Hello, and welcome to the list.
I'm thrilled to hear that we have a person interested in non-fiction books,
and I'm sure I'm not the only one. :-) They are often more challenging to
scan and validate, so there are fewer people with enough interest to cary
them through the task. Make sure to start with something at a moderate
difficulty level and work up so you dont lose enthusiasm. I'd suggest
holding off on things with charts for a while, because they are time
consuming and bookshare is now working on improvements to the formatting of
books. Text books will certainly be of higher quality after the changes
have been made. That doesn't mean you shouldn't start working on books for
bookshare now, though.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck Assistive Technology Trainer http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
Hi all,
Just a note to introduce myself ...
I've recently joined BookShare and subscribed to the related email lists. I submitted my request to become a volunteer, and look forward to contributing.
I'm very much enjoying the extensive book collection, as well as the friendly and knowledgeable contributions of individual participants on the lists.
I amm in the process of retiring from a couple of decades in state government work -- Information Technology, Research, and Management. While those jobs were good experiences, I admit to an eagerness for free time to read and explore more personal interests. My guess is that I'll enjoy focusing on scanning/validating non-fiction books, since many of my interests fall in that category
-- math/science, economics/financial planning, music, theology, language/metaphor/symbols, dance, marketing/small business enterprise, etc.
Looking forward to working/discussing with you-all.
Thanks. LuRetta Fairman LFairman@xxxxxxxxxxx
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