[bksvol-discuss] Checking ISBN [was: Four books just submitted]
- From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bkvol" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:41:24 -0500
Jake,
I tried using the conversion website to check an ISBN, to make sure it
was valid, before I filled out the Bookshare submission form. I kept getting
a Conversion Failed message (actually, the site left out the n in
Conversion). I decided to try anyway, and to my surprise, Bookshare accepted
the ISBN. It's a 10-number ISBN, ending with X. I'm not sure why the other
site wouldn't accept it, and I'm afraid I didn't understand the Wikipedia
explanation for calculating valid ISBN's. Then again, I'm not much at math,
beyond balancing a checkbook. G!
Anyway, thanks for posting these links.
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:30 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Four books just submitted
> Hi Donna,
>
> I double checked the validity of ISBN10: 0-545-45345-X. The Bookshare
system
> won't accept it because it doesn't pass the validation/checksum check.
This
> check is designed to avoid accidental typos and transcription errors and
is
> part of all ISBNs. Unfortunately sometimes publishers assign invalid ISBNs
> to books! That's what must have happened in this case, as I manually
> calculated the check digit, and it was definitely not 10 (represented by
X).
>
> For anyone who is interested, Wikipedia does describe the checksum process
> for both ISBN10 and ISBN13 in good detail. Here's also a link to isbn.org
> that will convert ISBN10s and 13s and will let you know if a number does
not
> pass validation.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isbn
> http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp
>
> As a volunteer don't worry if you run across a book with an invalid ISBN,
it
> can happen on occasion, and isn't a big deal.
>
> Cheers,
> Jake
>
> Jake Brownell
> QA Engineer, Bookshare.org
> jake.b@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna Smith" <donnafsmith59@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:29 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Four books just submitted
>
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > First the short version:
> >
> > Enchantress by Lisa Jackson from the wish list
> >
> > In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond
> >
> > Killing Time by Linda Howard from the wish list
> >
> > Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear use to be on the wish list
> >
> > Three of these titles have different copyright names from the author.
> >
> > Lisa Jackson copyrights as Susan Crose
> >
> > Stephanie Bond copyrights as Stephanie Bond Hawk
> >
> > Linda Howard copyrights as Linda Howington
> >
> > Also, for some reason, the upload monster wouldn't accept the ISBN for
> > Killing Time which ends in an X. I know I've uploaded other books
> > that end like that, but it wouldn't take this one. I've double and
> > tripled checked it and the ISBN as recorded in the book is definitely
> > 0-545-45345-X. I uploaded with no ISBN, but if anyone down the line
> > can get this one inserted, it is correct.
> >
> > More will be coming later this week, but here are the details on these
> > four.
> >
> > Enchantress by Lisa Jackson from the wish list
> >
> > ENCHANTRESS is a special book that gives a glimpse into the beauty of
> > medieval Wales - a very magical place of castles, dark heroes, strong
> > women, fleet horses, and rumors of curses.
> > The heroine, Morgana of Llanwynn, is a beautiful, headstrong girl whom
> > many consider a sorceress. She's known to see into the future, a gift
> > she considers a curse. One night when the moon is high and the mist
> > rises off the sea, Morgana experiences a vision of darkness and
> > deceit. She sees a dark and deadly warrior appear and hears the omen
> > rushing in her ears: There will be death. It comes to the house of
> > Wenlock from the North.
> > Days later, Garrick of Abergwynn, the dark lord of a vast castle to
> > the north and the embodiment of the fierce warrior appears. Seductive
> > and brooding, he demands that Morgana help him locate his missing son.
> > Morgana is loath to trust this destroyer from the north. . . and yet
> > she finds it impossible to resist him.
> >
> > In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond
> >
> > What do voodoo and love have in common?
> > Both involve strange rituals
> > Neither are for amateurs
> > If you aren't careful
> > someone will get hurt
> > You don't know what's hit you . .
> > until it's way too late
> >
> > START WITH BAD MOJO . . .
> > There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo Louisiana.
> > Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco,
> > who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in black magic.
> > Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating
> > husband Deke.
> >
> > ADD A PINPRICK OF REVENGE . . .Fueled by run-ins with her
> > ex-mother-in-law and Deke's busty mistress, Penny is eager for the
> > "emancipation party" her friend has plan. When she receives a Deke
> > voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But
> > when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing
> >
> > A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, an( <
> > although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's motives (and his diet),
> > she's desperate.
> > Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder rap, Penny realizes that
> > somehow she's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.
> >
> > Killing Time by Linda Howard from the wish list
> >
> > Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular
> > novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling
> > author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most
> > daring, exciting, and original yet.
> > In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front
> > lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But
> > just twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up,
> > its contents stolen. That same night one of the contributors to the
> > capsule is brutally slain in his home—with no sign of forced entry or
> > indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in
> > the time capsule are murdered. Besides his suspicions about the
> > sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, the chief
> > investigator, Knox Davis, has absolutely no leads. And while Nikita's
> > no murderer, she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at
> > stake than anyone realizes, the smart-talking Nikita is determined to
> > catch this cunning killer—while at the same time, battling her own
> > deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't
> > belong.
> >
> > Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear use to be on the wish list
> >
> > I submitted this one once before but it was rejected for missing two
> > pages. People, please let me know if such trivial problems occur in
> > my scans. I always, always, as in never, ever, let go of a book until
> > it makes it all the way into the collection and I am more than willing
> > to fix any scanning errors!
> >
> > Sequel to Blood and Iron-To stop Jane, Matthew must contend with Magi,
> > Fae, angels, untamed forces of nature, and an honest cop who thinks
> > Matthew himself is the killer. And in the end, he'll find
> >
> > Now Campbell Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear delivers
> > Seven years ago, Matthew the Magi ended an age-old war. It only cost
> > him everything.
> > Matthew and his fellow Promethean Magi followed Jane Andraste into
> > Faerie to rescue her half-human daughter and destroy forever the power
> > of the Fae. But when Matthew discovered Jane's treachery, he betrayed
> > her, and the Promethean armies fell. Matthew lost his brother and his
> > mentor...and the lives of almost everyone else he knew.
> > Now Jane is recruiting a new army, and Matthew—his right hand
> > crippled, his power shattered—is the protector of New York City. So
> > when he finds a young woman brutally murdered by a beast almost
> > certainly Fae, it's his duty to bring her killer to justice before
> > Jane uses the crime to justify more war. To stop Jane, Matthew must
> > contend with Magi, Fae, angels, untamed forces of nature, and an
> > honest cop who thinks Matthew himself is the killer.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Donna
> >
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