Hello all, I've noticed almost no discussion at all regarding the book drive which I announced on both lists and my web site, http://baechler.net/. I want to make this work and I want it to be of benefit to all. I admit that I'm not a people person but what am I doing wrong? Is the announcement too long? I'll post just a brief summary below. Is my email not working or should something be changed? If you don't want to discuss this on list, please feel free to write to me directly off list at bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx or bookrequest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx The book request address was designed for book requests but I'll accept feedback at any address at this point. Is the deadline too close? I thought about extending it to September 21. If you think you can manage the operation better, please tell me. I think I'm doing something that bothers people but I don't know what. Here is a short summary of the announcement. I. Scanning We are looking for people who want to scan books. They will get to keep the books when they're done and they will be submitting them to Bookshare so they get full submission credit. We would like to find about six regular scanners so we can make this project year-round. I myself would like to find someone willing to scan very large books and/or magazines. II. Requests While we're not trying to run a general wish list, we are interested in any classic mystery, science fiction, and fantasy novels. We are also interested in old time radio books and mystery or science fiction anthologies. We're willing to replace fair books. All books are bought used so there is a limit on what we can get. III. Donations We do not require or ask for donations but you are welcome to donate if you wish. PayPal is best but we also greatfully accept used books and checks. Credit cards are not preferred but can be accepted in some cases. IV. Final All books will be directly mailed to people scanning. Scanners may keep books. The schedule is flexible. All information including the full announcement and scanning form is at the home page. http://baechler.net/ My primary purpose in doing this is to benefit the Bookshare community as well as getting books that I'm interested in reading. If I can do something differently to be of more help, please say so. Thanks. 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.