Book People Archive

[Fwd: Query: Putting a book online]

I've received a note from an author who's interested in having one of
his books be put on-line for free reading.  If you're interested in
working on this, you can contact him at the address below.
             
John

MikeMldvn@[redacted] wrote:
> 
> I've reviewed your 'On-Line Book Page' posting on 'How to Put Books On-Line'
> and would appreciate your guidance on one of my books that I believe might
> serve a useful purpose in the IPL system.  As a matter of information, I
> already have one of my titles: *A Grandpa's Notebook*, in the Gutenberg
> Project at:
> 
> >  http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2737  <  .
> 
> This query is about another of my titles (non-fiction): *Military-Civilian
> Teamwork in Suicide Prevention: [subtitle] Armed Forces' Strategies,
> Procedures and Responsibilities to Implement their Policy that 'Suicide
> Prevention is Everybody's Business!*.  The book consists of 275-pages, with
> printed pages in standard 8 1/2 X 11 size.  The title is a compilation of U S
> Army, Navy and Air Force studies, plans, motivational guides, and directives
> to create and maintain their organizational suicide prevention programs and
> to promote military installation collaboration with adjacent civilian
> community crisis intervention resources.  Also included are copies of my
> letters to military activities and responses, including permissions to use
> the materials they furnished for my project.
> 
> My earliest efforts in this task began during the Viet Nam war at which time
> was senior civilian in the Inspector General's office at a major Air Force
> base in the West Coast.  After I retired, I independently published, marketed
> and donated the title's First Edition in 1985, the updated Second Edition in
> 1988 and the further updated Third Edition (which is the edition I now hope
> to put online) in 1994. There are no subsequent editions of this title.
> 
>  In all, about 6,000 copies of the book were distributed, in both the United
> States and foreign countries, mostly to military activities, public libraries
> and universities.  I still get an occasional request for a copy, however,
> except for the single copy I keep for myself, they're all gone  --
> out-of-print and out-of-stock. The title has been copyrighted, has ISBN and
> LC numbers, and copies of the published versions were mailed to the Library
> of Congress.  Last time I checked the title is still listed by B&N and Amazon.> 
> Here's my situation re preparing the title for online display:  I am well
> past my 83rd birthday and have the problems 'normal' to my age.  I type on
> this computer with two arthritic fingers, don't have a scanner and likely
> wouldn't know how to ride it if I did.  I could repro the book's 275 pages
> for whoever is willing to take it on for processing for 'on-line'.
> 
> Any guidance you can provide to help me get this title where it can
> accessible for no conditions *free* download will be sincerely appreciated.
> 
> You have my permission to retransmit or otherwise furnish copies of this
> email as you consider appropriate.
> 
> Meyer Moldeven     (Mike)
> MikeMldvn@[redacted]