G. Cindy,I have a question regarding synopses. If you cite where you got the synopses from *B&N or Amazon* can these be used without running the risk of plagerism? I always state where I am getting them from as in all reality, most of the synopses on B&N and Amazon come right from the book itself.
I am just trying to figure-out the best way to do this. I have been told that as long as you cite the summary, it is fine...is this the case?
Maithe *confused as ever*----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:51 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publisher Quality Books needing synopses
Sigh. Originally I was going to add brief synopses based on amazon.com to my email list, but when I started the other night, there were so many books and it was so late and some of the reviews were detailed I couldn't figure out how to briefly synopsize (if there is such a word). I could add genre, e.g., scifi, fantasy. It was the Garth Nix books that I couldn't figure out how to describe briefly, so I gave up and went to bed. Most of the publisher quality books that have been added in the past couple of days have been fiction, if that's any help, and from the titles, I'd guess many were romance. It rather surprised me, as they seemed to be the type I'd consider Harlequin or that type of romance. If those of you who receive my list want some kind of description even if it's only genre, please let me know. I'll start working on the list earlier in the evening. smile G.Cindy G.Cindy --- Mayrie ReNae <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hello Everyone, As volunteers we are required to include at least a short synopsis with our submissions of books in order to have them even accepted as submissions. I do not like not seeing any synopses at all with the dozens of Publisher Quality books. If we are required to provide a synopsis with each book that we wish to add to the Bookshare collection, I think that Publisher Quality books should not be exempt from this requirement. I don't know who is responsible for adding these new Publisher Quality books to the collection, but I think whoever is responsible for including them should also be responsible for including a synopsis with each book. It isn't as though anyone had to take the time to scan the book, or even validate it, so someone should at least be held accountable for providing a synopsis. If I want to know if a book is of interest to me, I have to go seeking somewhere else a synopsis of it. That isn't impossible, but it is a pain, especially since we as volunteers are required to make the effort to include a synopsis with each book which we wish to have added to the Bookshare collection. Requirements should be requirements across the board, in my opinion. I am seriously considering not submitting any more books until this inequity has been rectified. Mayrie 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.***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AThttp://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htmA LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.htmlJake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals?Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shoppingTo 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 Free Edition.Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release Date: 2/22/2008 6:39 PM
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