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EOS 1539 George Kerscher and the Development of e-Books, Part 1

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EOS 1539 George Kerscher and the Development of e-Books, Part 1

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On May 5, 2012, the AFB awarded Dr. George Kerscher with the Migel Medal, the highest honor in the blindness field.  Dr. George Kerscher (right) receives medal from Paul Schroeder (center), Carl Augusto (left)

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This week Pete and Nancy introduce us to the man behind the e-book concept - George Kerscher.

George Kerscher created the first accessible digital books and went on to develop standards that are now the foundation of electronic publishing.  This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with him about how these standards were assimilated into mainstream publishing.  Next week we’ll hear about some of the quandaries that arose as a result. 


















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