[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some category info

  • From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:46:22 -0500

Lissi,

I don't know when Bookshare hit 23,000, but Gustavo sent a notice on June 14
that Bookshare had reached 22,500, and there was a big announcement on the
website back in January when Bookshare reach 20,000.  1000 books by the end
of the year should be easy since, from what I've noticed,  Gustavo approves
around 400 to 500 books a month, and we have three months left in 2005.
Things will probably slow down around Thanksgiving and probably come to a
crawl in mid to late December, but I still think we'll reach 25,000 by the
end of the year with no problem.

It will be interesting to see when we do reach 25,000.

Gerald

P.S. Here's Gustavo's notice from back in June.


-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gustavo Galindo
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:05 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare.org now has over 22,500 books


gentlepeople,



thanks to a night of very little sleep (i blame the hot weather), i approved
a mess of books last night/this morning. we have surpassed the 22,500 live
books mark that we were aiming for by the start of the summer conventions
the first week of July.



we?ve met that goal a few weeks ahead of schedule, it seems!



thanks for your hard work, your fun in sharing your passions for books, and
for your participation in this awesome community.



so, what?s our next goal?



gustavo





-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:11 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some category
info


Dear Janice and Gerald,

It's inspiring to be updated on the number of books in the collection. A
thousand books before 2006 sounds like a tall order. Would any of you who
enjoy statistics and are good at research be willing to find out how long it
took to add the previous thousand titles, as in going from 23 to 24 thousand
books?

Thanks, Gerald, for the good news that we've reached 24 thousand.

Janice, I loved your post listing the number of books in the various
categories. I love contemplating numbers, comparing categories and being
happy that some of my favorites are well stocked. I'll be referring to your
list from time to time. Thank you again for compiling and sending it.

Always With Love,

Lissi
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Janice Carter
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:32 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books - some
category info


  This will give you a rough idea of books in the collection by category....



  Bookshare.org Books by Categories




Animals.....................................................................
..........................................................................
757

  Art and
Architecture................................................................
........................................................... 98

  Biographies and
Memoirs.....................................................................
...................................... 1,649

  Business and
Finance.....................................................................
................................................ 294

  Children's
Books.......................................................................
.................................................... 2,478

  Computers and
Internet....................................................................
.............................................. 775

  Cooking, Food and
Wine........................................................................
....................................... 161


Disability-Related..........................................................
.................................................................... 547


Entertainment...............................................................
..................................................................... 246

  Gay and
Lesbian.....................................................................
......................................................... 523

  Health, Mind and
Body........................................................................
............................................ 686


History.....................................................................
........................................................................
2,545

  Home and
Garden......................................................................
........................................................ 56


Horror......................................................................
...........................................................................
314

  Literature and
Fiction.....................................................................
.............................................. 9,073


Military....................................................................
............................................................................
483

  Mystery and
Thrillers...................................................................
................................................. 3,446


Nonfiction..................................................................
..................................................................... 5,446

  Outdoors and
Nature......................................................................
................................................. 293

  Parenting and
Family......................................................................
................................................ 369


Poetry......................................................................
...........................................................................
343

  Professional and
Technical...................................................................
......................................... 366


Reference...................................................................
....................................................................... 416

  Religion and
Spirituality................................................................
............................................... 1,268


Romance.....................................................................
................................................................... 1,572


Science.....................................................................
.........................................................................
470

  Science Fiction and
Fantasy.....................................................................
................................ 3,665


Self-Help...................................................................
..........................................................................
516


Sports......................................................................
...........................................................................
163


Teens.......................................................................
...........................................................................
867

  Textbooks and Educational
Materials...................................................................
........................ 950


Travel......................................................................
............................................................................
173


Westerns....................................................................
........................................................................ 262





  Janice

  -----Original Message-----
  From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Petraccaro
  Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:48 PM
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books



  What are the percentages in the various categories?

  Does anybody know?



    ----- Original Message -----

    From: Gerald Hovas

    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:54 PM

    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare reaches 24,000 Books



    Gustavo doesn't show it on Bookshare's home page yet, but I happened to
do a
    couple of searches using the Advanced Search page  earlier and found
that
    the collection has 23,774 books in English and 274 books in Spanish.
That's
    a total of 24,048 books in the collection.  That leabes three and a half
    months to break the goal of 25,000 by the end of the year.

    Gerald

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