[bksvol-discuss] Re: books found on other services

Some of my Olaf Stapledon books are kind of old and beat up, too.  But, if they 
are likely to be better than yours I could send them to be scanned.  Or, if you 
scan yours I'd be happy to validate since I have my copies to work from.

Misha

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From: Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: books found on other services



 
 


I have Odd John and Sirius, an Last and First men 
and Starmaker.

I may Not get to them immediately since I have 2 
books I'm finishing up.  I'm working on Forgotten Men which needs its 
footnotes checked and properly set up and Power to the People which needs a 
Name 
check (475 names currently).

My guess is that I could get to it in the middle of 
December.  The books are old and have been very slightly water 
damaged.  If they won't scan worth a damn I'll let you know tomorrow.  
Hope this helps.

.PS NLS did have two books on tape. 

 


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  From: 
  Evan 
  Reese 

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  Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:38 
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  on other services

  


  It would be an extraordinary, and unexpected, piece of good 
  fortune if you did have these. Whatever you find out, please send word 
  to:

  mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

   

  Whatever the results of your search, thank you very much for 
  checking.

   

  Evan

   

   

  
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    From: 
    Gary 
    Petraccaro 

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    Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:37 
    AM

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    found on other services

    


    I used to have them.  May still.  
    I'll check.  

    
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      From: 
      Evan 
      Reese 

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      Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:01 
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      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: books 
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      The two books were by Olaf Stapledon, a British science 
      fiction writer who had a great influence on Arthur C. Clarke and Greg 
Bear 
      among others. His most well-known works were published 
      in the 1930's. He is one of the few authors whose name has become an 
      adjective. Whenever a reviewer says that a work is "Stapledonian", many 
SF 
      readers will immediately know that that means it is grand in scope and 
      probably takes place in the far future and involves characters - 
      posthumans - people very different from the ones around now. Some 
consider 
      his writing to be rather dry, but few would disagree that it is extremely 
      imaginative.

       

      The one that is available from NLS is Star Maker and the 
      other book was Odd John and Sirius - two separate novels, but published 
      together in the edition RFB&D had recorded. They did a pretty 
      good job with both of those recordings, too. It is sad to know that 
      probably noone will hear them again. I wish I had thought to check on 
them 
      and order the tapes before it was too late.

       

      NLS also has Last and First Men and Last Men in London, 
      two other books published in one volume. I wonder if those, and their 
      version of Star Maker, will also be orphaned when they stop sending out 
      cassettes.

       

      Evan

       

      
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        From: 
        Gary 
        Petraccaro 

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        Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 
        9:17 PM

        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: books 
        found on other services

        


        Which two?

        Thanks.

         

        
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          From: 
          Evan Reese 

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          Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 
          10:32 PM

          Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 
          books found on other services

          

There is also another issue: Whenever NLS changes its 
          formats, many books 
are left behind - never to be accessible 
          again. This happened when they 
stopped sending out records and it 
          will happen again when they stop lending 
cassettes. The same thing 
          happened with RFB&D books on cassette. I picked up 
a few that 
          were on cassette that are not yet on CD, but I missed some too - 
          
probably some that I haven't thought of yet. Just last Thursday, I 
          was 
saddened to discover that I couldn't find two books I like 
          very much that 
they recorded years ago on tape that are now no 
          longer available because 
they are not on CD. NLS has one of them 
          on tape, but the other is not 
accessible anywhere at this time. I 
          hope to fix that early next year by 
submitting it to 
          Bookshare.

With Bookshare books, I would expect that whatever 
          new file formats are 
created and adopted, there will likely always 
          be devices that can read brf 
files and devices that will read old 
          versions of Daisy files. Or even if 
that is not the case, the rtf 
          files that Bookshare has of all submitted 
books can be reprocessed 
          into any new format that comes along. In short, no 
more orphaned 
          books; or it is to be hoped, anyway.

Evan

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> Plus, on bookshare, yu 
          can get the books immediately--no calling your 
> regional 
          library and waiting for the book to arrive.
>
> Cat Lover 
          Lori
>
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          Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:33 PM
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>> Hi,
>> I favor having 
          books on Bookshare even if they are duplicates. One 
>> 
          example
>> of why is that although a site like National 
          Braille Press has them, they
>> are in grade two braille. 
          That leaves out some people. NLS may only have 
>> 
          it
>> on tape. That leaves out some people. Bookshare offers 
          books in both 
>> DAISY
>> and brf formats. That 
          includes everyone as far as I can tell. I wish we
>> would 
          stop pointing people to other sites to be honest. Instead, I feel 
          
>> we
>> should get those books and put them on 
          Bookshare. I wish they would join 
>> us
>> and help 
          us. That would centralize everything.
>>
>> 
          Jim
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> 
          Jim
>>
>> James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, 
          Highmark Inc.,
>> james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 
          412-544-1810
>>
>> "Never doubt that a thoughtful 
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>> I was thinking about some of the 
          requests for books that are found free 
>> on
>> 
          other services sites.  For example, Louisa May Alcot's 
          books.  Mnay of 
>> hers
>>
>> are 
          free on Project Gutenberg.
>>
>> We already have 
          links on Bookshare that simply point to other services
>> 
          sites
>> for books.  Why can't we do something similar 
          in this case?  We have 
>> links
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          to N BP for some books found exclusively over 
          there.
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