[bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question

  • From: Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 15:22:01 +0000

Hi all,

Roger makes an excellent point. Additionally, we on staff never know which 
books publishers will give us or when we’ll get them. We’re as surprised as 
everyone else!

Best,

Madeleine


From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 4:48 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question

Cindy, I don't think you had better expect that anyone will let you know what 
has come in from the publishers. I just now checked the newly added books list 
and in the last twenty-four hours 3,415 books have been added. That kind of 
shows you how useful a books being scanned list will be now, but if it is 
actually no extra trouble for you then go ahead.
On 8/28/2014 9:05 PM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
Then I shall revive the list I used to keep. and will post it to the volunteer 
list; it won't be perfect; if no-one at bookshare posts or lets me know 
privately what's come in from the publishers or what bookshare is scanning (are 
N.Y. Times best-sellers being added automatically? but it might help a little; 
I check my email several times a day and if there's mail from the list   and 
scanners post to it I'll see that; I note what books are  being scanned and by 
whom. If, as has happened in the past when I kept such a list, the scanner 
doesn't want me to post her/his name I'll omit that and just post what book is 
being scanned. Then if someone wants to proof it I'll contact the scanner off 
list if it's someone whose email addie I already have; otherwise, the would-be 
proofer can post on the list that he/she would like to proof such-and-such a 
book. Nothing is more frustrating than working on a book and then find out it's 
been already scanned or proofed (nay more than frustrating ... anger-producing; 
this will take very little time on my part; it won't take time away from my 
proofing smile'
Cindy


On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Madeleine Linares 
<Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Cindy and everyone,

We no longer keep a current “being scanned list” because of the volume of 
student requests that we get and publisher books that are added. While we love 
the idea of it, we unfortunately don’t have the bandwidth to keep a list like 
that current. It would actually change every few minutes and would need to be 
manually updated, so I’m sure you can imagine how difficult that would be!

I do encourage volunteers to post to this list when they’re about to scan a 
book, in case it can prevent duplicate scanning. However, keep in mind that 
many volunteers do not join this list or may not see the post in time. Still, I 
don’t think it can hurt to post what you’re going to scan.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459<tel:650-644-3459>
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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 On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:08 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question

Is this something I should revive, do you think? Originally  I kept the list;  
I took the info from the the volunteer list and/or people wrote to me what they 
were scanning. Do you think it would be useful to have such a list so people 
would know what's being scanned and by whom so they could contact the scanner 
and ask to proof the book (and not waste time scanning somethng that someone 
else is scanning?

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Roger Loran Bailey 
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
The books being scanned list has been discontinued.

On 8/27/2014 4:02 PM, ohio1803@xxxxx<mailto:ohio1803@xxxxx> wrote:
Hi there, Bookshare friends & volunteers!

I am a few chapters into scanning a new book I purchased after it was 
recommended by a singer-songwriter I had just interviewed for my radio show.

The book is:

A Six String History of America
by Jay M. Pilzer
published in 2014

It is a history of the guitar in America. Written by a history professor who 
also happens to be a guitar aficionado.
And if you know any musicians who are blind, you know we kind of get obsessed 
about the instruments we like to try and play!

HYPERLINK:
A Six String History of America by Jay M. Pilzer (amazon 
link)<http://www.amazon.com/A-Six-String-History-America/dp/1939995035>

or
URL:
http://www.amazon.com/A-Six-String-History-America/dp/1939995035

I have scanned and had numerous book submissions accepted into our collection 
over the years.
But of late, things have gotten to where a few submissions have come in just 
around when they are being entered in by the Staff from the Publishers.
And this was even after I had dutifully checked the "in process" list on the 
website.

I don't care about that too much.
I enjoyed the scanning and the reading, which is what I mostly do is scan what 
I wish to read and figuring it adds to my enjoyment, the pleasure of sharing it 
with other eligible Bookshare members.

But I thought this time I would try and check earlier, prior to getting all 
that close to being ready to submit.
And I was trying to find the Books Being Scanned List.
The page to which I was directed is dated November, 2013.
Maybe I somehow got lost in my own navigation. Stranger things have happened to 
me!

So, there you go.
My Scan of a new book in Process. And my report of what I found in the 
Bookshare Books Being Scanned page.

Thanks, all.
Oh, if someone emails me directly, and wishes to Proofread this book, send me 
an email or reply to the Discussion.

Rik (Richard) James

Rik James
716 N. Montana Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-4123<tel:%28406%29%20586-4123> – 
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