Readercon notes on accessible ebooks
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kestrellI'm going to write an extended post on this subject in the near future, but for now:
Check out your public library's online ebook and audiobook offerings: many of these can be easily accessed online and read with your browser.
WeightlessBooks.com
offers many ebooks by Readercon authors, in addition to magazines.
My number one recommendation for people with vision or other disabilities which interfere with reading print books is
Bookshare.org
which is a subscription ($50/year +registration fee Website for people with disabilities. It has contracts with the government and publishers, including Small Beer Press so it has everything from bestsellers to textbooks. Authors and publishers can contact them to arrange to have their books made available.
Bookshare.org also serves as an information warehouse, as it explains almost everything you want to know about accessible ebooks, such as what formats, apps, and hardware devices are available. This site is partially supported by grants from the U.S. Dept of Education, and it is the major resource used by universities and institutions, including the U.S. government, for making ebooks available. This means, if you work for a government office or you are a student or faculty of a university, they may already have an institutional membership which will cover you.
Check out your public library's online ebook and audiobook offerings: many of these can be easily accessed online and read with your browser.
WeightlessBooks.com
offers many ebooks by Readercon authors, in addition to magazines.
My number one recommendation for people with vision or other disabilities which interfere with reading print books is
Bookshare.org
which is a subscription ($50/year +registration fee Website for people with disabilities. It has contracts with the government and publishers, including Small Beer Press so it has everything from bestsellers to textbooks. Authors and publishers can contact them to arrange to have their books made available.
Bookshare.org also serves as an information warehouse, as it explains almost everything you want to know about accessible ebooks, such as what formats, apps, and hardware devices are available. This site is partially supported by grants from the U.S. Dept of Education, and it is the major resource used by universities and institutions, including the U.S. government, for making ebooks available. This means, if you work for a government office or you are a student or faculty of a university, they may already have an institutional membership which will cover you.
