[dvdvol] User feedback from new CD/DVD creation system

[Aaron Cannon]

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Do you know if he saw the link to the
FAQ?  http://snowy.arsc.alaska.edu/pgiso/faq.html
.  It's a decent set of instructions; or perhaps
it's not.  I wrote most of them so it's hard to
say for sure. :)  Was there something specific he didn't understand?

Sincerely
Aaron Cannon


At 08:43 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
>Here is the text of an e-mail conversation I had with a retired gentleman
>who is very interested in e-books.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joseph Gill [mailto:gilljoseph1949 at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:25 PM
>To: John Hagerson
>Subject: RE: Please confirm mailing address
>
>Thank You John,
>
>I tried to do as you suggested below but NO easy step by step instructions.
>It is sad that after so many volunteers and yourself work so hard for years
>that there is not a simple download program and simple update files download
>program.
>
>If you offered your text in an illustrated word file they could have FULL
>title and author listing and would be searchable as texts.  I keep 70,000
>e-texts books and papers on my computer and can search the ENTIRE collection
>for words or dates ect.  I have my estates allocated to go to your
>organization and would like to see newer more user friendly technology at
>Gutenberg; it is available for individuals as well as institutions now.
>
>I was a prof at Harvard Uni and a director at Sotheby’s NYC and am now
>retired.  If you care please see   www.worldglobetrotters.com .
>
>The more you give the more people want. Thank you for all your wonderful
>giving work.
>
>Cordially Dr. Joseph Gill
>===========================================================
>
>John Hagerson <j.hagerson at comcast.net> wrote:
>Dr. Gill,
>
>We have an option that is available to you if you have a high speed
>connection to the Internet.
>
>If you connect to http://snowy.arsc.alaska.edu/pgiso, you can query the
>Project Gutenberg library of electronic books based on criteria that you
>specify and create a CD or DVD image of electronic books. Once you specify
>the criteria, the system will compile the selected books into an ISO image
>and provide you with instructions for downloading the image to your PC.
>Then, you can copy the image to a blank CD or DVD and distribute copies to
>your friends. (If you just want to use the CD or DVD image yourself, you can
>search Google for a free program called IsoBuster which allows you to
>extract the contents of an ISO file collection to your hard disk.)
>
>Because we have yet to widely publicize this service, I am not sure how
>ready it is for a large number of people to try to use it simultaneously. In
>the meantime, however, if you are inclined, please test it out and send any
>feedback to the e-mail alias that is listed on the page.
>
>If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them or I can ask
>others who are more knowledgeable than I.
>
>Thank you for your continued interest in Project Gutenberg.
>
>John Hagerson
>Project Gutenberg Volunteer
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joseph Gill [mailto:gilljoseph1949 at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:40 AM
>To: John Hagerson
>Subject: Re: Please confirm mailing address
>
>Hello John,
>
>I have your 3 year old DVD but would like to download your text and image
>files to update your collection on my computer.  A GOOD IDEA
>
>Dr Joseph Gill
>
>John Hagerson <j.hagerson at comcast.net> wrote:
>Dr. Gill,
>
>Thank you for your interest in Project Gutenberg and a request for our DVD.
>
>Could you please provide your mailing address? For now, all I have is your
>name and Kona HI 96704.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>John Hagerson (a Project Gutenberg volunteer)
>
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