So, how does a current volunteer become an outsourcer, then? Thanks. Susan _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52 Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:51 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Are volunteers really that important anymore? Some outsourcers are former volunteers that are now getting paid money! We know that these people do good work. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jamie Yates, CPhT <mailto:mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:23 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Are volunteers really that important anymore? I tend to think of volunteers as people who work on books for the love of the book and outsources as people who work on books as a job. As a volunteer who is not a member, what I do for Bookshare is a labor of love, mostly the love of books, but there are many of you who I consider to be friends of mine and I would do books for you just because you are my friend. I think that is the difference between a volunteer and the outsourcer. Volunteers put their hearts and souls into their work, in most cases. Since we don't know the outsourcers, we can't make the same assumption. To them it may be just a job. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: The Assistant by Bernard Malamud See everything I've read this year at: www.michrxtech.com/books.html _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.70/2329 - Release Date: 08/27/09 08:11:00