[bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at Bookshare.org
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:41:14 -0500
Mickey,
Thanks for this post.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mickey" <micka@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:14 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
Bookshare.org
> I agree with Sue, too. With fourteen books on the admin queue, I'm
wondering
> why I work so hard if no one gets to see my work. Granted, I get to see
> books I might not see, but this is a high price to pay.
>
> I was on the staff of a nonprofit organization for 17-1/2 years. One of
the
> major goals, besides fund-raising, should be to keep the volunteers having
a
> feeling of purpose. That just doesn't hapeen when books are on the step-1
> page or in the admin queue for months.
>
> Every now and again--not as often as I should--I take a book that bores me
> silly--because it needs to be done. But then it just sits.
>
> Sue is making valid points, and the only way to make an organization
better
> is to voice valid criticism. You go, girl!
>
> Mickey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "k4zq" <k4zq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 7:07 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> Bookshare.org
>
>
> > Wonder why any time anyone says anything besides I luv you all, and
> > bookshare is the most wonderful thing since sliced bread, they get some
> > childish accusation or other.
> >
> > I doubt that sue has a hair trigger temper. She's just like most
females,
> > highly opinionated.
> >
> > Gwaun, Sue,
> > Ernie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1:11 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> > Bookshare.org
> >
> >
> >> And possibly a hair-trigger temper, eh?
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:48 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> >> Bookshare.org
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Go ahead and sling mud! I'm a big girl with a thick skin. <lol>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 6:58 PM
> >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> >>> Bookshare.org
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Woe, come on now! This is getting a bit ridiculous Sue. Consider for
a
> >>>> minute if you were one of these new employees. Would you like to be
> >>>> essentially thrown to the wolves and left to fend for yourself? Or
> >>>> would
> >>> you
> >>>> rather receive some initial guidance to jump start your job? If you
> >>>> prefer
> >>>> the latter, then think about who may well be administering this
> >>>> training,
> >>>> Gustavo. If he is in fact doing so, this would logically mean that he
> >>>> has
> >>>> less time to approve books. I would guess that things will pick back
up
> >>>> in
> >>> a
> >>>> month or two once everyone has established their role and knows what
to
> >>> do,
> >>>> and the most efficient way to get things done.
> >>>>
> >>>> And another thing, where did you get "mid May" from? Gustavo deserves
a
> >>>> vacation just like the rest of us, and if he's gone for just a week,
as
> >>>> Janice indicated, then he'll be back well before "mid May".
> >>>>
> >>>> Bookshare has clearly been understaffed for some time now. They are
> >>>> remedying that situation, let's respect that and give them some sort
of
> >>>> chance.
> >>>>
> >>>> Scott
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
> >>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 4:27 PM
> >>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> >>>> Bookshare.org
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Ah, I knew it! This time I knew better than to raise my hopes when
> >>>> > the
> >>>> > announcement came about the hiring of John Glass. Instead of doing
> >>>> > handstands, I held off because I knew there was a catch. Gustavo,
> >>>> > who
> >>>> > should be there approving books, has been "let out", thus delaying
> >>>> > this
> >>>> > very
> >>>> > important job for a month? "Till mid-May?" Gotcha!!!
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Sue S.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> > From: "Janice Carter" <Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 4:43 PM
> >>>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> >>>> > Bookshare.org
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >> You're killing me today.....
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Here's what I suggest. Give us time to get the folks here settled
> >>>> >> (mid
> >>>> > May?). Then contact Mr. John Glass and ask him to add this
> >>>> > suggestion
> >>> to
> >>>> > the list of things that are important to the Volunteers. (Others
> >>>> > have
> >>>> > suggested having the ability to "gift" their extra credits to new
> >>>> > users.
> >>>> > And, others have asked about pooling large amounts of credits and
> >>> offering
> >>>> > to financially challenged schools.)
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> P.S. - Janice, Jennifer, and Susie are in the office for the next
> >>>> >> few
> >>>> > weeks if you have any urgent issues. We sent Gustavo away for the
> >>>> > next
> >>>> > week
> >>>> > so he can try to regain his sanity. The approval process for books
> >>>> > will
> >>>> > remain "as is" until he returns. As he hands off chores to
Jennifer
> >>>> > and
> >>>> > John, the approval process will pick up again.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Thanks.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Janice Carter
> >>>> >> Director, Literacy Programs
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Benetech
> >>>> >> 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201
> >>>> >> Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (650) 475-5440 x122
> >>>> >> (650) 759-5828 cell
> >>>> >> (650) 475-1066 fax
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> janice.c@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> www.benetech.org
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
> >>>> >> A Nonprofit Organization
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tom
hawkins
> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:40 PM
> >>>> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew membership at
> >>>> > Bookshare.org
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Hi Janice, I sent a querry to Gerald earlier regarding life-time
> >>>> > membership in BookShare. At the time I was jesting, but it seems
to
> >>>> > me
> >>>> > that
> >>>> > this subject should be broached at some level. Those of us that
> >>>> > comtribute
> >>>> > more than the required number of books each year than is necessary
to
> >>>> > maintain our membership should find some sort ofreward at some
level
> >>>> > for
> >>>> > our
> >>>> > work. Maybe bragging rights or something. Tom Hawkins
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> >> From: Janice Carter <mailto:Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:21 PM
> >>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Cost to join and renew membership at
> >>>> > Bookshare.org
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Several of you have questioned the reference to $75.00 in the
> >>>> > Bookshare.org Quarterly Newsletter, so let me clarify for you:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> What does it cost to join Bookshare? $75.00.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> From the website
> >>>> > (http://www.bookshare.org/web/AboutIndividualSubscriptions.html),
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Individual Subscriptions
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Individual subscriptions enable "all-you-can-read"*
> >>>> >
<http://www.bookshare.org/web/AboutIndividualSubscriptions.html#note>
> >>>> > access to books in easy-to-use digital formats for a full year.
> >>>> > Subscriptions cost 50 dollars plus a 25 dollar sign-up fee the
first
> >>> year.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Books and periodicals from Bookshare.org contain the full text of
> >>>> >> the
> >>>> > publication (not pre-recorded audio) that can be read with the
> >>>> > adaptive
> >>>> > technology of the reader's choice. A talking software application
is
> >>>> > included with membership, providing members with one option for
> >>>> > reading
> >>>> > the
> >>>> > books. The publications are also available in contracted digital
> >>> Braille.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> What does it cost to renew your Individual membership? $50.00.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Let us know if you have more questions.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Janice Carter
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Director, Literacy Programs
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Benetech
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (650) 475-5440 x122
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (650) 759-5828 cell
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> (650) 475-1066 fax
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> janice.c@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> www.benetech.org <http://www.benetech.org/>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> A Nonprofit Organization
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
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