Hi Roger, We've all been where you are. We all had to begin scanning and learn as we went along. I'm still learning, and I scanned my first book in 1994. It's true that scanning can sometimes be daunting at first, but the software has improved immensely since the time I first scanned a book. If you really have an interest in reading books that are not in the collection and have a desire to try scanning, I encourage you to give it a try. *smile* Blessings. Lynnsky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 9:06 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fwd: Wish List "Defining Moment" I did indeed read that post, but before I start sending books to Bookshare I have a few questions. Can the books be returned? Is the Bookshare scanning process a destructive one? Whether it is or not I would have a hard time affording the number of books I would really like to see scanned for the collection and I don't think it would be a good idea to borrow books from the library and ship them off to California. That is not to say that when I ask that a book be added to the wish list I expect someone else to take on the expense. I just suppose that if someone else is making a trip to the library or browsing a used book sale for the express purpose of accumulating books to add to the Bookshare collection then if I have a number of titles on the wish list I stand a much better chance of getting lucky than if I didn't put them there at all. I have done one additional thing and am contemplating another thing to get them into the collection though. First, I did send a message to Pavi asking her to inform the publisher liaison that it would be appreciated if Pathfinder Press could be contacted about supplying some publisher quality books. Second, I am looking into scannning some myself. I am hesitant to launch into that because I have not done that before and the general discussion here tells me that beginning scanners tend to make a lot of mistakes and I would hate to put a lot of work into it just to have my submissions rejected. On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks. I'll forward this to Paul. Yo may have noticed > that later in the day Roger posted so he can read your > post. smile. > > Cindy > > --- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, Cindy. I don't mind if you forward the note with >> my name and >> address. I really appreciate you asking though. I >> might feel >> differently if you were posting my message to >> another mailing list. I >> just want to make sure Paul and others are able to >> get the support >> they need with getting their books scanned. And yes, >> this may be >> useful to Roger as well. >> >> >> -- >> Monica Willyard >> Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com >> 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. >> >> > > > WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > AVAILABLE AT > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm > www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm > > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm > > > > > 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1849 - Release Date: 12/15/2008 9:01 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. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.