[Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks]

[Heidi Scher]

Hi Melanie,
I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding
that I've been combating for some time now with faculty.  Would definitely
be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues!
Heidi

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton <mpthornton at ualr.edu>wrote:


>  Has anyone seen books produced using this process?  I wrote to them and

> asked about accessibility.  It concerns me because professors may think

> electronic equals accessible.

>

> Melanie

>

> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in TextbooksDate: Sat,

> 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500From: Publisher at gobongobooks.comTo:

> mpthornton at ualr.edu

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> Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for

> your course?

>

> Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents,

> powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources?

>

> Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course.

>

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>    - An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements

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>    - Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book

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