[bksvol-discuss] Re: renewals revisited
- From: Lisa Gorden-Cushman <crysania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:44:47 -0700
I'm so sorry that happened to you. That really sucks. I hope the proofer can
give back the book.
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On Sep 24, 2012, at 5:12 AM, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to revisit the issue of renewals. Let me explain. I know that
> Evan had mentioned that he thought the renew link should be up on the
> checkout page all the time. He didn't explain why, but I now understand why.
>
> I have been working on Joanna Gregory's The Tarnished Chalice for the past
> six weeks. I'm in the middle, about halfway along. Anyway, my book came up
> for renewal and I got the notice on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I had
> already left for the weekend. I was attending my cousin's wedding. I
> arrived home late yesterday afternoon and proceeded to catch up on things in
> the house, never thinking about my book till I began wading through the
> email. I found the bookshare notice of renewal that was sent to me on
> Friday. Needless to say, my book was long gone when I went to look for it
> this morning.
>
> I have written to the proofer who has snapped it up, no fault of hers at all,
> and have politely asked her if she might consider releasing it for me. I
> have explain my situation, and said that if she's a new proofer and needs a
> proof to do, she may keep the book, but if not might she consider releasing
> it? I haven't heard back.
>
> Bottom line, folks, I couldn't do a blessed thing about renewing my book this
> weekend. I wasn't here. Had the renewal link been on the page permanently,
> I could have renewed the blessed thing on Thursday before I left! <sigh> Six
> weeks of work gone poof! Oh, well, es la vida. If my contact wants the
> book, so be it, but I was halfway through. Is there anything we can do about
> this? Could the renewal link be placed on books in one's queue permanently?
> Ah, well, it was a truly beautiful wedding and I wouldn't have missed it for
> worlds. Take care all, thanks for letting me vent.
>
> Ann P.
>
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