[bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearson and Imprints
- From: Em Rose <uvabookworm27@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 15:01:47 -0400
For all who need it, I've attached the list in both xls and pdf format.
Em
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi, Madeline,
>
> Could you please repost this excel attachment in xls instead of xlsx
> format? There are many volunteers who have older versions of Excel (and
> Word) that can't open xlsx or docx documents. Thanks!!
>
> Judy s.
>
> On 4/5/2012 11:57 AM, Madeleine Linares wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I know that having a regularly updated list of the publishers we work with
> and their many imprints is something that volunteers have been asking for. I
> am in the process of creating this list, but, unsurprisingly, it's taking
> some time. To tide you over, I've come up with a list of publishers we DO
> NOT currently work with, and won't be working with in the near future:
> Pearson and its many imprints.
>
> As always, it is possible that we could suddenly start to work with Pearson.
> I have been told that this is highly, highly unlikely--as unlikely as me
> winning the lottery (a wonderful dream, but something that realistically
> won't happen)!
>
> The last thing I want is for volunteers to feel that their hard work is not
> appreciated or respected, so I think having a current list of "publishers to
> avoid" will hopefully solve problems of volunteer submissions being replaced
> (as opposed to a list of "safe" publishers that we don't currently work with
> but might start working with at some point). Of course, as people have
> mentioned before, even if your submission is replaced by a publisher's at
> some point, you still made available something that members would not
> otherwise be able to access, which is a wonderful thing.
>
> Please find Pearson and imprints attached as an excel spreadsheet. As of
> right now, you can definitely proof and scan books by publishers on the
> Pearson and Imprints list (of course, make sure to check that we don't
> already have the book in the Bookshare collection first!). We won't be
> working with them anytime soon. I tried to make it as comprehensive as I
> could. If you find any problems or other publishers that I've forgotten to
> include, please email me rather than post on the Freelists, as I'm more
> likely to see the email. I do follow the Freelists, but with the volume of
> discussion, it's possible that I might miss things and I don't want to!
>
> Let me know if you need a different format of the list and I'll get one to
> you.
>
> I hope this helps as a safe way and easy guide to publishers you can
> definitely use at the moment, and I'll be getting the master (and
> alphabetized!) list of all publishers and imprints out to you as soon as I
> finish it.
>
> Happy proofing and scanning!
>
> Best,
>
> Madeleine Linares
> Volunteer Coordinator
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative650-644-3459madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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