[bksvol-discuss] Re: Baen Books
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:50:54 -0800 (PST)
I did that when validating a book that I think had
been downloaded and submitted from Project Gutenberg.
I couldn't get the print book but downloaded the PG
book myself to compare the bookshare file to. The PG
file did have page breaks, so I put them into the
bookshare one I was validating.
G.Cindy
--- Misha <mlsestak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a question about the Baen books that can be
> downloaded as rtf.
> The Baen ebooks that I have do not have hard page
> breaks or page
> numbers. They do seem to have the same copyright as
> the print books
> (most publishers put in a separate copyright line
> for the ebook
> version). So, if I put in the page breaks and
> numbers based on a copy
> of the print book, could that be submitted to
> bookshare? For that kind
> of submit, validation ought to be a snap. Of
> course, if we could get
> copies from Baen that had the page breaks and
> numbers, that would be best...
>
> Misha
>
> Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > We do have an agreement with Baen Books: we can
> add any of their titles,
> > and they've given us global permissions to
> distribute them to people
> > with disabilities. I would encourage our
> volunteers to add all of the
> > Baen books they can find. As has been noted, the
> late founder Jim Baen
> > was a strong supporter of alternative access, and
> we see it as a way of
> > honoring his commitment.
> >
> > The question of duplication (with other possible
> means of obtaining
> > accessible books) comes up frequently. Our
> general answer is that we'd
> > like to have the book. There are several reasons
> for this:
> > - format problems (what if PDF doesn't work for
> you? What if you're
> > deaf and blind and need Braille?)
> > - format flexibility (what if you prefer Braille
> over audio, even though
> > you can hear? What if seeing and hearing the text
> at the same time works
> > better for you? What if you want to read one way
> while mobile and
> > another way while in your home or office?)
> > - including some Bookshare.org users who are
> excluded from some sources
> > (because they have a learning disability, because
> they are in a
> > different country)
> > - series completeness (we're increasingly trying
> to make entire series
> > available on Bookshare.org)
> > - ease of access (what percentage of print
> disabled people are likely to
> > know about a given source, such as Baen's deal?)
> > - cost savings (it's cheaper for us to deal with
> our users than it is
> > for publishers to do the same: that's often the
> motivation for working
> > with us)
> > - Lowering the barrier to access by increasing
> task success (we want the
> > new and existing user to find the book he or she
> wants the great
> > majority of the time, so that they are confident
> in the future of having
> > access)
> >
> > I'm probably forgetting more reasons, but the key
> one is Bookshare.org
> > ethic for collection development. If one person
> in our community
> > thought it was worth scanning and validating, we
> want that book. That's
> > why 90% of the Bookshare.org collection is there.
> Our low cost to add a
> > book because of our dedicated volunteer community
> makes this a
> > responsible policy, while empowering our readers.
> >
> > Jim Fruchterman
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WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is available
at
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads
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