[bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main concern these days?
- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:12:15 -0600
I am with both of you! I am so enthusiastic, and as you all know, have
jumped in running (many thanks to all who have endured my steep learning
curve!). I have tried to enlist more volunteers, especially sighted
volunteers, but can't even get anyone to nibble so far. I don't get it with
all the people I know scanning for their schools or what not, why they will
not sign up to even just add what they are already doing. Oh, well, I will
keep trying!
Take care!
Valerie
Currently scanning My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House
Ally's Busy Day
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Santa Claus The World's Number One Toy Expert
who do I talk to
Currently proofing:
Ten Days To Self-Esteem
Shanghaied to China
Everything Dog: What Kids Really Want To Know About Dogs
Stories Behind the Greatest Traditions of Christmas
More Stories Behind the Best Loved Songs Of Christmas
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> Hi, Monica, from your mouth to God's ear. I think the more the merrier.
Let
> there be more crack submitters and proofreaders who love finding books for
> every type of reading pleasure. Let them raid fantastictfiction.com and
> discover all manner of authors we know nothing about who write stuff
that's
> entertaining for those who like a good story. Regards, Kim.
>
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> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:23 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main concern these days?
>
> Robert, as volunteers, we can submit almost any type of books we choose.
> Bookshare is doing children's books because that's what the grant money
> covers. They will do adult educational books as well, but no romances or
> things containing adult content. Bookshare funding is dependent upon how
> well they follow the goals of the grant by adding 100,000 educational
books
> over a five-year period. We're about to go into year 3 of the grant, so I
> think we'll see even more books for kids in the future.
>
> That leaves us to scan and proofread books for pleasure. I'd like to
recruit
> more volunteers because I think we're making only a tiny dent in the
amount
> of books for adults that people say they want to read. Our wish list is
> huge, and I'd really like to find a way that we can get all of those books
> added to Bookshare. We would benefit from doubling our number of active
> volunteers, especially if we could find some additional sighted volunteers
> who could help with books that blind people have trouble proofreading.
>
> Monica Willyard
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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