As I read Janice's post, the mid-May referred to sending *new* suggestions to John, like the possibility of lifetime memberships. However, Gerald, I was under the impression that one could put extra credits toward the next year's membership, but no further ahead. Of course this is information I got back when Jesse was with bookshare. Maybe it's changed. I'm thinking, too, that maybe Gustavo mis-wrote when he said membership was $75. Maybe he meant the initial set-up fee of $25 plus the annual fee of $50. Cindy --- Scott Blanks <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Woe, come on now! This is getting a bit ridiculous > Sue. Consider for a > minute if you were one of these new employees. Would > you like to be > essentially thrown to the wolves and left to fend > for yourself? Or would you > rather receive some initial guidance to jump start > your job? If you prefer > the latter, then think about who may well be > administering this training, > Gustavo. If he is in fact doing so, this would > logically mean that he has > less time to approve books. I would guess that > things will pick back up in a > month or two once everyone has established their > role and knows what to do, > and the most efficient way to get things done. > > And another thing, where did you get "mid May" from? > Gustavo deserves a > vacation just like the rest of us, and if he's gone > for just a week, as > Janice indicated, then he'll be back well before > "mid May". > > Bookshare has clearly been understaffed for some > time now. They are > remedying that situation, let's respect that and > give them some sort of > chance. > > Scott > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 4:27 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and renew > membership at > Bookshare.org > > > > > > Ah, I knew it! This time I knew better than to > raise my hopes when the > > announcement came about the hiring of John Glass. > Instead of doing > > handstands, I held off because I knew there was a > catch. Gustavo, who > > should be there approving books, has been "let > out", thus delaying this > > very > > important job for a month? "Till mid-May?" > Gotcha!!! > > > > Sue S. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janice Carter" <Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 4:43 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and > renew membership at > > Bookshare.org > > > > > >> You're killing me today..... > >> > >> Here's what I suggest. Give us time to get the > folks here settled (mid > > May?). Then contact Mr. John Glass and ask him to > add this suggestion to > > the list of things that are important to the > Volunteers. (Others have > > suggested having the ability to "gift" their extra > credits to new users. > > And, others have asked about pooling large amounts > of credits and offering > > to financially challenged schools.) > >> > >> P.S. - Janice, Jennifer, and Susie are in the > office for the next few > > weeks if you have any urgent issues. We sent > Gustavo away for the next > > week > > so he can try to regain his sanity. The approval > process for books will > > remain "as is" until he returns. As he hands off > chores to Jennifer and > > John, the approval process will pick up again. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Janice Carter > >> Director, Literacy Programs > >> > >> Benetech > >> 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201 > >> Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA > >> > >> (650) 475-5440 x122 > >> (650) 759-5828 cell > >> (650) 475-1066 fax > >> > >> janice.c@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >> www.benetech.org > >> > >> The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving > Humanity > >> A Nonprofit Organization > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of tom hawkins > >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:40 PM > >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Cost to join and > renew membership at > > Bookshare.org > >> > >> Hi Janice, I sent a querry to Gerald earlier > regarding life-time > > membership in BookShare. At the time I was > jesting, but it seems to me > > that > > this subject should be broached at some level. > Those of us that > > comtribute > > more than the required number of books each year > than is necessary to > > maintain our membership should find some sort > ofreward at some level for > > our > > work. Maybe bragging rights or something. Tom > Hawkins > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Janice Carter > <mailto:Janice.C@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:21 PM > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Cost to join and renew > membership at > > Bookshare.org > >> > >> > >> Several of you have questioned the reference to > $75.00 in the > > Bookshare.org Quarterly Newsletter, so let me > clarify for you: > >> > >> What does it cost to join Bookshare? $75.00. > >> > >> From the website > > > (http://www.bookshare.org/web/AboutIndividualSubscriptions.html), > >> > >> Individual Subscriptions > >> > >> Individual subscriptions enable > "all-you-can-read"* > > > <http://www.bookshare.org/web/AboutIndividualSubscriptions.html#note> > > access to books in easy-to-use digital formats for > a full year. > > Subscriptions cost 50 dollars plus a 25 dollar > sign-up fee the first year. > >> > >> Books and periodicals from Bookshare.org contain > the full text of the > > publication (not pre-recorded audio) that can be > read with the adaptive > > technology of the reader's choice. 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