[bksvol-discuss] Re: Text Files

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:24:52 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks Pratik and Jake. That is what I did before.
Also, a couple of years ago, Marissa had said
something about books that were on the step one page
for over several months 3 or 4 or 6--would be deleted.
That also is why I took some of the ones that I did.

Cindy

--- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cindy,
> 
> When Bookshare announces that it will no longer
> acept TXT submissions, the
> books currently on the step 1 page will not
> disappear.  For an easy
> transition, the existing books will be process. 
> There is no rush to go out
> and grab the books for the fear that they will
> disappear.
> 
> Pratik
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:55 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Text Files
> 
> And so, Jake and Gerald and John,  when that day
> comes, or just before, if the txt books are still on
> the download list can I take them to validate? If
> the
> titles don't show up on the download list and aren't
> in the collection, then anyone can scan them, and I
> wouldn't validate them if I see they've been
> rescanned.
> 
> Cindy
> 
> --- John Glass <John.G@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > There has been some discussion about submitting
> > books in .txt format over the last several days.
> > While we do still accept these submissions, we
> > strongly encourage all  members to upload in .rtf
> > format, for the reasons which have previously been
> > mentioned.
> > 
> > In the near future, we plan to require that
> > submissions not be made in .txt so that the books
> > will have better formatting and navigation, which
> > improves the quality of the collection for all of
> > us.
> > 
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