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Old 12-22-2008, 05:15 PM   #1
David Blair
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ebooksToBraille?

I'm looking for a way to convert electronic books in .azw format into Braille books for my daughter. The Braille conversion program we use (Duxbury) can accept a number of typical file formats including .doc, but not, of course, .azw. Since it looks as if many books are likely to become available first in .azw format it would be a great benefit to blind readers if .azw files could be readily converted into .doc or some other format that is easy to handle, not to circumvent copyright law but to make the books accessible to readers requiring Braille.
From my brief hunting around on the web today I gather that there is no legal way to do this with .azw files, whereas for .lit files it can be done with abc amber lit or convertlit. Are efforts underway to produce a utility to carry out a .azw to .doc conversion? Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions-
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