I think it would be good to have more public exposure for the ARRL.
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From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: An educational proposal: Feedback please?


> Hi Scott & List;
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> E-books will continue to evolve over time.
> There circulation will increase along with the demand.
> Anthony
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> Sent from my Verizon iPhone!
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> On Jan 23, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Scott Howell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have this idea that has been banging around in my brainpan for the =
>> last couple of days. I know there ar some on the list who use iOS =
>> devices, whether that be an iPad, iPHone etc. I don't want to start a =
>> debate over how useful or "blind friendly" these devices are because =
>> quite honestly I have been using both long enough to demonstrate they =
>> are in fact very friendly and there are thousands of folks out there =
>> using these devices with all levels of visual impairment, and the =
>> numbers continue to increase. So, all this to say the iOS platform has =
>> proven viable.
>> The point of this discussion is iBooks. Recently you may have heard in =
>> the news that APple has partnered with several major textbook publishers 
>> =
>> to release titles for use in the iBooks app. I have been reading a =
>> number of iBooks using a Braille display with great success and this has 
>> =
>> really changed how I consume material. I for one find that there are =
>> some materials that are more easily consumed in Braille than audio and =
>> the reverse is true as well. There are several books available from the =
>> ARRL that I personally would like to have and although they can be =
>> purchased in print with a CD that contains a PDF file, would it not in =
>> fact be more cost-effective if you could purchase the same book via =
>> iBooks? I also believe this brings more attention to the ARRL and =
>> Amateur Radio hobby as well or certainly potential visibility  because =
>> these texts would be in the iBooks store. I would like to know how I =
>> could present the idea to the ARL. There may be a pack of reasons why =
>> this idea would not be successful; however, the authoring tool is free, =
>> so I doubt there would be a lot of expense in trying this. I just feel =
>> that more could be done to offer accessible materials offered by the =
>> ARRL that does not require paper books. After all I firmly believe that =
>> electronic books are only going to increase their share of the market.
>> Hey even Handiham is providing a lot of the materials in electronic =
>> format, so it is a matter of keeping up with how technology is being =
>> leveraged. Just an idea and I would be curious about your thoughts and =
>> also what would be the best way to approach the ARRL with the idea. =
>> Maybe they are already considering this option. grin
>>
>> tnx,
>> 73
>> Scott/N3BYY=