[bksvol-discuss] Fire Ice
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:19:27 -0800 (PST)
And if you're searching by author, you have to spell
the name correctly (smile). Cussler, not st
Cindy
--- Harry Weber <uhpw001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> actually Fire Ice is on bookshare, you just have to
> do a searchfor Clive
> Custler while you are loged in.
> Harry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:33 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare demographics
>
>
> > Brian,
> > As a prolific submitter of kids material I'll
> take a minute to explain
> > why.
> >
> > I'm a person of many hobbies each of which I will
> focus on from time to
> > time. For instance I also enjoy old time radio
> programs greatly and have
> > an
> > extensive collection of public domain material.
> >
> > Books came before old time radio and other hobbies
> like web design and
> > program design. I used to collect Hardy Boys books
> as well as other
> > titles,
> > but primarily Hardy Boys. I remember reading some
> on my CCTV when my
> > vision
> > was better. I also remember the numerous NLS tapes
> and how annoyed I'd get
> > because they wouldn't have anymore when there were
> two or three times the
> > number of titles available that they had
> available. I also believe it or
> > not
> > in 1999 was scanning books every now and then at
> the age of 13 using OCR
> > software offered by my scanner package. Was it
> error free? Definately not
> > but you could follow what was going on.
> > So I've got well over 100 if not close to 200 kids
> titles. I'm a freshman
> > in
> > college now and when I began scanning books again
> this summer naturally I
> > turned to my piles of books to read. Some I'd read
> through scanning and
> > some
> > were read to me and others I had yet to read. Also
> this summer I saw an
> > excellent deal on a huge lot of Boxcar Children
> books that weren't on
> > BookShare yet, so naturally I picked them up.
> >
> > It is also important to note that children books
> are faster and easier to
> > do. The recent postings you might have seen from
> me might have something
> > to
> > do with the fact I'm on winter vacation and have
> scanned and submitted
> > over
> > 20 books during this time.
> > I feel that I will for some time be a submitter of
> kids books because I
> > just
> > remember that I wanted more from series. And if at
> the age of 13 I'm
> > operating a computer and scanner then I could
> potentially at a younger age
> > be using a BookShare account to access my favorite
> books.
> >
> > Of course I do enjoy older titles. I love John
> Grisham and have recently
> > read State of Fear by Michael Crichton and am
> currently listening to Fire
> > Ice by Clive Custler on audiobook. The text of
> Fire Ice isn't on BookShare
> > but I think my step mom has a copy I might be able
> to scan...it is proving
> > an interesting read...
> >
> > Well I've definately strayed off topic a bit. I
> guess my point is that yes
> > there might be quite a bit, but looking at the new
> books list I definately
> > see a lot of nonkids related material. Hang in
> there with this semester
> > I've
> > got going for me, 18 hours, I doubt you'll hear a
> lot from me <frown> but
> > ah
> > well then they'll be summer....
> >
> >
> > Happy reading!
> > Jake
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:30 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare demographics
> >
> >
> >> Listers,
> >> I wonder if there is any demographic information
> about the universe of
> >> bookshare users.
> >> I ask, because I am thinking that perhaps to some
> degree the books that
> > are
> >> submitted and validated might be prioritized
> according to the user base.
> >> It seems to me, for example, that we are
> submitting and validating an
> > aweful
> >> lot of childrens books, and I can't think that
> there are that many kids
> >> using bookshare.
> >> Yes, I know that sometimes it is fun for us
> adults to read good childrens
> >> lit, and that some kids books are among the best
> titles in literature,
> >> but
> >> it seems as though we have two or three kids
> books for every other title.
> >> I for one am beginning to feel that all these
> kids books are crowding out
> >> other adult titles that are languishing waiting
> for validation.
> >> Brian Miller
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Paula and James Muysenberg"
> <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "Bksvol" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:50 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted
> >>
> >>
> >> > The God You've Been Searching For, by Mac
> Brunson, with foreword by
> > David
> >> > Jeremiah
> >> > RTF
> >> > 8 chapters, about 157 pages
> >> > Already thoroughly edited, and all pages
> accounted for.
> >> >
> >> > Paula
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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