I could do that!

In keeping with our theme of "there is no such thing as a free lunch", Bookshare is a great idea, but it is not free. As I recall, each book cost about $10 to download. This is a wonderful service for impaired readers everywhere, but it is not a service I could use in my library. I could, however, start something like this by recording books and making them available as an audio file, or a podcast (definitely the technological flavor of the month).

As with catalog shopping, I find that as I review different web based services, I may not be able to afford them, but they give me an idea for a new program or service I could offer with some ingenuity and adaptation.

Similarly, I have been hungry to produce a "reading rainbow" type program with my students reviewing the books. It's so easy to do ---- has anyone else tried?