[bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins donations

  • From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:16:30 -0400

Ahah.  John Henry was Dead at the end of the story was the way that should have 
read.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Petraccaro 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 2:26 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins donations


  Let's say that, if I did mind somewhat, I'd mind a hell of a lot more if I 
did a book I didn't have to do.  The past is past.  I've done more than one 
book more than once as ocr engines improved.
  John Henry was at the end of the story.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Grandma Cindy 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:59 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins donations


    You honestly wouldn't mind if a book that you'd
    perfected and that deserved the rating of excellent
    was discarded? You're a better man than I am, Gunga
    din.

    G.Cindy

    --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    > I would find that just wonderful.  We're hoping we
    > will be obsoleted, because without that, we will
    > never be able to scan much of what's already out
    > there.
    > 
    >   ----- Original Message ----- 
    >   From: siss52 
    >   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    >   Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:21 AM
    >   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins
    > donations
    > 
    > 
    > 
    >   These publisher quality books concern me.  John
    > Glass said something to the 
    >   effect that someday they hope to have all
    > publisher quality in the 
    >   collection.  We have some topnotch submitters and
    > validators, and a lot of 
    >   the books in the collection reflect this.  I would
    > hate to see books that 
    >   deserve their excellent rating replaced.
    > 
    >   Sue S.
    > 
    > 
    >   ----- Original Message ----- 
    >   From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
    >   To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    >   Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:17 AM
    >   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] HarperCollins donations
    > 
    > 
    >   Allison H was kind enough to send me the list of
    > books
    >   that HarperCollins has donated to bookshare. I
    > gather
    >   that bookshare is working on making them available
    > for
    >   download in BRF,  and Allison and some of you kind
    >   people are working to affix short synopses. Then
    >   they'll be added to the collection.
    > 
    >   Some already have been added, replacing one book
    > that
    >   I spent time validating, though my synopsis was
    > left
    >   intact. Whether others will replace books already
    > in
    >   the collection, even if they're Excellent, or will
    > be
    >   added along with them so members have a choice as
    > to
    >   what to download, I don't know. I certainly hope
    > not
    >   the former.
    > 
    >   Anyway, I plan not to validate any books on the
    > list.
    >   If any of you are thinking of scanning or
    > validating
    >   books published by HarperCollins, you're welcome
    > to
    >   check with me if you don't want to do one of the
    > books
    >   that will be added by the publisher.
    > 
    >   Unfortunately, we couldn't wait for the Princess
    > Diary
    >   books to get into the collection from the
    > publisher.
    >   Only Princess in Training remains, and Judy is
    >   validating that. Yay!!
    > 
    >   G.Cindy
    > 
    >   ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE
    > BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS 
    >   AVAILABLE AT
    >  
    >
    http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
    >   http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
    >  
    >
    http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
    > 
    >   A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS
    > AVAILABLE AT 
    >  
    >
    http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html
    > 
    >   Jake's site for useful links:
    > http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html
    > 
    > 
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    ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS 
AVAILABLE AT  
    http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
    http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
    http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm

    A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT 
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html

    Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html


          
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