in Specialized Formats for Canadians:
>>The CNIB Digital Library
>>
>>1. Registering for the CNIB Digital Library
>>2. Logging Into and Out of the Digital Library
>>3. Changing Personal Preferences
>>4. Conducting a Basic Search
>>5. Accessing eBooks
>>6. Conducting an Advanced Search
>>7. Browsing the Catalog
>>8. Accessing Newspapers, Magazines, and Reference Resources
>>9. Additional Features
>>
>>C. Scanned Books by the Thousands:
>>Bookshare.org
>>
>>1. Becoming a Bookshare.org Member or Volunteer
>>2. Logging In
>>3. Finding and Downloading Books
>>4. Submitting and Approving Books for Publication
>>
>>D. Educational and Fiction Books for Children:
>>The Texas State School for the Blind
>>and Visually Impaired
>>
>>E. Books in Spanish and Other Languages:
>>Tiflolibros
>>
>>F. Downloadable Braille Books for Everyone:
>>the International Electronic Braille Library
>>
>>Chapter Two: Public Domain Books That All May Read
>>
>>A. The eBook Pioneer:
>>Project Gutenberg
>>
>>1. Searching
>>2. Changing Your Downloading Site
>>3. Multiple Ways to Search and Browse
>>
>>B. Another Place to Search and Browse for eBooks:
>>The On-Line Books Page
>>
>>C. A Large Personal Collection: Jon Pierson's eBooks
>>
>>Chapter Three: Commercial Sites Selling Accessible eBooks
>>
>>A. Text Files and Tutorials: The
>>B&R Samizdat Express
>>
>>B. Buy Science Fiction and Fantasy Before it Comes Out in Print: Baen Books
>>C. Fantasy, Science Fiction and More by Well-Known Authors:
>>Fictionwise.com
>>
>>D. eBooks You Can Listen To:
>>Audible.com
>>
>>E. Additional Sources of eBooks and eBook information:
>>The Blind Bookworm
>>
>>Chapter Four: New Developments in eBook Access
>>
>>Appendix A: File Types and eBook Formats: What They Are and How to Access
>>Them
>>
>>ASC (ASCII)
>>BRF or BFM (Braille Format)
>>DXB (Duxbury Braille)
>>DOC (Microsoft Word file)
>>HTML or HTM (HyperText Markup Language)
>>LIT (Microsoft Reader)
>>MEG (MegaDots File)
>>PDB (Palm Document)
>>PDF (Portable Document Format)
>>Reading an Accessible PDF File
>>Reading Less Accessible PDF Files
>>PRC (Palm or Mobipocket Document)
>>RTF (Rich Text Format)
>>TXT (Text)
>>ZIP (Compressed Files)
>>
>>Appendix B: Programs that Help You Get eBooks^DDLWB-View, Kurzweil 1000, and
>>OpenBook
>>
>>WB-View
>>Kurzweil 1000
>>OpenBook
>>
>>Appendix C: Downloading Word, RTF and Braille Documents As If They Were
>>Programs
>>
>>Word and RTF Documents
>>Braille Files
>>
>>Appendix D: The Internet Explorer Download Dialog Box
>>
>>Appendix E: Selected Keyboard Commands for Internet Explorer with JAWS and
>>Window-Eyes
>>
>>Opening a Web Page
>>Navigating a Web Page
>>Link Navigation
>>Forms
>>Frames
>>Tables
>>
>>Appendix F: Websites Mentioned in This Book
>>
>>Books in Specialized Formats
>>Public Domain Books
>>Commercial eBook Sites
>>Additional eBook Information
>>Book Players, Reading Devices, and Notetakers
>>Screen Readers
>>Miscellaneous Sites
>>
>>National Braille Press
>>Toll Free: 888-965-8965
>>Email:
>>[log in to unmask]
>>Web:
>>http://www.nbp.org
>>
>>Find Books with Google
>>
>>The Google Book Search is a feature you can use to search the Internet for
>>copies of books. You can search among various subjects that interest you and
>>when you're done, you can also find out where you can borrow them or even
>>buy them. The book search works just like a search engine. You type your
>>area
>>of interest into the search box and in a matter of seconds, you will see
>>lists and lists of books that fall under that category.
>>
>>When you do a book search, you will see that under each listing, there is an
>>"About this book" link. This gives you basic information on the book,
>>including
>>the title, author, publication date and the length. Some of the books also
>>have some additional information, such as key terms, phrases, references,
>>chapter
>>titles and even a list of related books with the same subject.
>>
>>It's important to note that not every book will come in the full text
>>version. Each book is assigned a different preview length and these are
>>displayed
>>clearly for each listing in your book search. Each book will either have a
>>full view, a limited view, a snippet view or there may be no preview
>>available.
>>The full view option is usually active when the book is out of its copyright
>>date or if the publisher gave permission to allow viewers to read the book
>>in its entirety. If this is the case, you can read it as many times as you'd
>>like.
