[bookshare-discuss] Re: The Penguin has landed!!!
- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:53:25 -0600
Here are two examples.:
Enemy Mine
by
Marcella Burnard
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin
USA
Copyright: 2012
Download:
Treachery
by
Andrea Cremer
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin
USA
Copyright: 2011
Download:
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Lewellen
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 8:52 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Penguin has landed!!!
Hi Kim,
I am honestly not sure of an example myself. I can only think of a couple
of examples, but these may not be what Roger means.
There is a copy of the entire fire and ice series by George r. r. Martin.
He wrote the game of thrones. There was at the time a section of the next
book in the series included. I have not read the book, as of yet, but
believe it is part of the series I have awaiting my attention. So, at the
end of the 5 books that are included in their entirety there is a section
or even a draft of the 6th one. This may be what Roger is talking about?
I have come across a few nonfiction compilations of books like this. More
in searches. Say a collection of books that showcase the 6 best diet
plans. You might find the dash diet, the Virgin diet, etc., all in one
ebook. is this making sense?
If I am off the mark, Roger can correct me.
Karen
On Sun, 27 Apr 2014, Kim Friedman wrote:
Hi Karen, the problem is this: Is one actually downloading the whole book
or
just a part of it. I would prefer to download a whole book rather than a
promo or preview, so how does one know what one is getting? Regards, Kim
Friedman.
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Lewellen [mailto:klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 5:38 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Penguin has landed!!!
I suppose that you realize that publishers are simply providing bookshare
with the same ebook they sell to the public in many cases?
I am not sure why the preview information presents an issue...no one is
making you read that section after all?
Kare
On Sat, 26 Apr 2014, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
A teaser chapter at the end of a book is one thing, but - sheesh! -
when the entire book is a teaser chapter I really do find myself
asking if it belongs on Bookshare at all.
On 4/26/2014 12:01 AM, lana wrote:
Have never had this, but suspect I saw a few last night. The
blurb is about some mag reviewing the book and how wonderful it will
be but not about the book itself. Have you noticed that some books
have a teaser chapter at the end to get you to buy the next book in
the series? I think that is what is meant. If this becomes a
problem, I would suggest that bookshare start giving the number of
megs or whatever. They could use daisy as a standard. That would
also tell us when those bundled books might be too big to open on
our devices. I've found that when they won't open in daisy or .brf,
I can get them in mp3 and (cross my fingers) so far those have opened.
-----Original Message----- From: Estelnalissi
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 9:14 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Penguin has landed!!!
Dear Roger and Booksharian Friends,
Roger, what do you mean by books that are nothing more than
advertising?
How
can a book be advertisement? How did you discover them? How do you
identify them? I can't get the concept. Do you know a title I can
check out to have a look?
Trying to conceive of an advertisement book reminds me of one of my
oldest Bookshare memories. Though the answer was sarcastic, it
struck me as so funny at the time and still brings a smile when I
think of it. A volunteer wrote to request that some pamphlets be
scanned. The staff answer was no, "It isn't called Pamphlet share."
Always with love,
Lissi
-----Original Message----- From: Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 7:56 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Penguin has landed!!!
I have noticed for a long time that a lot of the publisher quality
books really amount to nothing but advertising. When I come across
one of those I always find myself asking, does this really belong in
the Bookshare collection. In any case, I am currently working on
scanning a book that was published by one of the Penguin imprints. I
hope I can at least get it into the collection before Penguin does
it for me and keeps it from being accepted.
On 4/25/2014 7:08 AM, Ann Parsons wrote:
Hi all,
I can scarcely write, I am so overwhelmed! I am so overwhelmed!
If you are a reader, go immediately, go to the new books page!
Someone on the volunteer list said there are 3,000 books added,
but he didn't say what kind of books! Jacques, Lescourt, Kerr,
Heinlein, Tamar Meyers, and more, much much more! We have been given
a bonanza, a real bonanza!
I'm so excited! Oh, alan Steele There are mysteries, Regencies,
Science Fiction, fantasy! Oh, this is so wonderful!
One caveat! Some of the new authors' books are ads for upcoming
titles.
So if you download them they may be just teasers, so be sure to
read the book blurbs!
Yes, folks, the Penguin has landed indeed! Yep, this is not a gray
statement, it's black and white, Penguin colors!
Oh, better have lots and lots of time on your hands if you are
going to cull the new Books Page. I have to go because I've got an
appt. but I'm
going to be a boomerang! Oh, man! Wooo!!!
Ann P.
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