[NJTechDiv] Volunteering for Bookshare

[Jane Degenshein]

What a great post honey
thanks for sharing and you may be a guest slot on a future tech div meeting
Okay?


From: Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 7:03 AM
To: 'New Jersey Technology Division List'
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: [NJTechDiv] Volunteering for Bookshare

I thought people might be interested in learning about volunteering for 
Bookshare.  I’ve been a volunteer proofreader for maybe 15 years.  It’s fun 
and useful, and I’ve read many books I would not have otherwise read.

To be a proofreader for Bookshare, all you have to do is volunteer and read 
the volunteer manual.  You’re reading the RTF file that’s used to create all 
the different formats.  I use Microsoft Word, but there are other 
possibilities.  I don’t read every word on every page; I use some Word tools 
to help me.  This has also helped me learn Word better.

There are also volunteer scanners.  It’s not my thing, and I take my hat off 
to those hard-working people.

You get some credits for every book you finish, and can use the credits to 
offset the cost of membership.  There have been years I’ve paid for over 
half the cost through volunteering.  Some volunteers are not Bookshare 
members, and they can donate their credits to other people.

If you’re interested, there’s a volunteer section on the Bookshare home page 
that can give more info and get you started.

Tracy





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