>>
>>If the book is a limited view copy, you can only see certain parts of the
>>book. With this feature, the publishers of the book has joined Google's
>>Partner
>>Program and they allow you to see a few of the pages from the book but there
>>is a limit to what you can see online.
>>
>>In the snippet view, you can do special searches for information within the
>>book. >From those results, up to three snippets of the text will be shown.
>>If
>>the book you have found has no preview available, you won't be able to see
>>any parts of the book, but you can read the information provided under the
>>"About
>>this book" link.
>>
>>Every book you find with the Google Book Search has links included that will
>>take you to places where you can buy or borrow the book. There will be
>>listings
>>for book sellers if you want to buy the book or you might be able to find it
>>in a library. If you're really interested in a certain book, you'll
>>definitely
>>want to check that out. Now, you may be wondering where the books come from
>>to make this search possible. Well, they mainly come from the book
>>publishers
>>and from libraries.
>>
>>Click this link to start searching http://books.google.com.
>>
>>Find Books with Microsoft
>>
>>Microsoft's version of a book search engine is called Live Search Books and
>>they are going up against their competitor, Google. The concept of the book
>>search goes along the same lines as the Windows Live Search in how it
>>searches the Internet for information. The Live Search Books uses the same
>>process
>>when scanning the Internet for books.
>>
>>This program goes hand-in-hand with Microsoft's book scanning project that
>>they have been working on for some time now. Users can search for books by
>>using
>>a regular search engine. When someone performs a search, keywords are used
>>to filter out the results. The search only includes the books that have been
>>scanned via the scanning project.
>>
>>Live Search Books has a feature called "Search inside a book," which gives
>>the users the opportunity to search the full text of the books. Right now,
>>the
>>search includes books that have no copyright date and only books that have
>>been scanned from the collections of the British Library, the University of
>>California and the University of Toronto. Other locations, such as the New
>>York Public Library, Cornell University and the American Museum of
>>Veterinary
>>Medicine, are said to be included in the very near future. Other copyright
>>books from publishers who have given permission will also join the search
>>soon.
>>
>>The one big difference between Microsoft's and Google's book searches is
>>that Microsoft only offers the full text of the books. They can be
>>downloaded onto
>>your computer in the PDF format, so if you would like to search for books
>>yourself, be sure to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed before you
>>begin.
>>
>>Click this link to starch searching with Microsoft.
>>
>>Specific Sites for Books
>>
>>The following is a list of independent company websites that offer books for
>>download. These books may be text or audio.
>>
>>Free Book Resources
>>
>>Baen Books Offers Free Downloads
>>
>>For several years,
>>Baen Books: http://baen.com
>>has provided fantasy and science fiction titles for download in unecrypted
>>formats, including RTF, at reasonable prices. Now the company is offering
>>all
>>its electronic titles free to people who are blind, dyslexic, paralyzed, or
>>are amputees. Disability must be documented.
>>Read this article to learn more.
>>
>>Talking Pages
>>
>>Talking Pages is a non-profit web-based lending library that lends audio
>>books to those who are blind or visually impaired.
>>
>>You can select the audio books you want to borrow from their catalog. They
>>will then ship you the audio books you select, along with a return label and
>>postage. There is no fee for using the service; the costs are covered
>>through donations.
>>
>>Users of Talking Pages must sign up for library cards that permit users to
>>borrow audio books and also check the status of what books they have
>>currently
>>on loan.
>>
>>Please note that this service is available only to persons living in the
>>United States.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the Talking Pages website at
>>http://www.talkingpages.org.
>>
>>Listen To Spoken Word Internet Radio Station
>>
>>I discovered a free radio station dedicated to broadcasting stories, drama,
>>poetry and interviews. They broadcast popular audio books by best-selling
>>authors,
>>as well as promoting new and unsigned writers from around the world.
>>
>>List of 4 items
>>• Easily listen to radio online from work or home
>>• Free non-music entertainment for the more discerning listener
>>• Listen to popular audio books narrated by professional actors
>>• » View the week's programme schedule to see the great variety of choice
>>offered
>>list end
>>
>>The Audio Book Radio Email Newsletter is a way to keep you up to date on
>>programming information, news about the radio station and providing access
>>to audio
>>books free download clips of the latest audio books and forthcoming titles
>>heard on the station.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the Spoken Word Internet Radio Station:
>>http://www.audiobookradio.net/index.php.
>>
>>The Online Books Page
>>
>>Aman Singer emailed Fred's Head with this site. Besides listing and
>>searching Project Gutenberg, several government and religious sites, and a
>>variety of
>>other resources, this site provides direct links to smaller resources like
>>The Calibration of Women Writers and Banned Books Online. The search and
>>browse
>>functionality are both excellent and the page as a whole lists over 25000
>>books on the web.
>>
>>Click this link to visit The Online Books Page:
>>http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/.
