[bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds

Oh, I see, gotcha.  So some schools will actually give you names of books they 
want you to scan and put up?  Am I following?  That's gotta be stressful-ish 
for you guys.

As for kids' books, what about the Caldecotts?  Has anyone been asking for 
those?  There are absolutely a ton of kids' book awards out there.  I hadn't 
known this until I was on the American Library Association website one day.  
Here's a couple I didn't know.  Schneider Family Book Award (best children's 
book on disabilities).  
Coretta Scott King Award (best by African American writers). Robert F. Sibert 
Informational Book Award for nonfiction. And the Stonewall Book Award for best 
GLBT children's book.  And these are only the ones I can think up off the top 
of my head!  Yah, had no idea there were so many.  We couldn't stay up on them 
all, were Bookshare to try for years!  

What sorts of children's books are on the horizon?  What are the investor-types 
thinking blind kiddies need?  Again, just curious.  It's an elementary ed major 
thing I guess.  

Best,
Allison


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carrie Karnos 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 1:38 AM
  Subject: [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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