[bookshare-discuss] Re: I am now a volunteer! Now what?
- From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 09:02:59 -0700
Thanks, I have been a member for almost two years. I just needed
something new to accomplish and figure since I like to read this is
something I could help with.
Rose Combs
rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy [mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 10:04 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: I am now a volunteer! Now what?
-Welcome, Rose. I see Shelley gave you good advice.
Validating probably is a good way to start. Go to the
Step 1 (see folks -- I'm learning) Download page and
find a book you think you might like to read. RTF
files are the best because they retain page breaks and
can be converted to the other forms by the bookshare
people.
After you've downloaded the file, you may have to
unzip it. However, i don't have a K1000 so maybe it
takes care of that for you. Then just read the book,
making corrections as you go, and keeping the page
breaks and page numbers. You can delete the headings.
Pay special attention to the page with the copyright
info.
The nice thing about volunteering for bookshare as
well as being a member (or perhaps you're just a
volunteer and not a memeber) is that, in addition to
earning credits toward your annual membership ()$2.00
or $2.50 -- I forget -- for scanning and 50 cents for
validating) there is no time limit either for
validating or for scanning. If you have a book you
want to scan, (and there is a Wish List, or will be
when it's fixed -- in the meantime you can go to booksharescans@xxxxxxx
and see what people have
requested) you can work on it at your leisure. Just
post here the name of the book so someone else doesn't
do it too. If you have questions or problems about
scanning just ask here. everyone is very helpful.
After you scan, run a spell check and make sure all
the pages and page numbers are there. We all sometimes
skip pages or scan the same page twice when we scan.
If you download a book for validation, you can take as
long as is necessary, but you have to go to the Step 2
Upload page to renew the book every six days, to be
safe, or it will automatically go back to the download
list *without* your changes -- in its original form.
If that happens, just ask and we'll tell you what to
do next.
I hope I haven't overwhelmed you with too much
information. Sometimes I "talk" too much.
People here are very nice and helpful so feel free to
ask whatever you need to.
Cindy
With both validating
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