[bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the collection
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:32:13 -0800 (PST)
Chris,
Power to the People has been on our Wish List since
someone, perhaps you, requested it.
I guess they just haven't gotten to all the September
books yet, despite what the site says. Perhaps now
that Carrie has been hired, and may some other people,
more people will be able to get more books scanned and
validated.
Grandma Cindy
--- Chris Feist <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all. After some investigating, I see that I'm
> still confused, and I
> believe with good reason. I'm posting this on both
> lists. To begin with,
> I'll quote directly from the Bookshare Web site.
>
> "Bookshare.org is proud to be able to bring to its
> subscribers all the books
> that have appeared in the top 10 on the New York
> TimesR Best Sellers lists
> in fiction and nonfiction, hardcover and paperback
> alike, from September,
> 2005 through September, 2007 . . . We're working on
> our October/November
> 2007 best sellers; as new titles appear on these
> lists, we purchase these
> books, process them in-house, and add them to our
> collection."
>
> Based on the information above, all books that
> appear on the NYT top 10
> shall be routinely added to the collection. It goes
> on to say, "Our
> volunteers make sure that the Bookshare.org library
> includes current books
> on The New York Times Best Seller list."
>
> And yet, for some reason unclear to me, it has been
> brought to light that
> Power to the People by Laura Ingraham was never
> added to the collection.
> First, Ann Coulter's new book is passed over, and
> now I learn of another top
> 10 book that shared the same fate.
>
> It's significant to point out that Power to the
> People reached #1 on the New
> York Times Best Sellers list. Let me repeat that.
> It went all the way, in
> fact it debuted, at #1. How could a #1 book
> possibly get overlooked? To
> the best of my knowledge, there has been only one
> explanation given for its
> exclusion, (and thanks to Jamie for bringing it to
> our attention). Surely
> there is a more adequate explanation. If there is,
> I'd really appreciate
> some clarification. It's unfortunate that the book
> was not included at the
> very least, and it raises some disturbing, but
> valid, questions-especially
> considering the similarity of both authors.
>
> Also on the Web site, I've discovered that Bookshare
> takes donations to
> assist in broadening the collection: "We obtain a
> new book either by
> purchasing it or having it donated. Decisions on
> which books to purchase are
> made based on user requests and surveys, best-seller
> lists, book award
> winners and recommendations from teachers and school
> administrators."
>
> Again, this is baffling because Power to the People
> has been both 1.
> requested and, 2. was a #1 on both New York Times
> and Amazon. I don't know
> if the consideration of "user requests" is taken by
> a show of hands, but
> just in case, I'd like to add my request for Power
> to the People as well.
> As far as it's status as a best seller, I believe
> Power to the People's
> success speaks for itself.
>
> It has been suggested that if I want a best seller
> added to the collection
> that has been skipped over, I could always purchase
> the book myself and send
> it to the Bookshare office or find someone to scan
> it for me. In view of
> Bookshare's policy on providing members with best
> sellers, plainly that
> endeavor lies with Bookshare itself. I do
> understand that volunteers submit
> the books they wish to, and that is what makes up a
> significant portion of
> the collection. However, clearly that process is
> not supposed to include
> best sellers.
>
> Let me close by saying I've merely raised some
> concerns I have. I'm not
> pointing fingers at anyone. In fact, I'm reading
> what people have to say on
> list, and then reading the information on the
> Bookshare Web site, and for
> whatever reason, 2 + 2 is not equaling 4.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Chris Feist - The one and only!
>
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