Try this - for one publisher at least!
http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp
Dr John S Conway
Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College
Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Perry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 May 2003 10:51
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: no alternative format from SAGE publications!
This doesn't really answer the problem with obtaining a SAGE publication
but you may already be aware that some text/study books are available in
alternative formats from the following organisations:
Benetech Bookshare.org (http://www.bookshare.org) - An American company
that gives access to digital and embossed Braille books on payment of a
subscription and meeting of certain eligibility criteria. Although the
website states that the service is available for US residents, I
understand that it is (or will soon be) available to non-US residents.
They have also recently been given the go-ahead to provide all the
O'Reilly publications in alternative format.
eBookLocator.com (http://www.ebooklocator.com/) - A powerful search engine
for locating e-books.
Concerning Marcus' point about availability of a particular book (only a
couple of copies in the library and the students quickest off the mark get
the book first), if the book were also available in electronic format,
then all students would have equal access regardless of whether they are
able to rush to the library. Of course, they may have to pay a fee to
access the e-book, but perhaps that is no different to going out and
buying the book in hard copy format.
Best Regards
Sharon Perry
CETIS-TechDis Accessibility Special Interest Group (SIG) Co-ordinator
University of Wales Bangor
website: www.cetis.ac.uk/accessibility
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