That's really good to know, Monica, because I think there are many books like this that not too many volunteers are going to offer to scan. I'm going to forward this note to Paul, if that's o.k. with you. Do you want me to delete your address? Also, to Roger--maybe he'd be interested in getting some of his Trotsky books scanned that way. But let me know if I should just forward this or rewrite it without your name and address. Cindy --- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Cindy, if he's not on this list, would you please > let Paul know that this is > the kind of book that they'll scan at the Bookshare > office if he's willing > to mail them a copy? I'm interested in reading it > too, and my library > doesn't have it. That got me thinking about Carrie's > goal of scanning 10 > books a day that are educational in some way. This > book looks like a perfect > fit. Carrie is willing to scan books and then lets > us validate them from > step 1 or gets the Worth Project to handle them. To > me, that works out great > because the book is in great shape, and validating > is an easy thing to do. > This whole concept applies to other books too, > anything about history, > science, literature, art, disabilities, philosophy, > etc. > > I want to make sure my email comes out right. I'm > not trying to discourage > anyone from asking to have books scanned by > volunteers. I just want people > to know that there's another good way of getting > books like this scanned. > > Monica Willyard > "The best way to predict the future is to create > it." -- Peter Drucker > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cindy Rosenthal > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:52 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fwd: Wish List "Defining > Moment" > > > --- Paul Schroeder <pws@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Subject: Wish List "Defining Moment" > > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:15:43 -0700 > > From: "Paul Schroeder" <pws@xxxxxxx> > > To: <POPULARPLACE@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Cindy: > > > > Hi, I was surprised to not find this book on > > Bookshare. > > > > The Defining Moment > > FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope > > By > > Jonathan Alter > > Hardcover > > Publication Date: May 8, 2006 > > > > > > Please add to the list when you can. > > > > Paul W. Schroeder > > Vice President, Programs and Policy > > American Foundation for the Blind > > 1660 L Street, N.W., Suite 513 > > Washington, DC 20036 > > Phone: 202-822-0832 > > E-mail: pws@xxxxxxx > > Web: http://www.afb.org > > Expanding possibilities for people with vision > loss > > (tm) > > > > > > > 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. > > WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm 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.