Downloading ebooks from the internet is a great way to obtain books for people, especially if they are hearing impaired. Netlibrary and Overdrive enable libraries to download ebooks for clients. Obviously there would be a fee involved to the library service, but this would be another way of obtaining audiobooks in the future rather than buying expensive CD talking books.
The World ebook Fair, is also interesting in that it provides free downloads of ebooks. It is obviously very American in its content, providing educational, technical and government type resources. It does provide some rare books, classic fiction (eg Heidi, Dracula, The time machine). The search facility isn't very user friendly, (text keyword searching) and I found it hard to find items.
I found the Browse searching easier to use. While browsing, I was able find a section on the Project Gutenberg of Australia (which wasn't as yet available) and I also found Sheet Music, Women Writers Collection and Historical Childrens Books.
You have to register with World ebook Fair, to access the downloads, so perhaps I might give it try one day.
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