[bksvol-discuss] my email to bertrice Small
- From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:39:06 -0400
I hope it's not too corny! Here goes! Let me know what you think!
Dear Mrs. Small,
My name is Allison Mervis, and I am a junior at Chatham College in Pittsburgh,
PA majoring in English and music. I cannot begin to tell you how much I enjoy
your work! I am totally blind, and when I read your novels, I feel as though I
have been taken to a world where I can see everything thanks to your detention
to detail. I have read roughly 20 of your books within the last two years and
can't wait to read more! Many of your books have been scanned and uploaded to
bookshare.org, a non-profit legal electronic book site which makes many popular
books available to the blind. The books are generally contributed by
bookshare's users, as well as a vast number of sighted volunteers. The
collection now consists of nearly 23000 books varying in subject matter.
However, it takes a long time to scan these books by hand. My purpose in
writing to you is not only to praise your work, but to ask if you might please
consider contributing some of your novels to bookshare in an electronic format
to insure faster publication to the site, and ultimately, faster exposure to
our readers. Any donations that you would make to bookshare would be completely
tax deductible. If you are at all interested, please contact Jane Simchuk. She
handles donations. Her email address is
jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I realize that you are most likely very busy, but please write back if you get
the chance. Thank you for reading this, and thank you for being a wonderful
author!
Sincerely,
Allison Mervis
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