[access-uk] Re: Ethics of book sharing services
- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:36:58 +0100
At the risk of straying from the subject, I'd like to big up the NLB who
have made available a fantastic online gateway to news and reference
archives that are easily searchable and browsable by publication and topic -
a tremendous resource for any NLB members in education at the moment or if
for instance, you're keen on finding a top-notch pub from the Good Pub Guide
to kick back in. There's an amazing range of reference material freely
available thanks to NLB.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ethics of book sharing services
> Justin,
>
> Having been sighted in the not too distant past, I feel the loss very
> keenly still. I'm very glad indeed of the RNIB Talking Library. My only
> reall complaint being that I would like to be able to choose each book in
> turn. You know, sometimes you just feel like reading an Agatha Christie
> and they send you a Terry Pratchett. The system works the best way
> feasible I think, but sometimes I would like a little more control, even
> within my chosen list of books.
>
>
> The other problem is with non-fiction books. I know the RNIB has the
> tape library, but so often those taped books are of such poor quality as
> to be unbearable to listen to. The work in digitising the Talking Library
> books is great, I just hope one day they'll expand it to the whole
> library, not just fiction.
> Cheers,
> Tink.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 6:12 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ethics of book sharing services
>
>
>>I couldn't agree more with all of that Tink. i know if more books were
>>and, if had been accessible as far back as my teen years, I'd haver red
>>far more than I've ever done in the past. Actually, due to the RNIB's
>>talking book service, only within the past couple of years I have never
>>gone through so many books! More than i ever did previously before I was
>>made aware and, joined the service.
>>
>> Justin
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:06 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ethics of book sharing services
>>
>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> The only ethic with regard to books is the ethic of less than 5% of
>>> all published books being converted to accessible formats.
>>>
>>> The ethics are not a matter of booksharing, as you pointed out
>>> everybody does it whether electronically or in print, but of basic human
>>> rights. It is not ethical that children fall behind in education because
>>> text books or set English books are not available in a timely manner, it
>>> isn't ethical that I've got to get my partner to read my university text
>>> books to me because they aren't accessible, it isn't ethical that I
>>> can't read my god-children the books they'd like at bedtime and it isn't
>>> ethical that people cannot just reach out and aquaint themselves with
>>> the subjects, topics, entertainments and treasures that the World's
>>> books hold, because publishers haven't enough business sense to realise
>>> they are missing out on an opportunity to make an awful lot more money.
>>>
>>> Ok, rant over. *Smile.
>>>
>>> Tink.
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