[bksvol-discuss] Re: Only 50?

  • From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:09:13 -0500

That is better, Tracy, bt out sighted volunteers do not even get that $.50.
They just do it because they want to help.
Sue S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:32 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Only 50?


> Aha!  So that's it.
> So that makes it 200+ volunteers, 4*50.  Much better.  Though we could
> still use more.
> Tracy
>
> > Hi Tracy,
> >     I'm still confused as to why you are thinking there are only 50
> > volunteers? The figures Gustavo gave referenced the first quarter of
this
> > year. Case in point, I was not included in the listing because my
renewal
> > date isn't until July.
> >
> > Jake
> > In the first three months of 2006, 20 individuals earned entirely free
> > subscriptions to Bookshare.org. Over 50 members reduced their
subscription
> > costs. Our members earn credits that defray their subscription costs
every
> > time they ubmit new or improved books or volunteer to validate submitted
> > books. Please do remember that only individuals who provide us with
> > documentation of a qualifying print-disability can become subscribers.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:16 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Only 50?
> >
> >
> >> Pratik,
> >> One of us is reading the newsletter wrong.  As I read it, Gustavo said
> >> that *six* people paid for their subscription entirely through
> >> volunteering, and *fifty* paid for some part of their subscription,
> >> which
> >> leads me to think that there are only a bit more than 50 volunteers.
> >> So how many of us are there?  I don't see that that needs to be a
> >> company
> >> secret.
> >> However many there are, I think we need more.  It would be particularly
> >> handy to have some volunteers willing to concentrate on textbooks,
which
> >> seems to be a big push for Bookshare, but which many of us find totally
> >> uninteresting.
> >> Tracy
> >>
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