>>
>>Books for the Blind Online Library
>>
>>In 2005, this service went live with a few dozen books in e-text format for
>>reading by screen-reader or e-braille or screen-magnifier. It now has nearly
>>a thousand titles. Recently, a lot of work has been done with the SpeakOn
>>program to make it easy to get books and have the computer read them to you
>>almost
>>instantly.
>>
>>A user said, "I've been playing with the system using an infra-red numeric
>>keypad and can sit away from the PC and get a book in a few seconds. SpeakOn
>>turns the computer into a sort of Talking Book machine - I'm using the
>>Daniel voice which is pretty good".
>>
>>Library membership is restricted to the visually impaired who are also UK or
>>EU residents.
>>Click this link to learn more about this online library for the blind:
>>http://www.seeingear.org.
>>
>>World eBook Library Consortia
>>
>>Housed in World eBook Library Multi-Terabyte server network is the world's
>>largest digital archive of PDF eBooks and eDocuments. This collection hosts
>>more
>>than 250,000+ PDF eBooks and eDocuments. As a member you can have complete
>>access to the entire collection. The collection is constantly growing.
>>
>>List of 5 items
>>• More than 250,000+ unabridged original single file PDF eBooks by the
>>original authors
>>• Adobe PDF eBooks Included Software Reads Books To You
>>• Fully Searchable, Quotable Text, & Bookmarking Capability
>>• It's like having over 250,000+ Books in your living room
>>• Enough for several Lifetime's Worth of Reading
>>list end
>>
>>Click this link to visit the World eBook Library Consortia:
>>http://worldlibrary.net.
>>
>>Legends
>>
>>Growing up some of my favorite stories were those of Robin Hood, King Arthur
>>and his Knights of the Round Table, not to mention pirates, fairy tales, and
>>such. Now at Legends you can explore these stories that have not only lasted
>>through time but have inspired people enough that we still enjoy them.
>>
>>Explore Robin Hood, King Arthur, Beowulf, Pirates and Privateers, Ballads
>>and Broadsides, Swashbucklers and Fops, Fairy Tales, Shakespeare's Stories,
>>Sagas
>>& Sea Kings, Paladins and Princes, Poets and Painters, and Erin and Alba.
>>
>>I was so happy I found more stories that I could explore than I already
>>knew. Like Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, old ballads, and poetry even.
>>
>>Then you can also check out Legendary Resources, Search Legends, What's New,
>>and Notes on the Illustrations.
>>
>>"Search Legends" is a Google based search engine that will search both the
>>site, and the World Wide Web if you want it to. It's a very nice search
>>engine.
>>
>>I found the Notes on the Illustrations section to be interesting and
>>informative.
>>
>>I hope you enjoy these adventures as much as I did.
>>Click this link to visit the Legends web site: http://www.legends.dm.net/.
>>
>>Wired For Books
>>
>>In order to use this site you need to have RealPlayer which is a free
>>download, you will find the link to download Real Player near the top of
>>their page.
>>
>>Why would you want to have Real Player for this site? Well because you get
>>to listen to famous, and not so famous, people read works of literature.
>>
>>In the "Kid's Corner" you can listen to the tale of Peter Rabbit, and right
>>next door you could listen to Alice 's Adventure's in Wonderland. Not to
>>forget
>>great literary works like Macbeth, The Illiad or the The Aeneid.
>>
>>There is also poetry from "classic English poems, including poetry by Blake,
>>Burns, Byron, Donne, Herbert, Hunt, Keats, and Shakespeare," to the "Den of
>>Lions" poems, and the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
>>
>>Not to mention all the wonderful non-fiction and fiction that you can listen
>>to! This site gets an A++ in my opinion for being so diverse, and for
>>bringing
>>so many wonderful poems, and stories together in one place for people to
>>listen to.
>>Click this link to visit the Wired For Books website:
>>http://wiredforbooks.org/
>>
>>Project Gutenberg
>>
>>The philosophy of Project Gutenberg is to make information, books and other
>>materials available to the general public in forms a vast majority of the
>>computers,
>>programs and people can easily read, use, quote, and search.
>>
>>Included in the materials are U.S. Declaration of Independence, the Bill of
>>Rights, the whole US Constitution, the Bible, Shakespeare, literature,
>>reference
>>resources and general works.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the Project Gutenberg home page:
>>http://www.gutenberg.net.
>>Don't forget to check their section of books that have been converted to
>>audio at
>>http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/2.
>>
>>Another way to access the books in this library is to point your browser to
>>manybooks.net: http://www.manybooks.net
>>where books can be converted to other formats.
>>
>>Audio Books From Librivox
>>
>>Here's a worthwhile project you may wish to participate in: "LibriVox wants
>>all books in the public domain to be available, for free, in audio format,
>>on
>>the internet. We ask volunteers to record chapters of books in the public
>>domain, and release them into the public domain."
