Hi Shelley and Chris,Our growth rate has been steadily increasing. We're now adding on average quite a bit more than 100 books a week. For example, it was just about 7 weeks ago that I wrote about reaching 38,000. 40,000 by Labor Day sounds like a sure bet to me, gone are the years when we averaged just 5,000 books, grin.
Jake----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Why not set a more aggressive goal and see if we can make it? Maybe 40K byThanksgiving? -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. RhodesSent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:05 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 39,000+ Re: Let's Give The Bookshare Staff A Big Hand! I can almost garantee we will make 40,000 by Jan. 1, even without trying. On average we do about 100 books a week. Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com "Courage is not being without fear, but courage is to go forward in spite of fear."----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 3:27 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 39,000+ Re: Let's Give The Bookshare Staff A Big Hand! Hi Jake! Thanks for the update! Bet we might hit forty thousand by the first of next year! Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake Brownell Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:37 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 39,000+ Re: Let's Give The Bookshare Staff A Big Hand! Hi Everyone! I know a few of us are addicted to numbers, grin, so here's the latestupdate. Yep you guessed it, Bookshare.org now has more than 39,000 books! GoVolunteers! Happy Independence Day, Jake----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Friendly <mailto:lisa.f@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To: Monica Willyard <mailto:rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> ; Bookshare Volunteers s <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 9:37 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Let's Give The Bookshare Staff A Big Hand! Thank you so very much for your kind words from all of us at Bookshare.org. Lisa ________________________________ From: Monica Willyard [mailto:rhyami@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:56 AM To: Bookshare Volunteers s Subject: Let's Give The Bookshare Staff A Big Hand! Hi, everybody. Have you all noticed how smoothly things are running this week, even though Bookshare staff are traveling for the conventions?Remember how everything used to totally shut down during convention week and for most of the beginning of July? No new books, no customer support, and no communication. Wow! I am impressed this year. Lisa, Carrie, and the rest of the staff have been working hard so that our service isn't interrupted whilethey do the conventions. Thanks too all of you for keeping things going. (big smile) What a wonderful Independence Day gift to wake up to 45 new books in the collection. -- Monica Willyard Follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/plumlipstick Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com ________________________________ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1533 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 7:19 PM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.2/1523 - Release Date: 6/28/2008 7:00 AM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ NOD32 3244 (20080705) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1536 - Release Date: 7/5/2008 10:15 AM
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