[bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins donations

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:59:57 -0700 (PDT)

You honestly wouldn't mind if a book that you'd
perfected and that deserved the rating of excellent
was discarded? You're a better man than I am, Gunga
din.

G.Cindy

--- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I would find that just wonderful.  We're hoping we
> will be obsoleted, because without that, we will
> never be able to scan much of what's already out
> there.
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: siss52 
>   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:21 AM
>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: HarperCollins
> donations
> 
> 
> 
>   These publisher quality books concern me.  John
> Glass said something to the 
>   effect that someday they hope to have all
> publisher quality in the 
>   collection.  We have some topnotch submitters and
> validators, and a lot of 
>   the books in the collection reflect this.  I would
> hate to see books that 
>   deserve their excellent rating replaced.
> 
>   Sue S.
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>   To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:17 AM
>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] HarperCollins donations
> 
> 
>   Allison H was kind enough to send me the list of
> books
>   that HarperCollins has donated to bookshare. I
> gather
>   that bookshare is working on making them available
> for
>   download in BRF,  and Allison and some of you kind
>   people are working to affix short synopses. Then
>   they'll be added to the collection.
> 
>   Some already have been added, replacing one book
> that
>   I spent time validating, though my synopsis was
> left
>   intact. Whether others will replace books already
> in
>   the collection, even if they're Excellent, or will
> be
>   added along with them so members have a choice as
> to
>   what to download, I don't know. I certainly hope
> not
>   the former.
> 
>   Anyway, I plan not to validate any books on the
> list.
>   If any of you are thinking of scanning or
> validating
>   books published by HarperCollins, you're welcome
> to
>   check with me if you don't want to do one of the
> books
>   that will be added by the publisher.
> 
>   Unfortunately, we couldn't wait for the Princess
> Diary
>   books to get into the collection from the
> publisher.
>   Only Princess in Training remains, and Judy is
>   validating that. Yay!!
> 
>   G.Cindy
> 
>   ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE
> BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS 
>   AVAILABLE AT
>  
>
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
>   http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
>  
>
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
> 
>   A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS
> AVAILABLE AT 
>  
>
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html
> 
>   Jake's site for useful links:
> http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html
> 
> 
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***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS 
AVAILABLE AT  
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm

A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT 
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html

Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html


      
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