[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Re: question about Amazon peek
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:21:50 -0700
“Findability precedes usability. In the alphabet and on the Web. You can’t
use what you can’t find.” – Ambient Findability by Peter Morville
Read more from Peter on “how you find your way in an age of information
overload” in his book Ambient Findability
<http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Findability-What-Changes-Become/dp/059600765
5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&tag=insp-20&s=books&qid=1242356839&sr=8-1>.
On 5/19/11 9:56 AM, "Kestrell" <kestrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Scott,
>
>A wise choice--I'm currently in the middle of such a debate on another
>list
>because a number of people claim genre labels are arbitrary and useless,
>and
>I keep insisting that you need a way to be able to find the books.
>
>Kes
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:23 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT Re: question about Amazon peek
>
>
>> Or maybe the "f" stands for science fantasy. I'm savvy enough not to
>>step
>> into that debate in public. grin
>>
>> On 5/19/11 9:01 AM, "Kestrell" <kestrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm guessing that "science f" is another shortened term for science
>>>fiction,
>>>as I wrote my master's thesis on images of disability and technology in
>>>science fiction
>>>www.blindbookworm.org/decloakingdisabilitycomplete.rtf
>>> and included an online bibliography
>>>http://www.panix.com/~kestrell/DecloakingDisabilityBiblio.html .
>>>
>>>Kestrell
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:46 AM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>
>>>
>>>> what is science f?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _ _ _
>>>>
>>>> "One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us
>>>>to
>>>>be
>>>> satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all." - Richard
>>>> Dawkins
>>>>
>>>> Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Militant:
>>>> http://www.themilitant.com
>>>> Pathfinder Press:
>>>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>>>> Granma International:
>>>> http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:06 AM
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Volunteers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me take this as an opportunity to publicly welcome Kestrell
>>>>>(whose
>>>>> annotated bibliography on science f. has been helpful to us here on
>>>>>more
>>>>> than one occasion) and also to let other new volunteers know that you
>>>>>can
>>>>> arrange partnerships or mentoring relationships with more experienced
>>>>> members of the list. If you don't feel comfortable asking someone
>>>>> directly
>>>>> you may write to me at scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx and I can make
>>>>>introductions
>>>>> to
>>>>> get you connected.
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Rains
>>>>> Benetech Fellow
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Pamela Hoffard
>>>>><crosssttch@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:crosssttch@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>> Reply-To:
>>>>> "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
>>>>> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:39:38 -0700
>>>>> To:
>>>>>"bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
>>>>> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>>>
>>>>> Kestrell,
>>>>>
>>>>> Welcome! Remember to feel free to ask any question you have-Big or
>>>>> small!
>>>>> Somebody on this list should have an answer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, Amazon's "search inside this book" is what we call the "peek".
>>>>>It
>>>>> only has pictures of pages on certain books, so it gives sighted
>>>>>people a
>>>>> peek at the text. Then there is "google.books", they also have some
>>>>> books
>>>>> scanned as pictures.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that helps,
>>>>>
>>>>> Pam
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: Kestrell <kestrell@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:kestrell@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wed, May 18, 2011 12:03:20 PM
>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about Amazon peek
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, I just joined this list--is Amazon peek the same thing as the
>>>>> "search inside this book" feature?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kestrell
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Em Rose<mailto:uvabookworm27@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:58 PM
>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Could Someone Help Please?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry Susan, Amazon peek is very limited on this book and my usual
>>>>> search
>>>>> for chapter numbers doesn't appear to be working. You'll need
>>>>>someone
>>>>> with a print copy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Em
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Susan Lumpkin
>>>>> <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> Would it be possible for someone to either do a peek on or get a copy
>>>>>of
>>>>> Cat Spitting Mad by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, ISBN: 0-06-105989-7 and
>>>>>give
>>>>> me the page numbers the chapters start on? Thanks in advance to
>>>>>whoever
>>>>> is
>>>>> able to do this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Susan
>>>>>
>>>>>
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