[bookshare-discuss] Re: Off listRe: see long synopsis a waste and frustrating
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:21:05 -0700 (PDT)
Oh--I assumed that the "See Long Synopsis" was just
for the listing on the New Books page, and I left it
alone in the lists I send out. Allison, if it will
help, I'll add a short synopsis to that list when I
put the genre and you can copy it to the book in the
collection.
I'll start tomorrow. I got a late start tonight due to
all the additions to the Wish List and figuring out
how best to add them, and also because I didn't come
to the computer until this evening and a lot of mail
has piled up. So tonight i'll just put the fiction or
nonfiction and tomorrow I'll short synopses as
necessary.
G.Cindy
--- Allison Hilliker <hillikera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Lissi,
>
> You bring up a great point. I've noticed the recent
> synopses you mention
> below and I've been working on
> some of them. I think I fixed a half dozen or so in
> the past week. I'll
> keep at it, but if you could be patient with me I'd
> appreciate it. <smile>.
> I'm primarily working on the publisher quality books
> just now. After our
> next import, I should be able to go back to reading
> the new books page and
> fixing synopsis errors and omissions.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Best,
>
> Allison Hilliker
> Bookshare.org Intern: operations and marketing
> outreach.
> Phone (623) 221-1026
> E-mail allisonh@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 4:42 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] see long synopsis a
> waste and frustrating
>
>
> > Dear Booksharian Friends,
> >
> > Those words, "See long synopsis," which appeared
> on several titles on
> > Sunday's new books list frustrate and annoy me
> every time I read them.
> > From yesterday's list I uploaded 6 books but none
> of my choices had those
> > dreaded words in their descriptions.
> >
> > Your valuable volunteer and staff efforts have
> given me so many wonderful,
> > usually unexpected, books to read, I don't take
> time from my volunteering
> > reading, and real life to look up titles that
> refer me to the long
> > synopsis.
> >
> > I also don't punish myself either to make a point
> by failing to read books
> > I recognize that I like whose authors or titles I
> already know, just
> > because the submittor and validator didn't take
> time to write any kind of
> > helpful short synopsis for them. But, If I'm not
> familiar with the book, I
> > don't bother to track down a long synopsis. If
> volunteers can't be
> > bothered to write a helpful short synopsis, I
> conclude they don't care
> > much about that book and don't waste unnecessary
> time finding out about it
> > because I think it has a good chance of not being
> carefully prepared.
> >
> > If a volunteer cares about a book, you'd think she
> or he would want others
> > to benefit from their work. You'd think they would
> hope many readers will
> > select their book and it will be widely read. Why
> put your own book in the
> > seconds bin by not writing an inviting and/or
> informative short synopsis
> > for it? The short synopsis is the book's best
> publicity.
> >
> > In other discussions some volunteers have used the
> excuse that they can't
> > write a long synopsis because they haven't read
> the book. By my personal
> > work standards That already shows a considerable
> amount of lack of caring.
> > However given the volunteer isn't planning to read
> the book, this excuse
> > still doesn't hold up. Why not formulate a short
> synopsis by summarizing
> > that famous long synopsis to which they direct
> potential readers. It
> > wouldn't take too long to dash out some brief high
> points mentioned in
> > that long synopsis. It's only 200 characters or
> less we're hoping for.
> >
> > I'll always appreciate everyone's work and am not
> targeting an individual
> > since I didn't look up any of these books to
> identify the volunteers who
> > write "See long synopsis." I wouldn't dream of
> trying to manipulate the
> > volunteer community or the staff to weigh in on
> this issue or to institute
> > major changes according to my personal guidelines
> and desires. It's my
> > hope that expressing my opinion might result in
> some books in the future
> > being given the more detailed short synopses they
> deserve. And if that
> > happens or not, at least I've expressed my
> feelings.
> >
> > I assume all of us have the good of Bookshare at
> heart. I've written this
> > pointed and fervent message from the perspective
> of both a volunteer and a
> > reader who loves Bookshare. I'm stating my opinion
> to encourage volunteers
> > to try a little harder to attract readers to their
> books and to make book
> > browsing more satisfying to me.
> >
> > Always with love,
> >
> > Lissi
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