From John Boyer, Madison, WI:
The letter from Hugh Pharis in April's Readers Forum is full of misinformation both about Bookshare.org and the National Library Service (NLS).
Braille books from the NLS are already available online through their Web-braille service. I expect digital talking books will be added soon.
Bookshare.org charges a yearly subscription fee of $50. After that, downloads of books are free.
Most books on Bookshare.org will never be provided by the NLS. The collection is simply too big. Most of Bookshare's books are scanned by volunteers. The NLS just doesn't have the funds to convert them to its formats.
Braille books from the NLS are already available online through their Web-braille service. I expect digital talking books will be added soon.
Bookshare.org charges a yearly subscription fee of $50. After that, downloads of books are free.
Most books on Bookshare.org will never be provided by the NLS. The collection is simply too big. Most of Bookshare's books are scanned by volunteers. The NLS just doesn't have the funds to convert them to its formats.
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