Teen Books in Cassette and Digital format
By Alicia Waters | March 13, 2009
Check out these Teen titles available from Talking Books Plus in cassette format.
Author, Nancy Werlin wrote
The Killer’s Cousin RC052612
Locked Inside RC053395
Author, Susan Campbell Bartoletti wrote
Black Potato RC054607
A Coal Miner’s Bride RC063700
Growing Up in Coal Country RC046445
Hitler Youth RC060814
Kids on Strike RC050490
Author, Ann Brashares wrote
Forever in Blue RC064188
Girls in Pants RC059737
Second Summer of the Sisterhood RC056256
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants RC053252
From Overdrive, Ocean State Libraries (OSL) in PC and WMA Audio format
Author, Ann Dee Ellis wrote
Everything is Fine
Author, Ann Godbersen wrote
Luxe, Luxe Series Book 1
Rumors, Luxe Series Book 2
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Braille Literacy Scholarship
By Alicia Waters | March 6, 2009
HumanWare is launching the 2009 Braille Literacy Scholarship Program which supports the premise that braille literacy is fundamental to a blind child’s success. Choosing the right tools is key to their success. The Mountbatten Learning System Award includes a MB Learning System, Mimic Display, keyboard and MBcomm PC to MB communication software. Entries should be mailed to: HumanWare no later than Septmeber 30, 2009.
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Learn about RFBD
By Alicia Waters | March 3, 2009
On Friday, March 6, 2009 from 3 to 4 PM, HumanWare will present a discussion about services offered by Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBD). Among the topics discussed will be learning what a person needs to do to authorize their HumanWare player to play RFBD books. Register for the webinar online. To participate the day of the webinar, first time users will need to select the Download button prior to entering the session. Once done, select “Enter the room”. Follow the instructions. No password is required.
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Science Fiction Writer Presentation
By Alicia Waters | February 25, 2009
Science Fiction Writer Steve Carper to be guest of Accessible World on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9PM EST. Topic is Meet a Man Who Lives in the Future but Moonlights in the Real World. His fictional work, Tyrannosaur Faire, is available from Bookshare. To join online, you need a computer, Internet connection, a sound card, speakers and a microphone. Everyone worldwide is welcome. No password is required and the event is free. Media contacts: Robert Acosta 818-998-0044 or boacosta@pacbell.net . Click on the words in this blog- Bookshare or join online – to be linked to a website.
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Bookshare Mystery Book Club
By Alicia Waters | February 23, 2009
Join the Mystery Book Club in the Friends of Bookshare online Community chat Room. Anyone can join. You don’t have to be a Bookshare member to join this discussion. The book, The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters will be discussed on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Talking Books Plus Library members can put in a request for the cassette book RC 67546. For BARD subscribers, the digital book to order when available is DB67546 or you can order the book from Bookshare.org. If you have questions, comments or want to try out the Talkcom Web Conferencing software, email the club’s facilitator, Ms. Ann K. Parsons at akp@portaltutoring.info or akp@samobile.net or Skype: Putertutor.
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Kindle 2 Controls
By Alicia Waters | February 20, 2009
Kindle 2 “cannot be used independently by a blind reader because the controls to download a book and begin reading it aloud are visual and therefore inaccessible to the blind.” This quote is embedded in the Kindle 2 controversy about copyright infringement. See the press release from National Federation of the Blind responding to the Authors Guild Statement on the Amazon Kindle 2.
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Mystery Authors
By Alicia Waters | February 19, 2009
The Talking Books webpage recently posted Books and Authors To Read: Mystery Writers. This webpage lists 71 mystery authors who have over 1,500 titles in the Talking Books Plus catalog.
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Listen to Blog articles
By Alicia Waters | February 18, 2009
Odiogo which converts blogs into podcasts has been added to the Talking Books Blog. Click the Listen Now button located on the top left of each article in the blog to activate the text content voice. The Listen Now button will open a player which will read in a near-human quality voice the currently displayed article. While it’s quick to load, beware, there is no volume control slider. Be prepared to turn down your speakers or headphones if the volume is up.
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Mystery Net Discussions
By Alicia Waters | February 18, 2009
According to MysteryNet.com, Mystery Net Discussions offers hundreds of discussions about everything mystery. The website has a link to Mystery Greats such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mystery Books and Authors. You are encouraged to join a discussion topic or create one yourself. Mystery Greats discusses long-time great mystery charactors and authors, famous cases, and personal lives. You can add your own thoughts and opinions. Registering for discussion is free.
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Telephone Book Clubs
By Alicia Waters | February 17, 2009
In the UK, there are telephone book clubs that bring people together from across the country. Small groups of 8 people come together on the telephone to chat about reading and books in general. It is invaluable for contact with other people who participants would otherwise might never interact with. It is a social source for those who live alone or who are stuck indoors because of their sight loss and mobility problems. Group members use telephone sessions to share experiences and challenges including getting copies of the latest bestseller in a preferred format such as talking book, braille or large print. The content of this blog came from the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
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