[bksvol-discuss] Re: unsatisfactory synopses
- From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:04:34 -0700
Hi, Cindy. If you do copy something from a Web site, just putting it in
quotes might not be enough. Do you also state the source? I'm sure you've
thought about that, but I'm just curious. *smile* Take care.
Julie Morales
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 7:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: unsatisfactory synopses
Sharon,
What I do is keep a separate document with the info
about the author, the copyright date, the copyright
holder, the ISBN number. Then when it comes time to
submit, I copy the info and past into the appropriat
space.
Whether submitting or uploading a validation, the
first page has spaces for title, author, copyuright
date, copyright holder, and short synopsis. After one
hits approve in the case of uploading a validation or
submit in the case of submitting, there is a second
page where one checks the quality rating and the
category of the book -- and there are larger spaces
for a longer synopsis and comments. My understanding
is that the Comments are only seen by the validator
and not members who download books, which I think is a
shame --so we were told at one point to put comments
that we want readers to see, e.g., that there is
English rather than "American" spelling of words, in
the long synopsis section. Also I put warnings, if
the book isn't rated Adult, that there is profanity
and sex, though not necessarily explicit.
If you read the book as you're scanning or validating,
you can write your own synopsis, short and long. As I
validate and form an idea of what I want to say I
write it in the aforementioned file and just copy and
paste when the time comes to upload. I've revised
synopses several times before sending them. But, and
I've done this before, often there is a good summary
(synopsis) on the book jacket flap or back that one
can copy and use (I put it in quotation marks when I
do that, just to be safe). And now at least 2
libraries that I know of (San Diego Public and Los
Angeles Public) are putting summaries and also reviews
online with the book. I don't usually copy them, but I
do read them and they give me ideas as to what to say.
If I do copy part of a review or online summary I put
it in quotation marks.
Cindy
--- Sharon <sharon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've never figured out when or where to put in the
> synopsis. I also
> sometimes don't have all the information I need when
> I start to upload a
> book; like I'm not really organized in what I need
> to collect. I have to
> start over a couple times because I keep needing
> more information. Where are
> the synopsis fields? Who should put them in? The
> submitter? The validator?
> Sharon
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