[bksvol-discuss] Art of Detection
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:43:47 -0700 (PDT)
You conscientious submitters are absolutely wonderful, but you don't have to do
everything yourself. smile. That's what we validators are for--not to clean up
books that sloppy noncaring submitters submit, but we sighted validators,
especially, are here to validate problem books, e.g., books with different
fonts, side bars (not my favorites, but doable), charts and diagrams
(likewise), illustrations (if I can I'll let others volunteer first, but I'll
do them if no one else does), books that have quotation marks that should be
footnote numbers--whatever. Personally, I feel that validating problem books or
books that have content that others don't care to read is my primary purpose.
Books on the download list that look really interesting to me that are
purportedly Excellent, I feel you members should do. I can always read the
print book, but those of you who can't, I think should have the opportunity of
validating them so they don't affect your quota.
smile
So don't worry ab out the fonts, Christina or Mayrie. Just go ahead and scan
and when you submit indicate the problem and that it should be validated by a
sighted person. smile
Cindy
Cindy
>
> Thought I'd warn you. "The Art of Detection"
> by Laurie R. King is a
> book I started to work on and kind of bailed on. It is
> written in two
> separate fonts. So, just when you think you've got
> your scanner settings
> set right, the font will change, and you'll need to
> readjust. It isn't
> unmanageable, if you scan and read a few pages at a time as
> you scan.
> You'll end up, probably, with two sets of scanning
> settings that will work
> and have to switch between them. I just wasn't patient
> enough to do the
> work. Just thought I'd tell you what you can expect
> with that one, so that
> you can be prepared for the kind of work it will take.
>
> I really like that series of books, so will be thrilled
> and pay
> homage to your patience once that one is in the collection!
> Thanks for
> taking on a bear of a book! You're awesome!
>
> Mayrie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Christina
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:30 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Planning to Scan
>
> Hello, everyone. I have some very good friends who are
> letting me borrow
> some of their books to scan and add to Bookshare. I plan
> to scan the
> following:
> Guardians of the West by David Eddings
> Player of Games by Iain Banks
> The Tides of Time by John Brunner
> Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold
> The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
> The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance
> Night's Daughter by Tanith Lee
> A Dirty Job by Christopher
> Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn.
>
> It's obviously going to take me a while to get through
> all of these so if
> any of you want to validate any of these or want to read
> any of them right
> away, please let me know and I'll do those first.
> Thanks.
> Christina
>
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