Just to add to this a bit.

If you are visually impaired, Oreilly will give you an ascii version of
any of their books free.


On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Steven Whatley wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> First off, I am not trying to spam this group.  I know better than that.
> But, I do want to pass on some info that may help others.
>
> I have noticed in the past few years that I'm finding it harder to read
> printed paper books.  Well, 3 detatached retina surgeries in the past four
> years has partly contributed to this delima.  Just the thought of curling
> up to book on Palm Programming and reading by firelight doesn't appeal to
> me.
>
> Last month I was looking for an O'Reilly book on PalmOS programming.  I
> saw where you can subscribe a service that allows you to read the books
> online through your web browser.  I didn't pay much attention to it but it
> did peak my curiosity.  Well, Tongiht, I looked into it further.
>
> BTW, the site is: http://safari.oreilly.com/
>
> The more I looked into the details the more interesting the concept
> sounded.  I'm not going get into detailed pricing but the service does
> start at $10 a month.  At your subscription level, you are alocated
> a certain number of bookshelf slots.   You can change out books every 30
> days.  Just, check out the site or ask me for me more details.
>
> So, what does this have to do with being visually impaired?  It is simply
> the fact that the books ARE accessible via your web browser!  You can read
> books the same way as you normally surf the Net.  So instead of messing
> with printed copies, handheld magifiers, CCTVs, etc., you can use
> ZoomText, Matrox PixelTOUCH, JAWS, or whatever program you are confortable
> with to help you read these books.
>
> Again, please don't think I am spamming.  I feel this is going to really
> help me technically because I now have easier access to the books I need
> to reference on my job and my hobbies at home.  I am sure there are other
> services that do the same thing that are equally good.  I really haven't
> looked around.  I thought I would pass the info if anyone is interested.
>
> BTW, does anyone here use on-line book services like this?  I'd appreciate
> your feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
>
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