[bookshare-discuss] Re: Missing Annotations

  • From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 23:52:46 -0600

Actually, I've seen books sent in by publishers go up on the site with no synopsis, then later it will appear with a synopsis. 


Therefore, some patience might be in order here.
However, as Shelley says, if you feel like it, you can write your own synopses and send it to Allison Hiliker. hillikera@xxxxxxxxxx 

Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Missing Annotations



Hello Shelley and listers,
Publishers won't submit the scinopsis unless Bookshare.org requires them 
to do so. One need not be an Einstein to figure that out. There's the fix
for this problem. Now let's see if they implement it in the future.

Peter Donahue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 8:19 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Missing Annotations


Hi Peter and Bonnie and All.
The fact of the matter is that no one writes the synopsis' for the publisher 
quality books.  For a while volunteers were mailing synopsis's to Alice
hilliger and she was adding them, I believe she is still doing this. So if 
you see a book, do some research figure out what it is, write a short and
long synopsis and send it to Bookshare they will add it to the database so
the book has one.

I know right now I don't have the time or energy to devote to that project
with the other projects I am doing.  have way to much on my plate as it
stands, and can't do that too.




Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog
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Guide Dogs for the Blind
Alumni Association
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Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration 
and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. -Dwight
D. Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th president (1890-1969)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Missing Annotations



Hello everyone,

   For some time I have been greatly troubled by the number of
publisher-quality titles posted to the "Browse New Books" area of the site 
with missing annotations or book summaries. Its this brief scinopsis that
often determines whether I feel a book is worth a read or not. I've had
previous communications with the folks at Benetek concerning this matter
and
received a less than satisfactory answer. This problem should be caught
during the validation process and corrected before a book is posted for
membership access. For God sakes it doesn't take a week to extract a book
annotation and paste it in to the appropriate validation field. If I'm
going
to pay a subscription to this service I expect to have access that will
enable me to choose whether to download and read a particular book or not
and I'm sure there are others of you who feel the same way.

   When asked what particular titles were missing a scinopsis I explained
that there are way too many for me to list. For a while an effort was made 
to include book annotations in the listings, but the number of titles
which
don't include them is on the rise again including a missing scinopsis to a 
book entitled, "Raising Hell" by Ronin Ro.

   I would again urge the folks at Benetech to remedy this problem and
would appreciate the battle joined to ensure that this solution is put in
place. It shouldn't be too much to ask a book publisher to include an
annotation when they send files for inclusion in the collection. Now I'm
done ranting. Here's hoping 2009 will bring with it a solution to this
problem and more ways for us to find information about particular titles
quickly and easily.

Peter Donahue



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