From what you told us about Blbiss River I though I'd like to read it; then I read the customer reviews on Amazon. However I wouldn't mind prroofing it, but I have others to do first. I also have a list of Gwe's books that I plan to do when I finish the boks I have and a couple of ohers I promised to do. But if Bliss River or any of the ofthe books linger on the list I'll take them when I have time. Cindy Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List --- On Mon, 11/30/09, robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen and Robert > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 3:20 PM > > > > > > > > Here they are but three > are adult and literally to > the extreme, Bad as she wants to be by Thea devine along > with Bliss River and Satisfaction along with > Host by Paul F. Wilson but will take someone sighted to get > the > chapters, kurzweil didn't get them all so > didn't put them and the last one > is The homesteader which is just your typical western. > There may be another one > but don't worry about them because I don't want > anyone to be offended. I just > wonder sometimes if Bookshare is becoming like the > NLS. > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Chela > Robles > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Monday, > November 30, 2009 3:36 > PM > Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen > and Robert > > > Robert, is it possible > you can give us a list of > books that need proofreading, I'll do a > few. > ---------------- > Of all the friends I’ve had growing up, the trumpet > has been a motivating, yet challenging friend. I can > express myself through > the trumpet to anyone who loves music, because this > instrument has a range of > moods. These great personalities shape the classic > trumpet: “brash, > impetuous, cocky, and cool, and in-command.” > “You have to remember the > trumpet is a mean instrument. Sometimes I feel like > throwing it out the > window, it’s such a beast. There are times when it > treats you so sweet and > nice that everything comes out just perfect. Then you > come back to it the next > night, rub your hands together and say to yourself > you’re going to do it all > over again. You pick up the horn put it to your chops and > the son of a bitch > says: SCREW YOU!!!!!” > —Roy Eldridge— > Chela Robles > E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx > MSNWindowsLive > Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: > jazzytrumpet > Cell Phone: 925-250-5955 > > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Monica Willyard > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Monday, > November 30, 2009 1:26 > PM > Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] For Gwen and > Robert > > > Gwen, you're right. Robert > is an experienced and > valuable member of our community. Robert, how many > books do you have that > are waiting to be approved? Are they on step 1 or in > the admin queue? > > > Gwen, there are several factors > in play regarding > Robert's books. I don't know if you're > aware of all of these, so I thought > I'd share them. Some of them can probably be > addressed by people on this > list. Others can't. > > On the staff side, Carrie was > on vacation for a > week before Thanksgiving. Also, most of the staff had > some time off last > week for the holiday. I have found that she generally > approves books from > volunteers within 24 to 48 hours of their entry into > the admin queue. Carrie > used to be a volunteer just like us, and she remembers > the frustration of > waiting and waiting for a book to be approved. She has > worked with Robert as > a fellow volunteer as well and knows of his skills and > flexible > attitude. > > From here, it looks like the > bottleneck right now > is in getting books proofread. The number of books on > step 1 is piling up > again. Our number of active volunteers and their > preferences for reading > determine how fast a book is processed. This factor > affects everyone who > submits books. For awhile everyone was worried about > not having any books to > work on. Some people quit looking for new books on step > 1 because of all of > the books with holds on them. Now there are a lot of > excellent books needing > a proofreader. > > The other factor, on a more > personal level, is hard > for me to explain. Robert is a consistent and dedicated > volunteer. I respect > him for his dedication and teamwork. Yet I am hesitant > to take his books for > a personal reason. In the past, Robert has been willing > to scan some > adult-rated content for Bookshare. It's my > perception that much of what he > scans would be classified as steamy romances. I prefer > not to read the > steamier books. This isn't about Robert or his > skills as a submitter. It's > about me and what I want to read. I generally don't > like to draw attention > to this issue since I think it's a > personal one on my part. Since I > feel uncomfortable asking Robert which books are adult, > I let others take > his books when he submits. I figured it would make him > angry if I asked > about it. If I am wrong about what Robert submits, I > apologize and take full > responsibility for not checking out my assumptions with > > him. > > I > think what I'm saying is that we might do a better > job of communicating with > each other. I know I need to do that. I didn't know > that Robert's books > weren't getting added to the collection. I also > assumed that most people are > more comfortable with adult content than I am and that > those would be done > quickly. I could be wrong on both > counts. > > The last thing I want is for you or Robert > to feel ignored or > unappreciated. I don't have an immediate solution. > I think we could find > ways to work this out together, with the help of the > Bookshare community. It > would help us fix the problem if we know exactly > what's going on, if the > books are on step 1, or are they getting lost in the > admin > queue. > > Monica > Willyard > "The best way to > predict the future is to create it." -- Peter > Drucker > > > > > > At 10:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote: > > I think a timely > manner is the key. > And those who have scanned for years and their books > are good, and everyone knows they are good, to me > there shouldn't be a > delay. > Some books get up there right away, so what is the > difference in books? > Especially those of like > Robert's when his books have been tried and true > for a long > time. > Eventually volunteers are gonna quit > submitting > books, because they aren't getting anywhere. Some > books stay up there for > a long time. > It's grand for kids books grand for grants, > > but I think they are forgetting the > submitters especially > those hard working ones like Bob who turns in a > quality scan each and > every time not like his wife who turns no quality > scans LOL. > I > understand me, but Bob that is different. > His should go right > away. > Gwen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: robert tweedy > > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:58 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main > concern these > days? > > > That's fine as long as our > books get into the system on > a timey matter. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Denise Thompson > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:50 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the > main concern these > days? > > > I think BKS's concern is to do books that > fit their grant money. > educational which seems to be most books for kids > and teens in > addition to text books, of course. Adult books > don't seem to be > educational- especially those that have some > romance in them. Since > they have out-sourcers and do their grant books > with them as well as > in house, I feel like I need to continue to scan > adult books for the > rest of us who aren't students and who > don't want to read kids books > and teen books. > > Denise > > > > > At 09:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote: > > > I've noticed a strong emphasis on > children's books as well. This > is wonderful, so long as it isn't at the > expense of books for us > adults, too. > > > Melissa > > > > robert tweedy wrote: > > > I am just wondering about bookshare > policy of submitted books. > Taking a look at the cue, it looks like > children's books which is > okay but what about books that are just for > pleasure. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank > Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 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. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 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.