[bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:35:57 -0700
Hi, Lynne, Kim here. I understand what you mean, but I have also talked to
Solsticesinger, and she wonders why she should go through all the trouble of
scanning and/or proofreading a book, only to have it replaced by something
that may not necessarily be of as good a quality. Just because something is
marked as publisher quality doesn't guarantee it will be of sterling
quality. Forgive me for playing devil's advocate with you, but I think it is
wise to not assume that publishers are all that scrupulous about their text
files. Are any of them cleaning up their typographical errors and are books
really being edited? Think about this now. Do you really want your hard work
to be set aside, especially if it is marked as being of excellent quality
where you have slaved your heart out making sure everything looks good and
lacks errors? I could understand you not minding if the scanning was of fair
or good quality. You'd want only the best quality you can get so the books
would be a pleasure to read. Now I've ranted enough, so happy scanning and
proofreading you all, Kim aka Ellinder.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynn I
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 5:47 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
I really don't mind my work being replaced with a PQ book. Maybe I'm
strange, but what is important to me as that I get to read the book. Whether
I scanned it or proofread it, I was able to read it. *smile*
Blessings.
Lynn I
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy <mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:34 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
When the publishers started submitting their copies ones that the volunteers
had done were deleted from the collection, even though they were perfect (at
least I know mine was). I'm not sure how perfect rtthe PQ copies were then.
Have any of you downloaded one of each and compared them? Maybe it's now a
bad thing to have more than one copie of a title in the collection. YOU can
read whichever is better. Except that apparently part of the del with the
publishers, at leasst some of them, was thatr the bopy that was not theirs
would be deleted from the collection.
My proofread copy of Delinsky's The Passions of Chelsea Kane is still in the
collection, but my proofread copy of A Womanm Betrayed has been replaced
by a PQ copy. Too bad they aren't the same titles so someone could see ow
the PQ copy compares. Unfortunately, I can't remember what other of my work
might have been replaced, except probably some of the Princess Diaries. We
had to do those becuse the PQ copies weren't going to be available in time.
I would like to know from some of you if the PQ editions are indeed perfect.
I checked a few other books I remember proofreading but there aren't any PQ
versions of them in the collection (except there is a PQ version of The
Princess Diaries Diaries (vol. 1)I know it's a good thing for bookshare to
have books from the publishers but when one has worked carefully on a book,
especially if it was a long one or needed a lot of work ,
one hates to see one's work be thrown out. smile
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
books-being-scanned list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Mon, 7/20/09, Lynn I <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Lynn I <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 7:21 AM
That's a very good question. I'm finding more and more duplicate books in
the collection. One is usually a publisher quality copy and the other is a
copy submitted by a volunteer.
Blessings.
Lynn I
----- Original Message -----
From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 6:44 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] If You See Duplicates
Hi,
This weekend when I was doing a search, I found books whose titles or
authors so closely matched that I thought that they might be duplicates.
Whom do I email about this?
Thanks.
Jim
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Jim Homme
Usability Services
412-544-1810
james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
"You can do anything you want to if you put your mind to it" -- Jim Homme
Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melissa Smith
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:36 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Duplication on list of books ready for proofing
Deadly Deceit by Jay Dix is on the list of books that are ready to be
checked out for proofing twice. One says BSO and the other does not.
Melissa
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