[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books for Scanners!
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 21:33:05 -0500
Ah. I thought I did that.
Sorry.
Christina
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martha Rafter
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 9:01 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Books for Scanners!
Hi Christina,
I think you’d have better luck with this question if you emailed Madeleine
off-list. HTH!
madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Christina <mailto:greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 7:15 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Books for Scanners!
Hello.
Do you know if the Anne Bishop book and the Paula Volsky books are hardcovers
or paperbacks? If they're paperbacks, I would be happy to scan them.
Christina
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madeleine Linares
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 7:01 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Books for Scanners!
Hello all,
I’m attaching the word doc of the list of books to scan. Finally! I am very
sorry this has taken so long.
To remind you: these are books that have been donated to our offices that we
currently do not have the bandwidth to scan and proof ourselves. We are giving
scanners the chance to choose books of interest and we’ll send them out. We ask
that these books be made available for anyone to proofread, so please DO NOT
put holds on them for anyone.
If you are interested in this program, please email me back with three books
that you’re interested in and an address to which I can mail them. I’ll mail
books one at a time to start, and we can evaluate this as the program
continues. It will be first come, first serve in terms of which books you get.
For our record-keeping, if you could please email me when you receive the book
and when you upload it, that would be very helpful. Additionally, I’d like you
to include the word “volunteer” AFTER the title of the book. This way I can see
when books are added to the approval queue. When you’ve finished scanning, the
book is yours! Keep it, donate it, give it away, or do what you will.
Please note: you will find an asterisk under some of the books stating:
“Chopped.” This means that we have already chopped the binding off of the book.
The pages are loose and they are held together with a rubber band. Some people
find it easier to scan the pages this way, but some also find it difficult to
keep track of the loose pages. If someone is interested in proofreading a book
that is not yet chopped but would prefer the spine removed, we’re happy to do
that in-house.
Additionally, feel free to include any concerns or constrictions you might have
when emailing the titles you’re interested in. For example, a few of the books
have pictures that would need to be removed, although, since they are almost
all on a page to themselves, it should not be difficult. Still, if this
concerns you let me know!
As always, feel free to contact me with questions!
Thanks,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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