[bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter Numbers
- From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 14:51:48 -0400
It's not only a matter of hearing numbers interrupt the text. After all, if the
book contains page numbers they will do that as well. For me, I like the word
chapter being placed in the book because it is easier to know where you are,
and later you can do a search with the word and find your place rather than
searching for numbers and being brought to page numbers, years, and any other
content in the book which has digits.
For the record, I did ask Marisa this in the past, and she said to go ahead and
put them in.
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Smith
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:12 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Chapter Numbers
Monica, in my opinion, it would be an alteration to the book design. We who
listen to books being read also know what the stand-alone numbers represent,
and it is not a problem to just have the numbers read out as they appear
throughout the text.
Good question, though, and thanks for thinking about what makes books most
readable!
Peace and Hope,
Donna
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Cortada
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 7:31 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Chapter Numbers
My question relates to the way many books start a new chapter with only
the chapter number. Sighted readers know it's a new chapter because the font
is different, usually very large. When the book is processed by an electronic
reader, I think it's really odd to have a number blerted out in between
sentences. Is it permissible to add the word "Chapter" in front of the chapter
numeral in order to indicate in words what the page communicates in font
attributes? Is adding the word "Chapter" in that setting a forbidden
alteration of the text, or a reasonable adaptation of the text for use by
screen and Braille readers where some font attributes are not translated?
Monica in Maryland
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