In my experience when a book is downloaded to validate, it is put in whatever folder you choose to put it in. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:01 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newbie looking for advice
Hi all,Devorah, did you try the Windows search feature, and do a search for *.zip. or g*.zip or whatever the books' title starts with? I may be mistaken, but when a person downloads a book for validation, that book is placed in a separate place. I think, if you release the book, it will show up on the step One page again, and you can download it again if you want to do so.Don't worry, the book is still available. Just go to Step Two, release the book, then go back to step One, and download it again.Don't continue to be distraught. dry your eyes, make a cup of tea, and than, release and re-download. All is well.Ann P. Original message:I'm a very new volunteer. I validated two books successfully, studied the volunteer manual, read the books, etc. and I loved doing it, I am hooked on this validating thing; but two nights ago I had a weird and awful experience downloading a book for validating. I lost a book. I, junior, remedial Bookshare volunteer, have lost an entire book, misplaced the whole rtf file, it is gone! I have searched all over my computer and I can't find it.First of all, it was too late at night for me to be doing anything purposeful, so I can't really tell you what I did, it seemed right at the time. Second of all, I just noticed this minute when I tried once again to find the file, that my Winzip file unzipper that I have been using in the free evaluation mode, just told me my evaluation period is up. Did Winzip eat the book because I haven't paid the $29?I have searched my hard disk by file name and key phrase. I have searched in Recent Documents. I have searched in Winzip Wizard. Not anywhere. The first two books I had validated were found by the Winzip Wizard, but not my third book. I feel distraught, embarrassed, and, well, I guess the word humiliated is not too strong a word. How could I have lost a book? Is there any other place on my computer that I can look that it might be hidden? I can't think so, if the Winzip Wizard didn't find it.Do I re-scan this book and submit it? Do the wise people at Bookshare keep a back-up copy so incompetent people like me don't destroy submitters' hard work? Fortunately the book is short. It's called An African Prayer Book by Desmond Tutu. I was really looking forward to reading it and validating it. I am looking for advice, help, direction. Should I go to the library and get a copy to re-scan it and submit it for someone else to validate. Has anyone ever lost an entire book?Thanks for any advice. Feeling awful in snowy Minneapolis.Devorah-- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 3/22/2008 4:43 PM
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