[bookshare-discuss] Re: see long synopsis a waste and frustrating
- From: Natalia Sulca <youngbeautyqueen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:47:30 -0400
That Was cute!
Nati
Now Reading Thunder And Roses By Mary Jo Putney.
> From: rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: see long synopsis a waste and frustrating
> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:27:40 -0500
>
> Following my trip to outer space, I returned just to say that the phrase
> "see long synopsis" is not offensive, in fact it lets us know that there is
> more to come, if we are interested.
>
> The phrase "see long synopsis" by itself, however, tells us nothing.
>
> So, Allison, your example is fine.
>
> Now, how do I get back to the ship?
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allison Hilliker"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:48 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: see long synopsis a waste and frustrating
>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Bookshare is definitely working to make synopses as high quality as
>> possible. I've written about 130 of them in the past week because
>> well-represented books are very important to me.
>>
>> I have a question for you all. Do you mind it if a book has a tiny
>> description and then a referral to the long synopsis? It would look
>> something like this.
>> "Bob goes to the store and gets abducted by aliens. See long synopsis."
>> I made that one up of course. I don't hink Bob has been abducted by
>> aliens
>> recently. . In any case, is that scenario good by you all? I
>> normally try
>> to avoid the statement see long synopsis, but once in a while I find a
>> plot that fights me and resists being put into a little box. So I
>> compromise as in the example
>> above. What do you think?
>>
>> BTW, while I'm writing, thanks to Bob for his synopsis-writing help. He's
>> been incredible!
>>
>> Best,
>> Allison Hilliker:
>> Bookshare.org intern.
>> allison.h@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob"
>> To:
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:47 AM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: see long synopsis a waste and frustrating
>>
>>
>>>I want to second this opinion. I hate "see long synopsis" descriptions
>>>almost as much as I hate the "none" designation.
>>>
>>> A synopsis is usually easy to write even if you haven't read the entire
>>> book. I've been assisting Allison Hiliker in writing synopses for
>>> publisher quality books, and believe me, it's easy, and can be fun. I've
>>> found several of those books I'd like to read, not because of the title
>>> or
>>> author, but because of the short descriptions I find on the internet.
>>>
>>> The short synopsis is a way to advertise your work. It introduces a
>>> reader
>>> to the writing skills of the authors, and the patience and care of the
>>> submitter and validator. (That's us folks.). Gone are the days when any
>>> scanned book was admirable, because books were so valuable. Now, books
>>> are
>>> valuable for themselves... what they have to say ... what they make us
>>> think. And, I, for one, consider it an honor to introduce my fellow
>>> readers to these valuable products of our efforts, and I want to do them
>>> justice. And, "see long synopsis" doesn't do them justice, in my opinion.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Bob
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Estelnalissi"
>>> To:
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 6:42 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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