Paula, I am so glad I'm not the only one. Now I don't feel quite so stupid. grin G.Cindy 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 > > > > > > donnafsmith59@xxxxxxxxx > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG. > > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1407 > - Release Date: > 4/30/2008 > > > 11:35 AM > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. 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