[bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:54:57 -0400
I still believe in cleaning up bad books and submitting new ones.
After all, if we don't who will.
Hence the reason I am reduing unless someone had another reason.
Both Far Seer books on the affair list
Crispian The Cross of Lead
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
A Horse Called Wonder
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Along with my usual strange and rather unusual mix of stuff that is new and
being submitted.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:50 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
I'd be interested in how the $50 figure was arrived at. I knew it must cost
quite a bit per book, but even that was above my $30 at most estimation
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rui" <goldWave@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
> Hi again:
>
> Let me point out something that I believe is critical.
>
> It costs bookshare.org an average of $50 to add each title to the
> collection, (staff time, resources, etc)
>
> This was stated by jim Fruchterman at the NFB convention bookshare users
> meeting on July 4.
> Note: I didn't ask for any sort of methodology as to how this was
> calculated.
>
> This # crystalized my resolve to "get it right the first time."
> I always new that adding a substandard book to the collection only to have
> someone rescan it wasted staff and volunteer time that could have gone
> elsewhere.
> But as we see, it also wastes outright cash.
>
> I am not saying we shouldn't rescan fair books, that is why I have the
> fairbook list on my site.
> However, going forward let's try to get it right the first time and not
> attack projects with the mindset of "someone can fix it later."
> Because usually, someone never does and that book just sits there.
>
>
> -- Rui
> BookshareScans
> http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
>
>
>
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