[bksvol-discuss] Re: 550 books in the download queue
- From: "Kenneth A. Cross" <crossk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 22:27:13 -0400
Let me present another point of view. Almost all advanced science books
will have maps, diagrams, figures, pictures, formulae, and other material
which will not scan well. I don't want to be denied science scans just
because of this. I would rather have the book in a quasi-readable form than
no book at all. In a similar vain, many history books have elaborate maps,
figures, pictures, and foreign words which scanning in its present form
won't make accessible to the blind. Again, I would prefer to have what can
be scanned.
I have read many books which have poor scanning of the top line--title or
whatever--but where the total content of the book is perfect.
Now I will grant that the more pedestrian the book, the more readable it is
likely to be, but there is need for the others. And, by the way, anything
like twenty thousand books, currently in copyright rather than public
domain, is a goal we are no where near.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:32 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: 550 books in the download queue
> Are downloads rated before one downloads them? I
> haven't validated that many and I guess I hadn't
> noticed. When I finish what I'm doing and I get to
> validate again I'll take some fair ones if they're of
> interest to me. If not, I'm willing to reject them.
> What's the consensus?
>
> Cindy
>
> P.S. This 812+ book is,, surprsingly to me, very
> interesting. I hope when it gets into the collection
> that people aren't discouraged by its size. I'll
> explain more about it when I'm ready to upload (it
> will take a fewmore weeks because I'm only half-way
> through -- not only mahy pages but many lines of small
> print).
>
>
> --- Pam Quinn <quinns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I for one would be in favor of weeding out all of
> > the "fair" rated
> > books. I don't plan to submit any more such books,
> > and maybe the ones
> > in the download list should be rejected. Just my
> > opinion.
> >
> > Pam
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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