[bksvol-discuss] Re: long synopsis, what kind of file?

  • From: "Lisa Belville" <hunter123@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 03:41:11 -0500

I do this as well.  I hate to have to go onto Amazon and piece together a 
synopsis from bits and pieces of customer reviews.  But I know I like having 
the synopsis, so even if I'm validating something I might never want to read, I 
feel like I need to read it so as to be able to write a decent summary.

Hopefully, we can get a definitive answer from Bookshare about what can and 
cannot be quoted for a synopsis.  I always thought the book jacket was fair 
game, since it's put there to tempt someone to buy/read the book.  Also, NLS 
includes the book jacket in their recordings, and I think they are covered 
under the same exemptions as bookshare.


Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Silvara 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:42 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: long synopsis, what kind of file?


  I have always included material from the back cover for my synopsis. As Mike 
  said it's the best way to get a good overview. And it is part of the book. I 
  have never had an issue. And I never put in the words from the back cover. 
  I'd think that's obvious. I could never write that flowery.

  Grace
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "tom hawkins" <tjhawk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 12:56 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: long synopsis, what kind of file?


  > Mike,  That was my thinking also, that's why I didn't understand the note 
  > from Gustavo on the return of Ruin Creek to the step one list, saying as I 
  > understand it that copyrighted material wasn't permitted for the synopsis. 
  > I didn't persomally see the note so maybe I misunderstood.  Tom
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
  > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:57 PM
  > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: long synopsis, what kind of file?
  >
  >
  >> Tom
  >>
  >> It's been my understanding, and those of many others, that jacket info, 
  >> as
  >> long as it is taken from the book itself, is ok for a long synopsis.
  >> If this isn't ok, then suddenly a whole bunch of long synopses (probably
  >> in the hundreds or maybe even thousands) will have to be removed.
  >> Also, few individuals would then ever submit long synopses if as putting
  >> them would suddenly become a chore.
  >> And book jackets make a perfect overview of what a book is as that is
  >> their function.
  >>
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