Hi Marilyn, I don't think you have to learn a new skill. The new options for volunteers are geared, I think, to those whose scanning and proofreading preferences are completely swallowed up by publisher quality books. Or, for folks who are afraid their work will be replaced by publisher quality books and don't like that idea. I, like you, enjoy what I scan and proofread. And though I'll be happy to help out wherever it's necessary, those things are still what I started volunteering doing, and have always enjoyed, and will continue to do. We just need to either be prepared to have the books be replaced that we scan and/or proofread before publishers who intend to offer books to Bookshare replace them, or seek out books that interest us but that won't be replaced, either because they're older books, or books produced by publishers who don't contribute to Bookshare. There's a place here foreveryone. And all contributions are good contributions. I don't think you need to worry. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marilyn Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 9:27 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Scott Rains Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: our commitment to you: from Jim Fruchterman and Betsy Beaumon Hi, Scott. Not finding anything resembling my own reaction so far, I have to ask: What about any scanners and/or any proofreaders who are, as I am, quite thrilled doing precisely what they're doing now? I'm a new scanner and I scan books that appeal to me. I'm a proofreader for under two years and love proofreading scary murder mysteries and true crime stories. I didn't notice anything in the new needed options that appealed to me. Do I have to learn a new skill now? Respectfully, Marilyn mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx 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. 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.