[bksvol-discuss] Re: Anyone Interested IN Scanning...?
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:11:06 -0700
Maria, getting books to the list is a 2-step process. U scan &
*proofread, & then another volunteer must "validate" your submission.
Have u read the volunteer manual yet? This should help u learn the
ropes, & between it & the folks here on list, you'll be up & runnin in
no time.
Thanks for your contributions already, & please no that the only
stupid question is the 1 u had & *didn't ask. Your question might be
just what another newby was wondering. & we've all been newbys at
times in our lives.
Welcome to the bookshare volunteer community & to the list. We're
incredibly glad to have u!
On 7/1/08, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Maria and welcome to the list.
>
> The three books you asked about are all awaiting validation in step 1.
>
> On one of them (I forget which one) you said that you validated it yourself.
> Sorry, but that's not allowed. When you scan a book you can advertise it
> here on this list and, most likely, someone of like interest will be happy
> to validate it for you.
>
> Once again, welcome to the list, and happy scanning. If you have further
> questions, here's the place to ask.
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maria O. G." <mylarynx@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:50 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Anyone Interested IN Scanning...?
>
>
>> Hello. I am Maria Georgakarakou and I am new to our list as you can see. I
>>
>> have been a Bookshare member for a couple of years but I just started
>> scanning. So I have a lot of stupid questions. Maybe one of you can answer
>>
>> some of them.
>>
>> I scanned three books. One was on a txt file and I haven't received any
>> note of rejection. Do we ever know if a book we scanned was rejected? Mr.
>> Turner did tell me as soon as I sent it that as a text file it had no page
>>
>> markers. However I later saw the title among those waiting for aproval.
>> Must i wait for a note or should I go ahead and scan the thing again and
>> OCR it as an RTF? The title in question is Smyrna 1922.
>>
>> The other two books I scanned are RTF files and as I had more hopes as to
>> their survival, I validated them myself. However, I have not heard about
>> them in over a month. Does that mean they are dead? One is "The Viewer as
>> Poet" and the other is "Single Mothers by Choice."
>>
>> I don't want to scan anything else before I am sure I am doing this right
>> and the books will not be rejected. But I am new to this and I guess I am
>> still learning...
>>
>> I am using ABBYY fine reader as an OCR program and I am very happy with it
>>
>> because it can read multiple languages in the same text and has no problem
>>
>> even with Latin.
>>
>> Thank you all very much for reading those questions.
>>
>> It is a pleasure being a Bookshare member and I always try to validate
>> books about music as music is my field.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Maria.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:20 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Anyone Interested IN Scanning...?
>>
>>
>>> Hello, all. Would any of you be interested in scanning Slow Burn by
>>> Brenda Jackson and or Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole?
>>> The synopses are at the end of this message.
>>> If you are willing to scan them and can't get them from your library, I
>>> can by them and send them to you. If I do that, you're free to keep them
>>>
>>> or share them with someone else once you scan them. All I ask is that you
>>>
>>> keep the book until it's approved by Bookshare.
>>> I, of course, am willing to validate them.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Christina
>>>
>>> Slow Burn (Madaris Family Series) by Brenda Jackson
>>>
>>> Everything in accountant Skye Barclay's life is fitting smoothly into
>>> place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted. Not
>>> only does she learn that her birth mother has died, but now Skye finds
>>> out that she has a biological brother: Vincent. Skye wants to track him
>>> down, and her parents, as well as her fiance, Wayne refuse to support or
>>> accept her decision. And Wayne takes it a step further and abruptly ends
>>> their engagement.
>>>
>>> Skye's search for Vincent leads her to his adoptive parents, Dr. Justin
>>> and Lorren Madaris, and, lo and behold, Slade Madaris-Vincent's tall,
>>> dark, and sexy cousin. Slade is by far the most compelling man Skye has
>>> ever met, but she isn't ready to get
>>> involved so soon after Wayne's rejection. not even when Slade offers her
>>> a job so she can stay in town and get to know her brother better.
>>>
>>> Slade is a shrewd businessman, but hiring Skye is one of the riskiest
>>> moves he's ever made. Soon their mutual attraction explodes into a steamy
>>>
>>> summer affair. When Wayne shows up in town, determined to win Skye back,
>>> Slade sets out to prove that he and Skye are meant to be together.
>>> Because a Madaris man never walks away from a challenge-especially when
>>> true love is on the line.
>>>
>>> Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark Series number 3)
>>> by
>>> Kresley Cole
>>> This one sounds fun and silly but I read the second book in the series
>>> and I
>>> thoroughly enjoyed it.
>>>
>>> Her breathless kiss haunts him...
>>>
>>> Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the
>>> one woman meant for him. The ruthless warrior grew even colder, never
>>> taking another to his bed -- until a smoldering encounter with his enemy,
>>>
>>> Mariketa
>>> the Awaited, reawakens his darkest desires. When sinister forces unite
>>> against her, the Highlander finds himself using all his strength and
>>> skill to keep her alive.
>>>
>>> His slow, hot touch is irresistible...
>>>
>>> Temporarily stripped of her powers, Mari is forced to take refuge with
>>> her sworn adversary. It's rumored that no one can tempt Bowen's hardened
>>> heart, but soon passion burns between them. Though a future together is
>>> impossible, she fears he has no intention of letting her go.
>>>
>>> No deed is too wicked for her seduction...
>>>
>>> If they defeat the evil that surrounds them, can Mari deny Bowen when he
>>> demands her body and soul -- or will she risk everything for her fierce
>>> protector?
>>>
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