[bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:48:22 -0800
If they are not serious about this being a great opportunity for those to earn
money like themselves, and to benefit those who can read many well-proofed
books not by them, then why bother? I believe in encouraging them, so if
someone can somehow pass this along to them that they should really reconsider
doing better when proofreading and or scanning, though scanning can be a beast
sometimes, proofreading should be easy if they follow the basics of the manual
if second language is English I feel so sorry for them and for those who have
to bounce back the request to them.
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"If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, two days,
only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl you better
look out, because everyone will know!"
Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself going,
to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet at the tender
age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence with that instrument
that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward
situations where I feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a
lot of hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears.
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Chela Robles
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----- Original Message -----
From: Christina
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
I don't understand why they don't.
They're not volunteers, right? As far as I know, they get paid for their
time and, if that's true, they should be held accountable for their work.
I know that's harsh but I think it's also fair.
Christina
----- Original Message -----
From: EVAN REESE
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Nah, they don't read through their scans. I've mentioned here before that
there was evidence to show that they didn't, and this just adds to it.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: solsticesinger
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 3:58 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
I just finished reading Impulse by Ellen Hopkins, which was added to the
collection by an outsourcing group in Africa. This is one of the worst
outsourced scans I've seen. In fact, I wonder if anyone bothered to proof it at
all.
The book switched point of view often, and there was no indication of
this in the scan. Therefore, it was impossible to know which character was
speaking at any given time. In fact, due to the lack of headers, it was
impossible to determine how many narrators even existed.
I saw several very common scanning errors that could have been fixed, if
only the book had been read through. "hail" for "hall" is an example.
I really looked forward to reading this book, but was sorely disappointed
by the scan. It really does need to be redone, IMO.
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