>>
>>They also have books that you can receive through their podcasts, how cool
>>is that?
>>
>>Click this link to visit the LibriVox website: http://librivox.org.
>>
>>Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides
>>
>>List of 6 items
>>• Free Online Literature with more than 2000 Classic Texts
>>• Literature Book Notes, Author Biographies, Book Summaries and Reference
>>Books
>>• Read Classic Fiction, Drama, Poetry, Short Stories and Contemporary
>>Articles and Interviews
>>• Study Guides to the most read books and Help for Teachers
>>• Research their Reference Books, Dictionaries, Quotations, Classic
>>Non-fiction, Biographies and Religious Texts
>>• Buy the books personally read and recommended by Bibliomania
>>list end
>>
>>Click this link to visit Bibliomania: http://www.bibliomania.com.
>>
>>FREE computer books and Internet books online with hard copy buying options
>>
>>Here's a great collection of computer ebooks for your reading pleasure.
>>
>>Click this link to find hundreds of computer and technology related books:
>>http://hogan-productions.com/books/webbooks.html.
>>
>>Doctor Who E-Books
>>
>>In the 1950s kids hid behind the sofa when Professor Bernard Quatermass
>>battled aliens on the BBC whilst ITV gave us Pathfinders in Space - the
>>brainchild
>>of Canadian Sydney Newman.
>>
>>Fast forward to 1962 and Newman, now promoted to Head of BBC Drama, needed a
>>new Saturday night family series to fit snugly between Grandstand and Juke
>>Box Jury.
>>
>>Concepts pitched for the show included telepathy, flying saucers, scientific
>>trouble-shooters from the future - and a time machine. We all know who won.
>>
>>The main stars of the show would be a couple of school teachers - the
>>square-jawed Ian Chesterton and the improbably bouffant Barbara Wright. The
>>teen audience
>>could identify with Susan Foreman, one of their pupils. Even if she was an
>>alien.
>>
>>Finally, a mysterious anti-hero in the mould of Conan-Doyle's Professor
>>Challenger would complete the line-up. He would be known only as 'The
>>Doctor'. Doctor
>>Who?
>>
>>Travelling in their time and space machine, the TARDIS, the Doctor and co.
>>began their adventures on November 23rd 1963 by voyaging 100,000 years into
>>Earth's
>>past to help some slightly dim cavemen discover fire.
>>
>>That's how it all began, and the series is still alive and well today. The
>>BBC has created a site where you can read the continuing adventures of
>>Doctor
>>Who. All e-books feature brand new artwork and extensive notes by the
>>original authors. If you are a fan of this cult classic show, this is the
>>site for
>>you.
>>
>>Click here to visit the BBC Doctor Who page at
>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/ebooks/index.shtml
>>
>>Books in a Podcast
>>
>>Here are some sites that podcast audiobooks:
>>
>>List of 5 items
>>• Open Culture: Audiobook Podcast Collection:
>>http://www.oculture.com/weblog/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html
>>• http://www.podiobooks.com
>>• http://www.bmw-audiobooks.com
>>• http://www.silentuniverse.com
>>• http://www.darkerprojects.com
>>list end
>>
>>Subscription Services
>>
>>Bookshare.org
>>
>>Even though braille and recorded books have existed for decades, supply is
>>limited, production costs are high and using them can be cumbersome.
>>
>>Many sight-impaired people use inexpensive scanners to prepare their own
>>reading material for computer-synthesized speech. The page-by- page process
>>often
>>takes two to three hours per book.
>>
>>The high-speed machine used by Bookshare.org can scan an entire book in 10
>>minutes. The technology can scan both sides of a page simultaneously after a
>>book's binding has been removed.
>>
>>With Bookshare.org, members submit their own scanned books for the
>>collection and download as many as they like for use with Braille printers,
>>computer-synthesized
>>speech programs or other reading aids. Members pay a $25 initial setup fee
>>and annual $50 dues.
>>
>>To join Bookshare.org, members must send a letter from a doctor or other
>>professional that attests to their disability. After paying the fees, they
>>get
>>a copy of Victor Reader Soft software that translates digital files into
>>computer-synthesized speech.
>>
>>Word about Bookshare.org has spread to students and teachers who prompted
>>the organization to add a staff member dedicated to working with schools.
>>
>>About 95 percent of Bookshare.org members are legally blind or dyslexic,
>>while the remainder live with physical disabilities that prevent them from
>>turning
>>the pages of a book.
>>
>>Driven by member submissions, the popular collection leans toward romance
>>and science fiction. Volunteers search the files for errors and add titles,
>>like
>>the complete set of Pulitzer Prize winners or college reading lists.
>>
>>Some Bookshare.org members even convert files to the MP3 format so they can
>>load them onto a Book Port or iPod.
>>
>>The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Disabled, operated
>>by the U.S. Library of Congress, has offered Braille and recorded books
>>since
>>the 1930s, but it often takes two to three years for a best-seller to be
>>made available to the public via that service.
