Thanks. I've got them/. Now I've forgotten what this is a list of--books that are safe to scan and proof or books that are not? Cindy Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary! TinyURL.com/752cyrs >________________________________ > From: "Ixchel, Jackie" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx> >To: bksvol-discuss <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 9:11 AM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fwd: Re: Pearson and Imprints > >Hi, >Cindy here are the attachments. Hope you can see and read them. >Jackie > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Em Rose <uvabookworm27@xxxxxxxxx> >Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2012 15:01:47 -0400 >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearson and Imprints >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >For all who need it, I've attached the list in both xls and pdf format. > >Em > >On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ** >> Hi, Madeline, >> >> Could you please repost this excel attachment in xls instead of xlsx >> format? There are many volunteers who have older versions of Excel (and >> Word) that can't open xlsx or docx documents. Thanks!! >> >> Judy s. >> >> On 4/5/2012 11:57 AM, Madeleine Linares wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I know that having a regularly updated list of the publishers we work with >> and their many imprints is something that volunteers have been asking for. >> I am in the process of creating this list, but, unsurprisingly, it's taking >> some time. To tide you over, I've come up with a list of publishers we DO >> NOT currently work with, and won't be working with in the near future: >> Pearson and its many imprints. >> >> As always, it is possible that we could suddenly start to work with >> Pearson. I have been told that this is highly, highly unlikely--as unlikely >> as me winning the lottery (a wonderful dream, but something that >> realistically won't happen)! >> >> The last thing I want is for volunteers to feel that their hard work is not >> appreciated or respected, so I think having a current list of "publishers to >> avoid" will hopefully solve problems of volunteer submissions being replaced >> (as opposed to a list of "safe" publishers that we don't currently work with >> but might start working with at some point). Of course, as people have >> mentioned before, even if your submission is replaced by a publisher's at >> some point, you still made available something that members would not >> otherwise be able to access, which is a wonderful thing. >> >> Please find Pearson and imprints attached as an excel spreadsheet. As of >> right now, you can definitely proof and scan books by publishers on the >> Pearson and Imprints list (of course, make sure to check that we don't >> already have the book in the Bookshare collection first!). We won't be >> working with them anytime soon. I tried to make it as comprehensive as I >> could. If you find any problems or other publishers that I've forgotten to >> include, please email me rather than post on the Freelists, as I'm more >> likely to see the email. I do follow the Freelists, but with the volume of >> discussion, it's possible that I might miss things and I don't want to! >> >> Let me know if you need a different format of the list and I'll get one to >> you. >> >> I hope this helps as a safe way and easy guide to publishers you can >> definitely use at the moment, and I'll be getting the master (and >> alphabetized!) list of all publishers and imprints out to you as soon as I >> finish it. >> >> Happy proofing and scanning! >> >> Best, >> >> Madeleine Linares >> Volunteer Coordinator >> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative650-644-3459madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary! >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >-- >Currently Reading: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan and Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins >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. > > > >