[bksvol-discuss] Re: book approval?

Thanks and I'll have to check that out some Wednesday. It's in my calendar, but 
i just haven't made it there yet some night though. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Estelnalissi 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:16 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book approval?


  Dear Tina,

  On the Wednesday night conference calls, the crowd advised me to type in the 
title of the book I want to check in the advanced search. It will show up there 
before it has time to be placed on the new books list. The group told me my 
book had been accepted, but I argued, "I'm sitting at my computer and you can 
listen to jaws read the name of my book on the list of books waiting for 
approval. No way can it be approved yet."

  They very good naturedly insisted the book was approved. I would have 
believed them right away but I was sure the news was too good to be true. 

  Which reminds me...Pat, I hope your appointment wasn't too much of an ordeal. 
I've been thinking about you. Let me know off list, please..

  Always With Love,

  Lissi
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Tina Birnenbaum 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:08 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] book approval?


    Hi. For people who've had books approved, are you notified by e-mail or do 
you just have to look on the pages to see? I've only had one book approved that 
I've tried validating and camn't remember how I saw it I think just on the new 
book page. Just curious how others find that out.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Gerald Hovas 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:46 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some 
category info 


      Lissi,

      I don't know when Bookshare hit 23,000, but Gustavo sent a notice on June 
14 that Bookshare had reached 22,500, and there was a big announcement on the 
website back in January when Bookshare reach 20,000.  1000 books by the end of 
the year should be easy since, from what I've noticed,  Gustavo approves around 
400 to 500 books a month, and we have three months left in 2005.  Things will 
probably slow down around Thanksgiving and probably come to a crawl in mid to 
late December, but I still think we'll reach 25,000 by the end of the year with 
no problem.

      It will be interesting to see when we do reach 25,000.

      Gerald

      P.S. Here's Gustavo's notice from back in June.


      -----Original Message-----
      From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gustavo Galindo
      Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:05 AM
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare.org now has over 22,500 books


      gentlepeople,



      thanks to a night of very little sleep (i blame the hot weather), i 
approved a mess of books last night/this morning. we have surpassed the 22,500 
live books mark that we were aiming for by the start of the summer conventions 
the first week of July.



      we've met that goal a few weeks ahead of schedule, it seems!



      thanks for your hard work, your fun in sharing your passions for books, 
and for your participation in this awesome community.



      so, what's our next goal?



      gustavo





      -----Original Message-----
      From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
      Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:11 PM
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some 
category info 


      Dear Janice and Gerald,

      It's inspiring to be updated on the number of books in the collection. A 
thousand books before 2006 sounds like a tall order. Would any of you who enjoy 
statistics and are good at research be willing to find out how long it took to 
add the previous thousand titles, as in going from 23 to 24 thousand books? 

      Thanks, Gerald, for the good news that we've reached 24 thousand.

      Janice, I loved your post listing the number of books in the various 
categories. I love contemplating numbers, comparing categories and being happy 
that some of my favorites are well stocked. I'll be referring to your list from 
time to time. Thank you again for compiling and sending it. 

      Always With Love,

      Lissi
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Janice Carter 
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:32 PM
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some 
category info 


        This will give you a rough idea of books in the collection by 
category....



        Bookshare.org Books by Categories



        
Animals...............................................................................................................................................
 757

        Art and 
Architecture...........................................................................................................................
 98

        Biographies and 
Memoirs...........................................................................................................
 1,649

        Business and 
Finance.....................................................................................................................
 294

        Children's 
Books...........................................................................................................................
 2,478

        Computers and 
Internet..................................................................................................................
 775

        Cooking, Food and 
Wine...............................................................................................................
 161

        
Disability-Related..............................................................................................................................
 547

        
Entertainment....................................................................................................................................
 246

        Gay and 
Lesbian..............................................................................................................................
 523

        Health, Mind and 
Body....................................................................................................................
 686

        
History.............................................................................................................................................
 2,545

        Home and 
Garden..............................................................................................................................
 56

        
Horror.................................................................................................................................................
 314

        Literature and 
Fiction...................................................................................................................
 9,073

        
Military................................................................................................................................................
 483

        Mystery and 
Thrillers....................................................................................................................
 3,446

        
Nonfiction.......................................................................................................................................
 5,446

        Outdoors and 
Nature.......................................................................................................................
 293

        Parenting and 
Family......................................................................................................................
 369

        
Poetry.................................................................................................................................................
 343

        Professional and 
Technical............................................................................................................
 366

        
Reference..........................................................................................................................................
 416

        Religion and 
Spirituality...............................................................................................................
 1,268

        
Romance........................................................................................................................................
 1,572

        
Science..............................................................................................................................................
 470

        Science Fiction and 
Fantasy.....................................................................................................
 3,665

        
Self-Help.............................................................................................................................................
 516

        
Sports.................................................................................................................................................
 163

        
Teens..................................................................................................................................................
 867

        Textbooks and Educational 
Materials...........................................................................................
 950

        
Travel..................................................................................................................................................
 173

        
Westerns............................................................................................................................................
 262





        Janice

        -----Original Message-----
        From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Petraccaro
        Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:48 PM
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books



        What are the percentages in the various categories?

        Does anybody know?



          ----- Original Message ----- 

          From: Gerald Hovas 

          To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

          Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:54 PM

          Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books



          Gustavo doesn't show it on Bookshare's home page yet, but I happened 
to do a
          couple of searches using the Advanced Search page  earlier and found 
that
          the collection has 23,774 books in English and 274 books in Spanish.  
That's
          a total of 24,048 books in the collection.  That leabes three and a 
half
          months to break the goal of 25,000 by the end of the year.

          Gerald

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