Evan, Sue was talking about the short synopsis being too long. I've never had a problem with the long synopsis being too long, and you know from reading my posts that I can go on and on. smile--though I try to be releatively conscise but complete in my long synopses. I also add comments about the book there, like the fact that the spelling and punctuation are English rather than American, or that there is a lot of dialect, or the there is violence and profanity if I didn't rate the book adult. There are many books that don't deserve the Adult rating but that people who don't like books with a lot of profanity or vulgarisms prefer not to read. Also,since I don't validate indecices or bibliographies, I add my name and e-mail address in case anyone needing it wants me to. Cindy C --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The form will let a submitter enter a long synopsis > that is too long? It > certainly won't let you submit a book if the short > synopsis is too long. I > had that problem just last week. I would have > thought it would give an > error message if the long synopsis were above the > 500-word limit. It > probably should. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:49 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Just Submitted > > > > > > Hi Cindy, > > > > I have seen "see long synopsis" in several > synopses in books from the > > collection. Actually, I was not referring to the > times when I write a > > synopsis, but rather when the submitter has > written it, I find it to be > > too > > long and know Gustavo will kick it back, and try > to remove part of it. I > > seem to have trouble with the edit field. I guess > your suggestions would > > still apply though. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sue S. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:44 AM > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Just Submitted > > > > > > Sue, > > > > I don't know if this is much help; what I do is > just > > read what i've written, delete what I think I can > > without losing the idea, and try again. I tend to > be > > wordy, as you must realize from my posts, so > sometimes > > I have to cut and try to submit two or three times > > before my upload is accepted. > > > > I did see that someone recently just put in the > short > > synopsis space "See long synopsis." smile > > > > Cindy > > > > --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> difficult to do on the site when I upload a book > >> with this problem. I am > >> speaking of when I am ready to approve the book > >> after validating it. > >> > >> I hope this message is clear, as you seem to say > >> most of my messages are > >> unclear or do not give enough info. Smile. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Sue S. > >> > >> Gerald, > >> > >> Can you give us some pointers on how to shorten a > >> synopsis when we > >> vallidate? For example, how to remove those > >> reviewer quotations? I find > >> this very > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Gerald Hovas > >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 6:13 PM > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Just Submitted > >> > >> > >> Evan, > >> > >> > >> > >> You're correct. We're not supposed to use > >> quotations from reviewers in the > >> synopsis. I believe the reason is related to > >> copyright issues. > >> > >> > >> > >> Gerald > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> From: Evan Reese [mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:28 PM > >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Just Submitted > >> > >> > >> > >> Is this a legal problem? I was under the > impression > >> that it was not > >> permitted to use quotations of this sort in the > long > >> synopsis. > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> > >> From: duane iverson > >> > >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:22 PM > >> > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Just Submitted > >> > >> > >> > >> The Professors, the 101 most dangerous > Academics > >> in America by David > >> Horowitz. > >> > >> Below are the lauditory reviews found in the > >> fronnt of the book. I cut > >> and paisted some of these to make my long > synopsis. > >> > >> RAISE FOR > >> > >> THE PROFESSORS > >> > >> "Beware the unhinged, leftist academic when > David > >> Horowitz hits campus. > >> This book is a thoroughly enjoyable and useful > guide > >> to the worst of the > >> worst in the hallowed halls of academia." > >> > >> -Laura Ingraham, host of The Laura Ingraham > Show > >> and author of the New > >> York Times bestseller Shut Up & Sing > >> > >> "There are those who would politicize the > >> university classroom and > >> transform it into an advocacy center for narrow > and > >> extreme views. If we > >> allow that to continue, we will undermine > America's > >> ability to lead in the > >> century ahead. David Horowitz is sounding a > clarion > >> call... Americans should > >> listen." > >> > >> -Representative Jerry Lewis chairman of the > House > >> Appropriations Committee > >> > >> "This is the story of almost any campus in > >> America. Parents know college > >> professors 'tend to be liberal' but they don't > >> realize how truly anti-middle > >> class and anti-American they can be." > >> > >> -Congressman Jack Kingston Sponsor of the > >> congressional resolution for an > >> Academic Bill of Rights > >> > >> "The Professors is a comprehensive and > persuasive > >> survey of the > >> contemporary university. It demonstrates beyond > >> reasonable doubt that > >> political extremists like Professor Ward > Churchill > >> are a common and > >> influential presence on college and university > >> faculties in the United > >> States. David Horowitz's book should be read by > >> every college administrator > >> and every scholar who is concerned about the > abuse > >> of university classrooms > >> and the debasement of academic standards by > faculty > >> activists." > >> > >> -Candace de Russy Trustee, State University of > New > >> York > >> > >> "This book is a must-read for anyone who cares > >> about free speech in higher > >> education. Horowitz does a masterful job of > proving > >> how partisan activists > >> are masquerading as professional educators, and > >> documenting the damage they > >> are doing to the American academy." > >> > >> -State representative Gibson C. Armstrong > Author > >> of Pennsylvania's > >> Academic Freedom Resolution > >> > >> 1 > >> > >> "Articulate and fearless, David Horowitz tracks > >> the anti-American > >> attitudes and professorial abuses of students > that > >> have metastasized > >> throughout academia. The Professors is a > must-read, > >> not only for educators > >> and governmental policy makers-but for every > parent > >> with high school or > >> college-age children." > >> > >> -State senator Bill Morrow Sponsor of a > California > >> Academic Bill of Rights > >> > >> "David Horowitz has single-handedly done more > than > >> anyone I know to throw > >> light on the political abuse of our college and > >> university classrooms by > >> activist professors who have been enabled to do > so > >> because of the incestuous > >> self-selection process for faculty recruitment > and > >> tenure. The Professors > >> throws a harrowing light on the decline of > >> professional standards in our > >> schools and the efforts by faculty with political > >> agendas to use their > >> classrooms for indoctrination rather than > >> education." > >> > >> -State representative Dennis K. Baxley > >> > >> chair of the Education Council of the Florida > >> legislature > >> > >> and chief sponsor of Florida's Academic Bill of > >> Rights > >> > >> "Horowitz's book The Professors is a must read > for > >> all parents planning on > >> a quality education for their children." > >> > >> -State senator Larry A. Mumper Sponsor of > academic > >> freedom legislation in > >> Ohio > >> > >> "With documentation that will be hard to > refute, > >> David Horowitz describes > >> the betrayal of our young people by professors > who > >> are defiantly unethical > >> and contemptuous of academic standards. It is a > form > >> of educational > >> malpractice. We learn that Ward Churchill, the > shame > >> of Colorado's > >> university system, has his counterparts on > campuses > >> across the nation." > >> > >> -John Andrews, former president of the Colorado > >> Senate and sponsor of > >> Colorado legislation to implement an Academic > Bill > >> of Rights > >> > >> "Academics on the Left like to pat themselves > on > >> the back for daring to > >> 'speak truth to power.' David Horowitz's The > >> Professors speaks some > >> uncomfortable truths to them-to those who run > >> American higher education > >> today. They will hate this scathing critique, but > >> will be hard- pressed to > >> answer his charges." > >> > >> -Professors Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom > Harvard > >> University > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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