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 > >> > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: 4/16/2006 > >> > > > > 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. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 4/18/06 > > 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.