Project Gutenberg seems to grow larger every day (http://www.promo.net/pg/),
quite good for classic texts, and this appeared on the BBC website
yesterday: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4395656.stm
A problem seems to remain as regards publishers concerns increasing in
direct proportion to how long ago the original text was published.
Iain
Iain Hood
Senior Adviser, Learning Support
Student Support Services
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road
Cambridge
CB1 1PT
0845 196 2316
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From: "Geoff Coates" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Update on electronic copies
> Sorry not to have been able to find this earlier - I knew I had it
> somewhere
> http://www.digitalbookindex.org/about.htm
>
> Links to a number of other sites listing availability of
> electronic/digital books - not sure how comprehensive
>
> Geoff
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>
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> Geoff Coates
> Assistive Technology Adviser/Lead Assessor
> Access Centre
> University of Central Lancashire
> Student Services
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> >>> [log in to unmask] 02/11/2005 09:57:29 >>>
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> Having bemoaned how difficult it was we have had some more success
> with
> Pearson and other publishers, although not all books requested are
> avaible a fair few are, so I wanted to let everyone know this in
> fairness!
>
>
> Chris Baxter
> Disability Service Co-ordinator
> The Nottingham Trent University
> Burton Street
> Nottingham
> NG1 4BU
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> 0115 8486163 voice and minicom
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