eBook Library Problem Technology 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Billions have been spent addressing the problem over the past decade. I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. We have the technology. We have the ebooks.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book. We can do better!
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Zach has Cerebral Palsy , which causes movement and coordination problems, and which keeps him from speaking and walking. They get frustrated and don’t want to read,” she says, “but access to digital books and reading technologies changed all that for Zach.” Zach Bryant loves reading non-fiction. This wasn’t always the case, though.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2015
Guest post by Betsy Beaumon, President, Benetech We are seeking visionary leaders to join Benetech in applying technology to advance the rights of disadvantaged people around the world. We operate at the intersection of technology and social impact, and therefore our ideal candidates will demonstrate these dual interests and experiences.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 30, 2013
There is no better place to engage with colleagues about new technologies, changing business models, fresh ideas, and shared standards. Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 24, 2018
He considered himself a “problem-solving lawyer” and warned me against getting involved with “problem-creating lawyers!” As the prototypical technology social enterprise, Benetech became one of the first organizations using technology to solve social problems rather than seeking to make maximum financial returns.
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