[bksvol-discuss] Re: Checking ISBN [was: Four books just submitted]
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:43:16 -0700 (PDT)
Paula,
I am so glad I'm not the only one. Now I don't feel quite so stupid. grin
G.Cindy
and I'm afraid I
> didn't understand the Wikipedia
> explanation for calculating valid ISBN's. Then again,
> I'm not much at math,
> beyond balancing a checkbook. G!
>
> Anyway, thanks for posting these links.
>
> Paula
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:30 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Four books just submitted
>
>
> > Hi Donna,
> >
> > I double checked the validity of ISBN10:
> 0-545-45345-X. The Bookshare
> system
> > won't accept it because it doesn't pass the
> validation/checksum check.
> This
> > check is designed to avoid accidental typos and
> transcription errors and
> is
> > part of all ISBNs. Unfortunately sometimes publishers
> assign invalid ISBNs
> > to books! That's what must have happened in this
> case, as I manually
> > calculated the check digit, and it was definitely not
> 10 (represented by
> X).
> >
> > For anyone who is interested, Wikipedia does describe
> the checksum process
> > for both ISBN10 and ISBN13 in good detail. Here's
> also a link to isbn.org
> > that will convert ISBN10s and 13s and will let you
> know if a number does
> not
> > pass validation.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isbn
> > http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp
> >
> > As a volunteer don't worry if you run across a
> book with an invalid ISBN,
> it
> > can happen on occasion, and isn't a big deal.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jake
> >
> > Jake Brownell
> > QA Engineer, Bookshare.org
> > jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna Smith"
> <donnafsmith59@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:29 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Four books just submitted
> >
> >
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > First the short version:
> > >
> > > Enchantress by Lisa Jackson from the wish list
> > >
> > > In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond
> > >
> > > Killing Time by Linda Howard from the wish list
> > >
> > > Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear use to be on
> the wish list
> > >
> > > Three of these titles have different copyright
> names from the author.
> > >
> > > Lisa Jackson copyrights as Susan Crose
> > >
> > > Stephanie Bond copyrights as Stephanie Bond Hawk
> > >
> > > Linda Howard copyrights as Linda Howington
> > >
> > > Also, for some reason, the upload monster
> wouldn't accept the ISBN for
> > > Killing Time which ends in an X. I know I've
> uploaded other books
> > > that end like that, but it wouldn't take this
> one. I've double and
> > > tripled checked it and the ISBN as recorded in
> the book is definitely
> > > 0-545-45345-X. I uploaded with no ISBN, but if
> anyone down the line
> > > can get this one inserted, it is correct.
> > >
> > > More will be coming later this week, but here are
> the details on these
> > > four.
> > >
> > > Enchantress by Lisa Jackson from the wish list
> > >
> > > ENCHANTRESS is a special book that gives a
> glimpse into the beauty of
> > > medieval Wales - a very magical place of castles,
> dark heroes, strong
> > > women, fleet horses, and rumors of curses.
> > > The heroine, Morgana of Llanwynn, is a beautiful,
> headstrong girl whom
> > > many consider a sorceress. She's known to see
> into the future, a gift
> > > she considers a curse. One night when the moon is
> high and the mist
> > > rises off the sea, Morgana experiences a vision
> of darkness and
> > > deceit. She sees a dark and deadly warrior appear
> and hears the omen
> > > rushing in her ears: There will be death. It
> comes to the house of
> > > Wenlock from the North.
> > > Days later, Garrick of Abergwynn, the dark lord
> of a vast castle to
> > > the north and the embodiment of the fierce
> warrior appears. Seductive
> > > and brooding, he demands that Morgana help him
> locate his missing son.
> > > Morgana is loath to trust this destroyer from the
> north. . . and yet
> > > she finds it impossible to resist him.
> > >
> > > In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond
> > >
> > > What do voodoo and love have in common?
> > > Both involve strange rituals
> > > Neither are for amateurs
> > > If you aren't careful
> > > someone will get hurt
> > > You don't know what's hit you . .
> > > until it's way too late
> > >
> > > START WITH BAD MOJO . . .
> > > There's something strange afoot in the small
> town of Mojo Louisiana.
> > > Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets
> underway, Penny Francisco,
> > > who runs a health food business, refuses to
> believe in black magic.
> > > Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her
> lying, cheating
> > > husband Deke.
> > >
> > > ADD A PINPRICK OF REVENGE . . .Fueled by run-ins
> with her
> > > ex-mother-in-law and Deke's busty mistress,
> Penny is eager for the
> > > "emancipation party" her friend has
> plan. When she receives a Deke
> > > voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a
> pin as a joke. But
> > > when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police
> aren't laughing
> > >
> > > A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, an(
> <
> > > although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's
> motives (and his diet),
> > > she's desperate.
> > > Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder
> rap, Penny realizes that
> > > somehow she's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.
> > >
> > > Killing Time by Linda Howard from the wish list
> > >
> > > Returning to the entrancing supernatural
> territory of her popular
> > > novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York
> Times bestselling
> > > author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new
> novel that is her most
> > > daring, exciting, and original yet.
> > > In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was
> buried under the front
> > > lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be
> reopened in 2085. But
> > > just twenty years later, in the dead of night,
> the capsule is dug up,
> > > its contents stolen. That same night one of the
> contributors to the
> > > capsule is brutally slain in his home—with no
> sign of forced entry or
> > > indication of a struggle. One by one, others who
> had placed items in
> > > the time capsule are murdered. Besides his
> suspicions about the
> > > sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover,
> the chief
> > > investigator, Knox Davis, has absolutely no
> leads. And while Nikita's
> > > no murderer, she seems to be hiding plenty of
> secrets. With more at
> > > stake than anyone realizes, the smart-talking
> Nikita is determined to
> > > catch this cunning killer—while at the same
> time, battling her own
> > > deepening feelings for a man and for a world in
> which she doesn't
> > > belong.
> > >
> > > Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear use to be on
> the wish list
> > >
> > > I submitted this one once before but it was
> rejected for missing two
> > > pages. People, please let me know if such
> trivial problems occur in
> > > my scans. I always, always, as in never, ever,
> let go of a book until
> > > it makes it all the way into the collection and I
> am more than willing
> > > to fix any scanning errors!
> > >
> > > Sequel to Blood and Iron-To stop Jane, Matthew
> must contend with Magi,
> > > Fae, angels, untamed forces of nature, and an
> honest cop who thinks
> > > Matthew himself is the killer. And in the end,
> he'll find
> > >
> > > Now Campbell Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear
> delivers
> > > Seven years ago, Matthew the Magi ended an
> age-old war. It only cost
> > > him everything.
> > > Matthew and his fellow Promethean Magi followed
> Jane Andraste into
> > > Faerie to rescue her half-human daughter and
> destroy forever the power
> > > of the Fae. But when Matthew discovered
> Jane's treachery, he betrayed
> > > her, and the Promethean armies fell. Matthew lost
> his brother and his
> > > mentor...and the lives of almost everyone else he
> knew.
> > > Now Jane is recruiting a new army, and
> Matthew—his right hand
> > > crippled, his power shattered—is the protector
> of New York City. So
> > > when he finds a young woman brutally murdered by
> a beast almost
> > > certainly Fae, it's his duty to bring her
> killer to justice before
> > > Jane uses the crime to justify more war. To stop
> Jane, Matthew must
> > > contend with Magi, Fae, angels, untamed forces of
> nature, and an
> > > honest cop who thinks Matthew himself is the
> killer.
> > >
> > > Enjoy!
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
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