Hi, Cindy. Now that, I don't know, but I would think they would. Someone who knows for sure will have to answer that one, since I registered as a volunteer within days of joining Bookshare. Take care. Julie Morales Email and Windows/MSN Messenger: inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11:39 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior validator? Thanks for the info, Julie. Do members who aren't volunteers get the $2.50 credit toward their membership for submitting? Someone may have told me that already but i don't remember. Cindy -- "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, Cindy. Well, even as members without registering > as volunteers, the > Submit link is still there. The only difference is > that, if you're not > registered as a volunteer, it won't take you to the > volunteer's page, so > they won't see the upload and download links, but > the link to submit books > is still there. Take care. > Julie Morales > Email and Windows/MSN Messenger: > inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He > wants to put a rainbow in > your heart. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:44 PM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior > validator? > > > I'm not Jana, but I'm up and so I thought I'd > answer. > > After you log in, you go to the volunteers' page > (I'm > assuming you're not only a member but also a > volunteer; I just found out that members aren't > automatically also volunteers). On the right-hand > side, the last item under the heading Books, is the > word Submit. You click on that and fill out the > form > that you'll get. (by the way, the rtf file of your > book should have a dot rtf added, i.e., it should be > Battlefield of the Mind.rtf) > > Below the spaces for title, author, copyright date, > copyright holder, and ISBNnumber is a space asking > for > format (I'm not sure that''s the right word, but > something like that). Click on that, scroll down > until > you get to rtf and then click on that. The next > space > that says browse. Click on browse, find your rtf > file > and click on it. Your book file will go into the > space. Then proceed to fill in the the rest of the > spaces. When you're finished, at the bottom of the > page on the left is the word submit. Click on that > and you're done. > > I hope this explanation is both clear and not overly > explanatory. > > Cindy > > > > > -- Kathy and Tom <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Jana, > > > > Well, I did it! I converted the file to rtf. > It's > > in my general folder in > > Kurzweil. I guess I'm one step closer to > submitting > > the book and the study > > guide. So, what's the next step? > > > > Kathy > > > > A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:16 AM > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior > > validator? > > > > > > > Hi, Kathy! If you want to convert your files to > > RTF, open them in K1000, > > > and then press Alt-f, A. If no file name is > > suggested, or even if one is, > > > you can either keep the suggested name or type > in > > another one. If you > > > want > > > to save it in a folder or directly on the hard > > drive, you'll need to type > > > in > > > the full path. Let me know if you're not sure > how > > to do this. Make sure > > > that the extension at the end of the file name > is > > .rtf. You may want to > > > press the End key and backspace three times to > get > > rid of the .kes > > > extension. Then tab once to the list of file > > types, and make sure that > > > the > > > Rich Text Format is selected. if it isn't, type > > the letter R, or use your > > > Up and Down arrow keys to find it. Tab once to > > the Save button, and press > > > Enter. Hope this makes sense! <Smile> > > > > > > Jana > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:31 PM > > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the > inferior > > validator? > > > > > > > > >> Hi Julie, > > >> > > >> Well, I've scanned one book by Joyce Meyer > called > > Battle Field Of The > > > Mind. > > >> Plus, I scanned the study guide with it. I > > believe it's in Kes format. > > >> What I need to do really is read the > instructions > > as to how to convert > > >> and > > >> upload the book. I'm a real beginner. Grin. > It > > is a really good book! > > >> I'd like to be able to share it with everyone. > > >> > > >> Julie, Thanks for your encouragement! > > >> > > >> Your friend, > > >> > > >> Kathy and Desiree > > >> > > >> A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled. > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 6:26 PM > > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the > > inferior validator? > > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi, Kathy. Do you scan any books for > yourself? > > If so, you're already > > >> > halfway > > >> > there. Just make sure you keep blank pages in > > the scan to maintain page > > >> > integrity, except for maybe if there are a > few > > blank pages before the > > > book > > >> > starts, and make sure the title pages are > > there. As for blank pages, > > > there > > >> > have been some people who've scanned books > > before they got involved > > >> > with > > >> > Bookshare and blank pages were not kept. > These > > books were still > > > submitted > > >> > and accepted, anyway, so as long as there's > > nothing missing, I guess > > >> > that's > > >> > not even crucial. If you've scanned some > things > > for yourself, why not > > >> > submit > > >> > them? Take care. > > >> > Julie Morales > > >> > Email and Windows/MSN Messenger: > > >> > inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > When God puts a tear in your eye, it is > because > > He wants to put a > > > rainbow > > >> > in > > >> > your heart. > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Kathy and Tom" > <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:18 AM > > >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the > > inferior validator? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Hi Allison, > > >> > > > >> > Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe I'll try > > it sometime. > > >> > > > >> > Kathy > > >> > > > >> > A day hemmed in prayer, never comes > unraveled. > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Allison" <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 1:40 PM > > >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the > > inferior validator? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Hi guys, > > >> >> > > >> >> Thanks for your feedback. I validated two > > books last night, and feel > > >> >> a > > >> >> lil > > >> >> better about the work I did. Props to those > > who focus more on > > >> >> formatting, > > >> >> but I do what I can. > > >> >> > > >> >> Actually, that original message was left > > unfinished cuz I debated > > > sending > > >> >> it > > >> >> at all. I thought perhaps it was a little > > too... I dunno, whiny? > > >> >> But > > >> >> I'm > > >> >> glad it was recieved so well by you all. > > >> >> > > >> >> My advice to new scanners and validators? Do > > it anyway! I nkow it's > > >> >> kinda > > >> >> a daunting task, but it really does help the > > collection. I mean, > > > what's > > >> >> the > > >> >> worst that can happen? Your book is > rejected, > > and so? It really > > > doesn't > > >> >> hurt anyone. And most likely the book will > be > > accepted, even if it > > > needs > > >> >> a > > >> >> little work. The collection grows most cuz > of > > the work of each of us. > > >> >> IF > > >> >> you need some tips, write the list, that's > > what we're here for.We > > >> >> don't > > >> >> mind. > > >> >> > > >> >> Always, > > >> >> Allison > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! 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