[bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:25:11 -0400
Hi, Carrie.
Yes, it does.
Thanks.
Christina
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From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:33 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Hi Christina,
Please go to the advanced search screen, find the drop-down menu for Books to
Search, and select Books Available Worldwide. Then click on the Advanced Search
button. I just tried it now and found 8,210 books but I see books of all
qualities and also adult content books. Your number will be smaller unless
you're set up to see everything.
If you want to see the number of public domain books, start out the same way
- advanced search screen, drop-down menu for Books to Search, but select Freely
Available Books instead, then click on the Advanced Search button. I see 4,100
books that are public domain (aka freely available).
Hope this helps! Carrie
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From: Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:02:11 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Hi, Carrie.
Thanks for the info.
Is there a way to see what percentage of the books or which publishers are
available for worldwide access?
I have a friend in England who may want to join so I'm curious.
Christina
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:20 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Hi Christina,
You're right with your explanation but there's another wrinkle that you
might be unaware of. As you said, anyone anywhere can download public domain
books, they're available to everyone in the world.
We have another designation that's called world-wide access. If someone
outside the US joins Bookshare (having a qualifying disability), that person
can download books that have world-wide permissions, but they can't download
books with US-only permissions. Several publishers have given us world-wide
permissions for their books. Scholastic, for example, has told us that whenever
we put a book published by Scholastic into the collection, we can mark it as
having world-wide permissions. So blind children around the world can read
books by Scholastic, providing that their parents or teachers signed them up of
course.
And we have some books that are restricted so that only Americans and
Canadians can read them, but no one else. There's a variety of permissions
available, because some publishers want to restrict their books to certain
countries. Copyright law is complex enough within the US, but when you add on
the copyright laws from the 100+ countries around the world, it's a nightmare.
We have to remain within all US copyright laws or we'd be shut down by the
government fast.
And yes, you're right about volunteers. Sighted volunteers can work on
books, but not download the non-public domain books in the collection.
HTH, Carrie
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From: Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 3:01:52 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Hi, Reggie.
The way I understand it, members can't download books if they're not US
citizens because of copyright laws unless the book is in the public domain.
I don't think this pertains to volunteers though since you can be a
volunteer without being a member. Volunteers can work on books but they can't
download them.
Christina
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From: Reggie & Brooks
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:26 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Now, that is interesting. Perhaps I have missed it, very probably have
since I am not a real fan of the new site (oooo did I say that? My bad).
Anyway, BKS is, or at least the last I knew, unable to be used by
out-of-the-U.S. people (except public domain). However, outsources from
Africa? Hmmmm! Sounds just a little strange to me.
Reggie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:02 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Out Sourcers
Daproim Africa is one of the outsourcers.
Bob
“We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us
will live on in the future we make,”
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Petraccaro
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:58 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Out Sourcers
I looked up a particular book and found that it was submitted and
proofed by the same person, Daproim Africa. Has policy changed or is this one
of the out sourcers?
Thanks.
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