>>
>>While the service distributes books to a network of libraries around the
>>United States, users can face a months-long waiting list to receive a book.
>>Bookshare.org
>>offers quicker satisfaction.
>>
>>Another advantage over recorded books is the ability to skip chapters or
>>search for keywords, especially helpful with textbooks, news or nonfiction
>>material.
>>
>>The organization has appealed to publishers to donate digital copies to
>>Bookshare.org when books are released, in keeping with the 1996 federal law
>>that
>>requires digital textbooks to be made available to disabled students at the
>>same time as print versions.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the bookshare.org website.
>>
>>Diesel eBooks
>>
>>Search and download over 35,000 titles, including 750 free downloads.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the Diesel eBooks website:
>>http://www.diesel-ebooks.com
>>
>>Jiggerbug
>>
>>jiggerbug.com an online audio book rental service, delivers their extensive
>>collection of best-selling audio book titles to subscribers - digitally!
>>
>>Based on the Netflix model, current Jiggerbug subscribers enjoy quick and
>>simple mail service delivery of their favorite book titles on either CD-ROM
>>or
>>cassette tape. A newer service gives Jiggerbug subscribers the option to
>>instantly download their favorite titles in an easy-to-use, take-it-with-you
>>digital
>>format. Powered by OverDrive technology, digital delivery is ideal for
>>commuters, frequent gym goers or anyone who wants to create more time in
>>their day
>>by multitasking with an entertaining best-seller, self-help title or any of
>>the thousands of book options available.
>>
>>Growing time demands make it difficult for many to enjoy the latest
>>"must-read" titles. To bridge the gap between time and desire, Jiggerbug's
>>audio books
>>offer a solution - allowing people to listen to their favorite book or
>>subject during times that may otherwise be wasted ( lengthy bus commutes,
>>gym time,
>>etc. ). By freeing-up the hands, Jiggerbug is freeing-up time for busy
>>executives, multitasking moms and housewives or anyone who wants to make
>>more efficient
>>use of their day. Audio books ( available on tape, CD or Instant Download )
>>are also the ideal answer for the elderly, beginning readers, or anyone with
>>sight restrictions. With the Digital Download service option, ordering is as
>>easy as:
>>
>>List of 3 items
>>1. choose a title and checkout
>>2. instantly download the title for immediate playback
>>3. at the end of the loan, the title is automatically returned to the
>>collection - with nothing more to do.
>>list end
>>
>>Powered by OverDrive, audio titles will be available in the industry
>>standard WMA format for easy playback on your home computer or on hundreds
>>of portable
>>devices, including MP3 players. The OverDrive Audio Book technology contains
>>advanced accessibility features that make it easy for blind and visually
>>impaired
>>listeners to enjoy titles. Users simply choose their favorite book from
>>Jiggerbug's expansive collection of titles, download the book for instant,
>>on-the-go
>>playback using an audio device or listen offline on the subscribers PC.
>>
>>For more information, click this link to visit www.jiggerbug.com.
>>
>>Pay Per Listen: An Electronic Download Service of Audiobooks.com
>>
>>PayPerListen,
>>a service of
>>Audiobooks.com
>>delivers an extensive selection of audiobooks in an electronically
>>downloadable format at approximately 75-80% less than the cost of typical
>>CD's and cassettes.
>>
>>The PayPerListen.comSM and MediaTunnel.com SM combined services employ state
>>of the art electronic ordering, file transfer technology, and encrypted
>>security
>>to bring to you a downloaded title which is immediately available and there
>>is no delay or additional cost for shipping regardless of where you may be
>>throughout the world!
>>
>>They call their titles "Electronically Downloadable Audiobooks," and the
>>selection is great. There are also some helpful articles to help with the
>>download
>>process.
>>
>>SoundsGood.com, a Consumer Shopping Service for Audio Entertainment
>>
>>SoundsGood.com
>>is a premier audio download and traditional media service providing
>>consumers with an easy way to access thousands of best selling audio books,
>>classic
>>radio shows, theatre performances, and a growing collection of audio
>>newspapers, magazines, lectures, self help and wellness courses, modern day
>>radio
>>shows and other spoken word entertainment.
>>
>>SoundsGood.com is a unique one-stop shop that provides customers with both
>>digital downloads for immediate listening as well as the ability to purchase
>>CDs and audio cassettes for those more comfortable with traditional media.
>>
>>SoundsGood supports digital downloads that are compatible with MP3 players,
>>CD players, PCs and some high-end smart phones that support the Windows
>>Media
>>audio format.
>>
>>SoundsGood offers a wide range of audiobook titles ranging from New York
>>Times best-sellers to the obscure.
