Thanks, Gerald. I haven't tried this yet but feel sure it will work. Thanks for all the help ou give us, Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:15 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books > Sue, > > Go to Jake's site and click on the link for the latest books. > > Once the page is loaded, add that page to your list of favorite sites and > name it something like New Books List or Most Recent Books On Bookshare. > > Now, when you go to Bookshare and log in, you have the option of calling up > this page from your list of favorite sites. Also, since this is actually a > call to one of Bookshare's web pages, Bookshare doesn't even realize that > you obtained the original link from Jake's site, and you'll be able to > download a book as if you filled out the fields on the Advanced Search form > yourself. > > BTW, don't forget that you have the option of pressing Shift-Enter on the > link for a book instead of pressing Enter. This will open the new page in a > separate window allowing you to return to the list of new books by closing > the window containing the book you chose instead of having to wait for > Bookshare to pull up the list of new books again since that page takes a > while to load. > > HTH > > Gerald > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52 > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:05 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books > > > Grace, how does one mark the place on Jake's site. What I mean is, the > instructions say to login to bookshare.org for some of the links to work. I > picked out The House, by Danielle Steel, for example. Now how would I go > about logging in to bookshare.org so that I would be able to get this book > quickly and then return to Jake's Home without logging out of Bookshare?? > > Thanks. > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:38 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books > > > > Once I started to use Jake's page to check new books, I never go on > > bookshare's new books page. Especially since there is that one day delay. > > *smile* > > *** > > Grace > > > > For scanning and validating tips > > check out > > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp the No Book Left Behind AKA the Reject > > list at > > For ideas of books to scan check out: > > Reject list > > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/reject.asp > > Rescan List > > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/rescan.asp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:11 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Methods For Listing New Books > > > > > > > Katie, > > > > > > There are three ways to list new books that I'm aware of. > > > > > > The first, and the one that everyone is familiar with, is Bookshare's > New > > > Books List. Books don't automatically show up on this list when they > > > are > > > approved. I had thought the list was updated nightly by a scheduled > task, > > > but according to what Carrie said earlier today, Gustavo has to kick off > > > that task manually to update the New Books list. It also appears that > > > Gustavo is keeping more than one list which he has to update manually > > > because the links which he added on the Main page and the Volunteer Home > > > page for accessing the New Books List tend not to agree with the Browse > > > New > > > Books page Until a day or two after there hasn't been any books approved > > > > > > The best way to see the latest books is to use the links on Jake's > > > website. > > > He has one for books in English and one for books in Spanish because it > > > isn't possible to run the querry for both due to the way the code for > > > Bookshare's Advanced Search is written. This method doesn't provide > > > publication dates for books, but it allows you to go back as far as you > > > need > > > to find books you recognize, and since it is a querry to the database it > > > is > > > always current. Also, once you've pulled up the page for listing the > > > latest > > > books, you can bookmark it so that you don't have to go back to Jake's > > > site > > > or access it through one of the e-mails that contains the link. Here's > > > the > > > URL for the latest books in English: > > > > > > > http://www.bookshare.org/web/BooksByAdvancedSearch.html?titlestring=&authors > > > > tring=&sort=4&language=en&quality=0&category%5B%5D=0&operation=submit&submit > > > =Search > > > > > > There's also another website where you are supposed to be able to list > > > books > > > approved between two specified dates. I say supposed to be able because > I > > > get an Internal Server Error half the time when I use it. In the past, > I > > > seemed to get the best results when I limited my range to insure that > the > > > list was fairly small. However, I haven't used it since Jake figured > out > > > the querry that the code for Advanced Search supports to list books in > > > reverse publication order. This site also appears to be maintained by a > > > volunteer, and according to the site, the database hasn't been updated > > > since > > > March 25, 2006. No, the reason it hasn't been updated since then isn't > > > because no books have been approved. There were books approved earlier > > > this > > > month before Gustavo went on vacation. Here's the URL for that site if > > > you > > > wish to try it: > > > > > > > http://s89900740.onlinehome.us/bks/q.cgi?startmonth=1&startday=1&startyear=2 > > > 006&endmonth=4&endday=25&endyear=2005&Get+Information=Get+Information > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Gerald > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaitlyn > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:09 PM > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] When books are approved? > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > When books are finally approved from the admin queue do they then appear > > > at > > > the top of the new books list??? > > > > > > Also a question I asked a while ago and don't remember seeing a response > > > to. > > > IS there a way to search for books by release date? For example. All > books > > > release since 03/01/2006? > > > > > > > > > > > > Katie Hill > > > You can learn a lot if you are humble enough to listen. > > > Lynn Lewis Warren > > > Email: Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E. > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:14 AM > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare's purpose > > > > > > She would have no way of knowing that since Elect Mr. Robinson for A > > > Better > > > World appears as the last entry. Perhaps electing him would be a good > > > idea. > > > > > > E. > > > At 11:46 AM 4/25/2006, you wrote: > > > > > >>Tracy, > > >> > > >>There's already been 25 to 30 books approved this morning. > > >> > > >>Gerald > > >> > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione > > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:33 AM > > >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare's purpose > > >> > > >>I've always thought that Bookshare's purpose was, duh, to share books. > > >>That sharing is done by putting books on the website, where users can > get > > >>at them. As I and others have said, repeatedly, that is not happening > > >>now, and hasn't happend for well over a month, and no one will say when > it > > >>will start happening again. I begin to wonder if Bookshare's purpose > has > > >>changed. Maybe fundraising is now the main purpose--I've seen it happen > > >>in other non-profits, some of them near and dear to my heart. > > >>If the purpose is still to actually share books, then why can't someone, > > >>any trusted employee, start approving books again? Why can't anyone at > > >>least tell us when the process might start up again? Am I wasting my > > >>precious time, validating books that no one will ever see? > > >>Tracy > > >> > > >> > > >> 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. 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