[bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

The grants I'm most familiar with are from schools, colleges and universities, 
who say please put the following textbooks, classic novels, or classic 
children's books on the db, so their students can read them for classes.  The 
novels and kiddie books are okay, but textbooks are a big pain since 1) there 
are usually lots of charts and graphs, 2) sometimes there are symbols (like 
math symbols) that aren't on normal keyboards, 3) they really have to be 
absolutely perfect, and 4) they're usually huge and don't scan well.  If 
Bookshare can say to a school administrator, we have all of the Newbery Award 
winning books, that's a big plus for educators who want their kids to read 
quality children's books.
 
Will try to get the gardening and cookbooks onto the db sooner than the other 
books.
 
Carrie

Allison <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Karrie,
 
Just out of curiosity, what kinds of books do the investors and grant givers 
want?  I really am just wondering.  I'm trying to imagine what I would want 
blind people to read, were I a sighted person with a lot of money to give.  
Hmmmmm.
 
Anyway, good luck on all the scanning.  Me, I'm with Shelly on being excited 
about that "I Hate to Cook" cookbook! <smile>. 
 
Allison
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carrie Karnos 
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 1:10 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds


Yes, there are several projects in the works.  Unfortunately the books that 
will bring in grant money (so Bookshare can stay afloat) are not the same books 
that most members want to read (sci fi, mysteries, romance and some other 
category that I've forgotten - Westerns maybe?). So the staff does a juggling 
act, trying to keep everyone happy - investors, members, volunteers.  It's a 
bit rough on the staff members, since they WANT to make everyone supremely 
happy but they know they can't.  I try to put the books I find (based on what 
everyone tells me in the discussion group) into the submission queue as fast as 
I can, but my time is limited too.  We really do try, we really really do...
 
Thanks!  Carrie

siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote:
 
It seems to me that they definnitely  need more staff to approve books..  One 
person can only do so much, and yet Marissa keeps dreaming up more projects and 
bringing in more books, even though she tells us they are working on a bunch of 
donated books.  It seems the gardening books should get some priority as well 
as cookbooks.  
 
Sue S.
 
----- Original Message ----- From: Carrie Karnos 
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds



Glad I can help!
 
One word of caution: Marissa brought in 5 bags of books on Thursday, and I got 
2 more bags of books this weekend, so it'll take a while for all of the books 
(probably 80-100) to move thru the queue.  Don't hold your breath waiting for 
them!  I hope we can streamline the process, and get them submitted sooner, but 
you know how it goes...
 
Carrie

"Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kerry, these are wonderful. i can't wait to read the "I hate cookbook" and 
the one on the senses.


Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Karnos" 
To: "Bookshare Vol Group" 
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] more book sale finds


Hi all,

I went to the book sale again today and came away with:

Sense and Nonsense: A Study in Human Communication by Alfred Fleischman
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography of Lorraine 
Hansberry
On Being Black: Writings by Afro-Americans from Frederick Douglass to the 
Present
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
Victory by Joseph Conrad
The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken
Take Care of Your Dog with the Home Vet Handbook
50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
30 Simple Energy Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
Flowering Succulents by Gordon Rowley
The Clear and Simple Gardening Guide by DX Fenten
The Wonderful World of Books by Alfred Stefferud (editor)
Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane
The Big Knockover by Dashiell Hammett
An Introduction to Literature and the Fine Arts by the Editors at Michigan 
State College Press
Planning Art Education in the Middle/Secondary Schools of Ohio
Understanding the Arts by Helen Gardner
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Artists at Work by Bernard Chaet
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History by James Smith Pierce
The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach by Ernst Fischer

There were probably 100 gardening books at the book sale, lots of them being 
Sunset Publishing (which is a few miles from the Bookshare office). What 
type of gardening books do people want? I can pick some up during next 
month's book sale.

Carrie




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