Hi Jane, no there would be no problem getting more stuff to download. The same procedure applies regardless of your student status. I'm not a student and I can write to the Bookshare folks if I reach a download limit and request the number count be rolled back. Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jane Jordan (ComCast) Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 11:11 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Question Oh, the subscription has been paid for with credits I was given. I meant would it be a problem for me to get my download limit extended even though I am not a student? Jane On Jun 9, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Kim Friedman wrote: > Hi, Jane, if you are no longer a student, you will have to come up > with the money to pay for your subscription. If you can't afford to do > that, there are folks with credits who can donate them to somebody who > can't afford the yearly fee which is $50. I generally can pay for my > subscription and did so right from the start but you'll have to judge > whether you have the income to do that. If you happen to be a > volunteer who submits books via scanning to Bookshare, proofreads them > or both, every book that is entered into the collection gives you a > credit of $2.50 per book, ergo if you submit ten books and proofread > ten books and all are added to the collection, then you've paid for > your subscription for all intents and purposes. Does this help? > Regards, Kim Friedman. > P.S.: Since I don't scan books, I'd have to proofread twenty books to > pay for my subscription. K. > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jane Jordan > (ComCast) > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 10:29 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Question > > > You do. Almost as soon as I got the email confirming my subscription > had been activated, I opened up Read2Go and started searching for > books. And I couldn't stop. I'm not a student now, though. It won't > matter? > > Jane > > > > > On Jun 9, 2012, at 1:25 PM, Kim Friedman wrote: > >> Hi Jane, you can email the folks at Bookshare and request that your >> book count be rolled back so you can download more. (Do I detect a >> case of severe download fever?) Regards, Kim Friedman. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jane Jordan >> (ComCast) >> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 9:46 AM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] BookShare Question >> >> >> I have already downloaded half of the monthly book limit. How hard >> is > >> it to get an increase from support? I read one last night, got rid >> of > >> it, forgetting I should save it, too. If I have to download the book >> later again, it will count, I guess? >> >> I am so loving this Read2Go app. The trouble is that I go searching >> for one book or type of book and find lots, so I just, um sort of grab > >> them all. >> >> Jane >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >> list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the >> subject line. >> >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >> list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the >> subject line. >> > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a > list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the > subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a > list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the > subject line. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.