>>
>>SoundsGood.com incorporates software designed by OverDrive, an audio
>>playback technology designed for enhanced audiobook listening in combination
>>with the
>>Windows Media Player. Benefits of the OverDrive system include the ability
>>to bookmark audio points, utilize visual chapter marks to more easily jump
>>between
>>chapters, and to audibly slow down or speed up the reader's pace of the
>>story playback. Such features will allow the consumer to very simply mark
>>where
>>they are in an audiobook, find their way back to the point, and skip ahead
>>or back if necessary. The system is also fully enabled to provide ease of
>>use
>>for the visually impaired and blind community.
>>
>>Click this link to visit SoundsGood.com.
>>
>>Online Dictionaries and encyclopedias
>>
>>The Internet is a rich source for dictionary and other reference materials.
>>If you have screen access software and an Internet connection, there are a
>>number
>>of sites that you may want to check out.
>>
>>Before we go too far, let me suggest that you take some time to read this
>>great page called
>>How to use Dictionaries.
>>Acronym Finder: http://www.acronymfinder.com
>>has more than 480,000 human-edited entries, Acronym Finder is the world's
>>largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and
>>initialisms.
>>Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 3 million
>>acronyms and abbreviations.
>>
>>Do you need a dictionary in a foreign language? If so, then you need to
>>search
>>Dictionaries > By Language in the Yahoo! Directory:
>>http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/dictionaries/language/.
>>http://www.yourdictionary.com
>>has links to over 500 dictionaries so you're sure to find what you're
>>looking for!
>>
>>Are you trying to keep up with the latest slang terms? If so, then you need
>>to search
>>Slang Dictionaries in the Yahoo! Directory:
>>http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/dictionaries/slang/.
>>Wikipedia
>>is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia written
>>collaboratively by volunteers and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia
>>Foundation based
>>in St. Petersburg, Florida.
>>
>>Wikipedia began as a complement to the expert-written Nupedia on January 15,
>>2001. It has steadily risen in popularity, and has since spawned several
>>sister
>>projects, such as Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and Wikinews. It is edited by
>>volunteers with wiki software, meaning articles are subject to change by
>>nearly
>>anyone. Wikipedia's volunteers attempt to uphold a policy of "neutral point
>>of view" under which views presented by notable persons or literature are
>>summarized
>>without an attempt to determine an objective truth. Due to its open nature,
>>vandalism and inaccuracy are constant problems in Wikipedia.
>>
>>Wiktionary
>>is a sister project to Wikipedia, intended to be a free wiki dictionary
>>(including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. It was set up on
>>December 12,
>>2002.
>>
>>Bartleby.com: http://www.bartleby.com
>>gives you access to the American Heritage Dictionary, the Columbia
>>Encyclopedia, the Roget's Thesauri, Quotations, English Usage, Modern Usage,
>>Strunk Style,
>>Cambridge History, the King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray's Anatomy,
>>Farmer's Cook Book, Host Etiquette, Brewer's Phrase and Fable, and other
>>interesting
>>books.
>>
>>The Merriam-Webster online Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com,
>>gives you access to definitions from the Merriam-Webster Collegiate®
>>Dictionary and Thesaurus. This Web site also features the "Word of the day,"
>>"Word
>>games," and "Word for the Wise."
>>
>>The Free Dictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com
>>was featured in the Rvers Computer Help Newsletter. It has a dictionary and
>>other related services.
>>
>>Dictionary.com: http://www.dictionary.com
>>is a unique site. When you type a word to be looked up, dictionary.com
>>retrieves and displays definitions from different sources at once. For
>>instance,
>>the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the Webster's
>>Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 1.6, and Acronym Finder.
>>
>>The Internet is also a great resource for more specialized reference
>>materials. To find these materials just go to your favorite search
>>engine --Google,
>>Yahoo, Altavista, etc. and do a search on the word "dictionary". You will
>>find resources ranging from technical terminology like
>>Webopedia.com: >http://www.webopedia.com,
>>an on-line dictionary for computer and internet terms, to
>>Dinodictionary.com: http://www.dinodictionary.com,
>>the most complete dinosaur dictionary on the web. You can also find books
>>for medical terminology, law, measurement conversion, foreign languages,
>>biology,
>>semantics and more.
>>
>>Most Web reference materials are free and easy to use. Just type a word or
>>words in an "Edit box" and do a search. The results will be displayed in an
>>HTML
>>format. The main disadvantage that free Web materials have over the
>>commercially available software is the amount of unwanted information within
>>the results
>>page, such as advertisements and navigation links. If you plan to use these
>>reference materials frequently, you will be better off purchasing the
>>CD-ROM,
>>or subscribing to their service in order to get a clean version and save
>>time searching. However, if you just want to search these materials
>>occasionally,
>>take a look at your screen access manual. Your software should have useful
>>tips and features that will allow you to navigate a Web page efficiently by
>>skipping unwanted information.
>>
>>The Encyclopedia Britannica
>>
>>Since its first publication in 1768, The Encyclopædia Britannica has been
>>considered the world's most comprehensive reference product. Unfortunately,
>>for
>>more than 200 years this reference material was not accessible in its
>>entirety to people who were blind or visually impaired.
