[bksvol-discuss] Re: A novel I am reading for my class that has some scannoes. Can they be fixed? I mean can the book be replaced?

  • From: Nimit Kaur <kaur.nimit@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:32:29 -0400

OH yeah!!!!  I totally forgot about that!!!!!  OOPS!!!  I will, right
now.  Thanks!!!


On 3/20/13, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
> You can submit a quality report for the book.
> You do this by clicking on the book's title on the Bookshare website.  There
> is a link under the book info that says "submit a quality report."
> Bookshare will look into it and e-mail you if/when the book is fixed.
> HTH,
> Christina
>
>
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> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A novel I am reading for my class that has some
> scannoes. Can they be fixed? I mean can the book be replaced?
>
> Hello Everybody,
>
> Hope you are having a good day wherever you are.  So, I have a
> question and I don't know if it's possible or not.  So, there is this
> novel I am reading "To Kill a mockingbird" by Harper Lee.  I am almost
> done this book, however, as the book approaches to its end, I see many
> scannoes.  I mean I know what they mean and I am fine with them, but I
> am sure many students will read that book and I don't want other
> people to be confused.  You know?  I want other kids to have the right
> accessible novel.  I don't want people dealing with such small and
> funny scannoes that I am dealing with.  I mean, I will be done with
> thet book soon, but I am putting a request to all the people/email
> addresses that I have been given to contact.  So, to prove my point to
> everyone, I will give you an example of scanno.  So, the book says,
> (bookshare book)
>
> "Oh yes, the guards called tc= him to stop. They fired a few shots in
> the air, then to kill. They got him just as he went over the fence
> They said if he'd had two good arms he'd have made it, he was moving
> that fast. Seventeen bullet holes in him. They didn't have to shoot
> him that much. Cal, I want you to come out with me and help me tell
> Helen."
>
> OK....  It's not "TC =" at all!!!!  So, that's what I mean.  So, all I
> am asking is to fix those scanoes if they can, please?  I know these
> scannoes sound like small ones and since it's a high school classic
> book , I know you might say a high schooler should be able to figure
> out that scanno.  But still, it's always good to have the right book,
> just in case a student is reading in the class with their braille
> display and they read it TC = the other people would be like that's
> not the right word!!  I hope that can be fixed.  I hope you understand
> me.  I mean kind of.  But if someobyd will help me by checking in the
> print book and see the book, I will specifically pull out page numbers
> for you if you are willing to help.  Thank you very much for your
> understand.  P.S. if that can't be fixed and replace the book, it's
> OK.  I was just trying to see if that can be better for other students
> my age.  Thanks!
>
>
>
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