[bksvol-discuss] Re: Staff clarification needed: Using Synopses from Amazon
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:09:05 -0700
I agree, Judy. I didn't think we could use them because I thought they
were copyrighted as much or more than what individuals posted on
Amazon. That's why in the past, when I did the list Jim so kindly took
over for me I spent so much time re-doing people's synopses. We can
use material from book jackets and fronts and backs of the books. When
I proof, if there's nothing in the print book I see that I can use I
think as I'm reading what the book is about and write a short
paragraph or two and short and long syopses and save them on a
separate word file until I'm ready to check in the book
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We need Bookshare staff to clarify: can we directly use Amazon's synopses as
> the synopses for books submitted to the Bookshare collection?
>
> The synopses on Amazon come from Amazon's internal metadata system, which is
> a product they offer in competition with similar products from companies
> like Ingram. If it's OK for us to use an Amazon synopsis, than great, it
> will sure make my life easier, grin, but that's not what I was told by
> Bookshare staff in the past.
>
> Judy s.
>
>
> On 9/23/2012 10:47 AM, Chela Robles wrote:
>
> I'm changing the subject line so that way it can not throw anyone off.
> Yes you can use the synopses from the product in Amazon from the publisher's
> description...but, you can't use user comments.
>
>
> On 9/23/2012 8:42 AM, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
>
> I thought that a long time ago we were instructed on this list to not use
> synopsis information from Amazon. It has been a long time now, so perhaps I
> am remembering wrong and it was just part of what you find on Amazon that we
> were not to use.
> On 9/23/2012 9:36 AM, Mark Lind-Hanson wrote:
>
> Roger
> You can also use the Product Description (if there is one) from Amazon.
> DO NOT use any reader reviews or other content, which would be considered
> copyrightable.
> Mark Lind-Hanson
>
>
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