[bookshare-discuss] Improving the collection was Re: Abridged books
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:14:21 -0500
Depending on the size of the book, it may have been scanned without two page
scanning being turned on. Some of the abridged books I have seen on the
site have "abridged" after the title.
The only thing I can suggest to you is download it, and explore the file, if
it looks complete than great.
If it isn't, then it is something that Admin and the volunteers need to
know.
We have a website of books that need a rescan. And or books that get
rejected.
Here is the website, and the email address.
If you come across books that definitely need help... send Rui, a message
with the title and author, and we will see what we can do.
booksharescans@xxxxxxx
And the website is:
http://members.cox.net/booksharescans/
Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
and Judson, guiding golden
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
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Puppies are the joy at one end.
Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
Carolyn Alexander
----- Original Message -----
From: "k4zq" <k4zq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:39 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Abridged books
Do we have any indication as to whether a book is abridged? I found
Boswell's life of Johnson, but when I looked at the info, it had only 538
pages. That's about half that book.
One of the small fears I have about downloading books is that I'll run
across something that someone has decided I only need to read parts of. I'd
appreciate any suggestions as to how to avoid that trap!
Peace,
Ernie
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Morales
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 10:58 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Abridged books
And I hate abridged books! <smile> They always leave me wondering what I
missed. <smile> Besides my hearing impairment, that's another reason I won't
do at least commercial audio. So much of it is abridged. Take care.
Julie Morales
Children are fragile. Handle with prayer. --Unknown
----- Original Message -----
From: Gailselfridge@xxxxxxx
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 10:41 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Waiting for books on tape
Yes and you don't know ahead of time if the book that interests you will
make it to tape or braille. I wanted to read the full length version of a
particular book so I got it from Bookshare. It came out on tape a couple of
months later, but it was the cut version, so I got to read the full version
and I didn't have to wait. And of course there are those books, far the
majority, that never make it to tape or braille. Someone told me about a
book that had to do with a discussion we were having and I found that book
on Bookshare. I've never run across it anywhere else.
Gail
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