>>
>>With the advances in the field of technology and the power of the Internet,
>>this research tool is now available to blind computer users.
>>
>>Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, the
>>Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
>>The
>>Encyclopedia Britannica Online can be used to search an Internet directory
>>that includes more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and
>>reviewed
>>by Britannica editors.
>>
>>Through this service, one can find more than 72,000 articles, updated and
>>revised by EB editors and contributors. The Encyclopedia contains over
>>10,000
>>illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. The Merriam
>>Webster's Collegiate Dictionary contains more than 75,000 definitions,
>>including
>>pronunciation guides and word histories.
>>
>>Encyclopedia Britannica Online offers different kinds of subscriptions to
>>Individuals or families, and site license subscriptions to multi-user
>>organizations.
>>Including corporations, libraries, primary through secondary schools,
>>colleges, and universities. Pricing varies by market and size of
>>organization.
>>
>>For more information contact:
>>
>>Encyclopedia Britannica
>>Toll Free: 1-800-621-3900
>>Email:
>>[log in to unmask]
>>Web:
>>http://www.eb.com
>>
>>The Canadian Encyclopedia
>>
>>Search or browse by broad topic for almost any aspect of Canadian history
>>and culture. You can also explore a timeline of Canadian history, the 100
>>greatest
>>events in Canadian history, interactive resources, or quizzes that test your
>>knowledge of Canada. The site also includes the full text of the
>>Encyclopedia
>>of Music in Canada.
>>
>>Click this link to visit the Canadian Encyclopedia:
>>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com.
>>
>>Answers.com
>>
>>Using Answers.com is fun, easy, and with free, instant access to reliable
>>facts, definitions and information on over a million topics, it's sure to
>>keep
>>you coming back for more learning, not searching!
>>
>>Click this link to visit http://www.teachers.answers.com.
>>
>>Flags of the World
>>
>>Want to learn about flags? If you answer yes this site is for you. I had no
>>idea the number of flags found in the United States. Even cities have flags!
>>You can also view maps of various places as well.
>>Click this link to visit Flags of the World.
>>
>>We got this comment on another article and I wanted to add it to this one
>>because its another great resource.
>>
>>Hello,,
>>
>>While searching the web for ideas on what to do this 4th of July, I came
>>across your blog, The Fred's Head Companion. I really liked your 4th of July
>>post
>>and I would like to share with you a site that I found helpful.
>>Http://www.accessmylibrary.com
>>is a free online searchable library with thousands of articles you only need
>>a library card to access. I went there and searched for "4th of July" and
>>came
>>up with dozens of articles on 4th of July activities.
>>
>>Click this link to search http://www.accessmylibrary.com.
>>You may want to add it to your favorite links or mention it in your blog; I
>>think your readers would find it very useful. Thank you for the blog and
>>Happy
>>4th!
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Sarah Deak
>>
>>SCIFIPEDIA
>>
>>Welcome to Scifipedia! This is where you can find almost anything about the
>>Science Fiction genre. And even better, if what you're looking for isn't
>>here,
>>you can easily add the information yourself.
>>
>>I was absolutely thrilled by how much there was to explore. There are over
>>3,000 entries here and the collection is growing daily.
>>
>>List of 6 items
>>• Today's Featured Article: The site features a different article about
>>something in the genre.
>>• This Day in SCI FI: Where you'll find out about the birth and deaths of
>>people who've worked in the genre in some way or another.
>>• Did You Know? Here you can get a dose of SCI FI trivia.
>>• Hot Topics: These are some of the most popular topics on the site at the
>>moment. When I was there, Fanguage was one of them. It explained some of the
>>languages used by fans of SCI FI.
>>• Editor's Journal: Here you can find an entry from one of the editors about
>>something SCI FI.
>>• Shout Outs: Here is where the editors thank fans for their hard work in
>>making this site more complete. It is a big public thank you to the people
>>who
>>put forth their efforts.
>>list end
>>
>>Now, that's just the information on the main page. On the side menu, you
>>will find links to the many different forms of media that Science Fiction
>>has found
>>a home in and the articles that fit into each category. You'll also find, if
>>you scroll down a little bit, the most recent additions to the database, as
>>well as, an FAQ section and a helpful Tutorial feature.
>>
>>Click this link to visit SCIFIPEDIA at
>>http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/Main_Page.
>>
>>Double Tongued Dictionary
>>
>>Welcome to the Double Tongue Word Wrester Dictionary where you will find
>>slang, jargon and less frequently used terms defined for you. For a full
>>explanation
>>of what is included in this dictionary, check out the About section, which
>>is where you will also find information about the author of the site.
>>
>>On the main page, you will find the newest entry defined near the top. You
>>will also find a listing of the newest entries so you can easily check out
>>what
>>was recently added. You will also see that there is an Alpha Index on the
>>side of the page and beneath the newest entries, a listing of newest
>>citations.
