last thing i heard it was fifty bucks a year for book share.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Extra Manual


>I thought it use to cost.  The last renewal request I got from them they 
> wanted money.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2012, David thurmond wrote:
> 
>> Angelo,
>>
>> I downloaded the extra class license manual from
>> http://www.bookshare.org.  It is free to anyone who is blind or has a
>> reading disability.  You have to provide proof of your disability to
>> get a login, but after that, you are free to download any books on the
>> site.  They are available in Daisy or Braille reader format.  If you
>> don't have  a reader that is compatible with either of these formats,
>> never fear, as Daisy can be read by just clicking on the .xml file
>> that is part of the .zip for each book just like a web page.  Just
>> unzip everything in one directory, point IE to the .xml file, and let
>> 'er rip.
>>
>> The only problem with the extra class manual is that several equations
>> appear to be missing; it just says something like "mathematical
>> equation", like someone was planning to go back and put them in after
>> scanning, but neglected to do so.  But you can still find each
>> equation by just googling it, so although inconvenient, it is not a
>> show-stopper.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> David Thurmond, KK4ADV
>>
>>