[bksvol-discuss] Re: Publisher Quality Books needing synopses
- From: Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:45:30 -0600
I think your ideas are good here. I might even do it for fifty cents
if I could use info I found on the net without fear of copyright
violation.
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:36:10 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Mayrie,
>
>Hmmm, I've left your message below deliberately. I think you are right
>in that the publisher Quality books do need synopses. I think that
>before you decide not to submit any more books, you may want to
>consider how this boycott will affect readers. The Bookshare staff
>isn't going to care if you don't submit any books, just you, Mayrie.
>The whole volunteer contingent would have to boycott Bookshare in order
>for it to affect the staff.
>
>On the other hand, here's a couple of solutions. First, your
>suggestion of making the submitter of the Publisher Quality books
>responsible for their synopses is not a good idea because these books
>come in large bunches. To make one person responsible for synopses for
>all these books is, IMO unfair.
>
>However, there is a solution, which I think will be equitable for all.
>How would it be if there was a new job created called Synopsis Hunter.
>It's not as interesting as hunting for the snark, I am sure, but it is
>a worthy task. Could there be a list created somewhere of these
>Publisher Quality books so that a Synopsis Hunter could find them and
>seek their synopses? Might I suggest that a volunteer be given $1.00
>credit for each book for which he/she found a synopsis?
>
>This also would require one of the staff to place synopses with their
>books. this would add to their work load because the books really
>should have their synopses accompanying them when they're submitted.
>That allocation of staff resources should, of course be done by
>Benetech admins.
>
>No, Mayrie, I don't think you need boycott Bookshare because they
>haven't refused to fix the problem. They haven't had time to ignore
>it, and they haven't even come onto the list to express an opinion or
>give info either way. Now, if they refused utterly to make equitable
>solutions, or if they refused to listen to you, or something like that,
>then, you might have reason for a boycott. However, let's not throw
>out the baby with the bath water quite yet. Give Benetech a chance to
>answer us.
>
>BTW, I noticed that Amazonia by James Rollins is now on Bookshare. I
>have downloaded this book, and plan to read it post haste. I can't
>write a synopsis because I haven't read it, but Rollins is in the same
>category with Preston and Child. There are several of his books
>already on Bookshare. His books are excellent! They are edge of the
>chair, pounding heart, non-stop science fiction/suspense novels that
>will cause you to cancel all engagements, turn off your phone, put out
>a Do-Not-Disturb sign on your door, and generally make it impossible
>for you to do anything at all except read! Oh, you might want to pause
>long enough for sustenance, as reading does require some brain power
>and food keeps your brain active.
>
>Ann P.
>
>Original message:
>> Hello Everyone,
>
>> As volunteers we are required to include at least a short synopsis
>> with our submissions of books in order to have them even accepted as
>> submissions. I do not like not seeing any synopses at all with the
>> dozens of Publisher Quality books. If we are required to provide a
>> synopsis with each book that we wish to add to the Bookshare
>> collection, I think that Publisher Quality books should not be exempt
>> from this requirement.
>
>> I don't know who is responsible for adding these new Publisher
>> Quality books to the collection, but I think whoever is responsible
>> for including them should also be responsible for including a
>> synopsis with each book. It isn't as though anyone had to take the
>> time to scan the book, or even validate it, so someone should at
>> least be held accountable for providing a synopsis.
>
>> If I want to know if a book is of interest to me, I have to go
>> seeking somewhere else a synopsis of it. That isn't impossible, but
>> it is a pain, especially since we as volunteers are required to make
>> the effort to include a synopsis with each book which we wish to have
>> added to the Bookshare collection. Requirements should be
>> requirements across the board, in my opinion.
>
>> I am seriously considering not submitting any more books until this
>> inequity has been rectified.
>
>> Mayrie
>
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