>>
>>There is a menu bar with these options: About, Categories, Citations,
>>Cohort, Word-a-Day, Entries, Feeds, Login and Search. Let's look at each one
>>of these
>>options in more detail.
>>
>>Categories: This is another way for you to browse the entries on the site.
>>Only here, you'll do it by finding the words that relate to the name of the
>>category.
>>So, if you wanted to see advertising slang or jargon, you could do so by
>>clicking on the Advertising link in the category section. You will also be
>>able
>>to check out Register, Language and Class as a way to view words just
>>beneath the categories section. Register deals with certain types of words
>>like colloquial,
>>derogatory, euphemism, jargon, slang, etc. Language is where you can check
>>out words from the many different languages around the world. Class is a
>>section
>>devoted to abbreviations, acronyms and eponyms.
>>
>>Citations: Here you can check out the citation queue for recently added
>>words. The most recent will be on this page to go back further. Either click
>>the
>>numbered links just under the citation queue area or click the Last link for
>>the last page of entries.
>>
>>Cohort: Here you will find links to sites in different languages and the
>>option to nominate sites to be listed.
>>
>>Word-a-Day: You can sign up to get the daily email from this site. It
>>contains a definition or several definitions and comes directly to your
>>Inbox each
>>day. To find out more about it and how to sign up, check out this section.
>>
>>Entries: This is another way for you to view the words that are added here.
>>The newest entries are shown on this page, as well as the option to check
>>out
>>the ones that were added previously. It uses the same navigation system as
>>the Citations section.
>>
>>Feeds: If you are into RSS feeds (and who isn't) you can find four from this
>>site that you can subscribe to. Entry Feed gives you the 10 most recent
>>entries.
>>Complete Feed gives you the 10 most recent dictionary entries. Citation Feed
>>gives you the last 20 citations that haven't been fully developed yet and
>>the last is a feed to the author's blog.
>>
>>Search: Here you will find the search engine that offers you several ways to
>>search the site. It even offers advanced search options to really help you
>>find what you're looking for.
>>
>>Click this link to learn some new words from the Double Tongued Dictionary:
>>http://www.doubletongued.org.
>>
>>How about that for research? If you know of any sites that I've left out,
>>please
>>click here to email me at [log in to unmask]
>>and tell me about them.
>>
>>Book Port
>>
>>Book Port is a revolutionary, flexible book reading device consisting of a
>>small portable unit with a keypad, earbuds, and accompanying software. The
>>device
>>allows the user to download and read electronic text files with synthetic
>>speech or digital recorded books (including DAISY books) with human speech.
>>The
>>unit includes a USB connector and a CompactFlash card slot for removable
>>mass storage. Book Port allows audio note taking on material you read.
>>
>>Recent Upgrades
>>
>>List of 3 items
>>• Read books from
>>audible.com.
>>
>>• Speech compression for files containing digitized human speech.
>>• Turn unit sideways, and certain keys can be used as a seven-key braille
>>keyboard. Use this keyboard to search text files.
>>list end
>>
>>Book Port software is continuously upgraded. See
>>www.aph.org/tech/bp_info.htm
>>to download the latest upgrades.
>>
>>Features
>>
>>List of 9 items
>>• Read DAISY Digital Talking books - both text and audio
>>• Send Web pages from directly within Internet Explorer
>>• Read text files in synthetic speech
>>• Read translated, contracted braille files
>>• Navigate among files or within a book
>>• Navigate by letter, word, sentence, paragraph, page
>>• Hear the file name, size, current position, page number, and the last
>>modified date
>>• Set multiple bookmarks per file then easily return to them
>>• Audible low battery indicator and sleep timer
>>list end
>>
>>Includes:
>>
>>List of 9 items
>>• Book Port unit with built-in keypad and microphone
>>• Earbuds
>>• One CompactFlash card (Note: Additional CompactFlash cards are available
>>from any computer or electronics dealer)
>>• USB cable for connecting to your PC
>>• CD-ROM with Book Port software, electronic manual, and over 1,700 e-books
>>• Instruction manual on cassette
>>• Two AA batteries
>>• 90-day limited warranty
>>• One year limited warranty
>>list end
>>
>>Requirements to run
>>
>>List of 6 items
>>• PC with USB connections
>>• Pentium 166 MHz or faster processor
>>• Windows ME or higher
>>• 64 MB of RAM
>>• 15 megs of hard disk space to install software
>>• CD-ROM drive
>>list end
>>
>>Book Port:
>>Catalog Number: 1-07440-00
>>
>>Click here to purchase these items through our Quick Order Entry page:
>>http://shop.aph.org/quickentry.asp
>>
>>If you need assistance,
>>click this link to read the Fred's Head Companion post "Purchasing Products
>> From The APH Website Is Easy".
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