I don't recall whether submitters are supposed to do that or not. But even if they are, there are a lot of older books that don't have synopses, that were done before that was a requirement--if it is one now, that is. If it is a requirement, it certainly wasn't always one.
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Hi,Aren't submitters supposed to put in some kind of synopsis? I ask because I was going to see what a book was about but nothing was shown.just wondering, Nancy Martin Oklahoma----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:05 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: synopses fieldsWhen I want to use part of the book jacket for the synopsis usually the front flap, I copy it. You're right; they hardly ever scan properly.CindyWish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites belowWish List: https://wiki..benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+ListBooks Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List--- On Thu, 6/4/09, Donna Goodin <goodindo@xxxxxxx> wrote:From: Donna Goodin <goodindo@xxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] synopses fields To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 7:20 AM This is interesting. Does anyone know where the information is taken from? When I submitted And Only To Deceive, the synopses looked fine, they just weren’t what I had written. It was kind of a strange surprise. Then, when I submitted the second book, I decided that if Bookshare was automatically filling in those fields, there was no point in trying to scan the book jacket. And of course, in that case, the synopses fields weren’t filled in! From my perspective, it’d just be nice to know whether that’s something you need to add or not, before you submit the book. I don’t mind scanning the book jacket, but it’s often hard and produces scans that need some clean-up, so I don’t want to mess with it if there’s no need to do so. Donna From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jill O'Connell Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:33 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more questions, my how things change The problem that I had with my last submission which is quite common was that both the short and long synopses were exactly the same. In my opinion it's not fair to the future reader; therefore I create a long synopsis. ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Goodin To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:11 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more questions, my how things change Thanks, Georgina and Roger. Best, Donna From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:20 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more questions, my how things change If the synopsis is already filled in you do not have to write another one. You can if you want to though. You may delete the already filled in synopsis and write your own or you may modify the prefilled synopsis. To hold a book type the words hold for name of person right before the title. "I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition." Fidel Castro The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com/txtindex.shtml Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html _ table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] more questions, my how things change Date: 6/3/2009 11:57:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: goodindo@xxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end Hi all, Having just submitted a book, I have some more questions 1. When the book was submitted, I noticed that the synopses were not what I had written, or rather that what I wrote had been tacked onto the end of other text. Do we still need to fill in the long and short synopsis fields? Second, How do we indicate to Bookshare that a book should be held for someone? Thanks, Donna ************** We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. 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