Interesting point, Pratik. Cindy --- Pratik patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > E, > > The questions you outlined are excellent. However, > because of business > reasons, I highly doubt that Bookshare staff will be > able to answer any of > them. While you, as a volunteer, may be curious > about receiving answers to > these questions, it is difficult for Bookshare's > business if this data were > to be released to the public. It has many PR > ramifications--especially when > Bookshare must use this data for grants etc. I am > certain that some data > will be released when subscription numbers are high > enough to make it > effective for Bookshare to do so. > > Sincerely, > > Pratik > > Pratik Patel > Director, CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS) > The City University of New York > T: 718-997-3775 > F: 718-997-5895 > E: pratik.patel@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of E. > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:18 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] who we are > > I am glad some of us volunteers are going to meet > the volunteer and paid > staff who work at bookshare the thursday of the > bookshare conference. > > I have so many questions about bookshare. Please > let me list them and > perhaps I can get email answers sometime or > bookshare may want to put out > some kind of doc. Many thanks. > > How many folks belong to bookshare as members? > How does that population break down according to > organizational vs. > personal membership? > How many are repeat members? > How many join for one year and then leave? > How many of those who left return within the next > six months? > Do we know reasons for leaving? > Do we know how many students make up the bookshare > population in percent > terms? > > These are just the top of mind questions I have long > wanted to ask. > > Thanks bookshare folks. > > E. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.