[bksvol-discuss] Re: Introductions
- From: Kelly Pierce <kellytalk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 00:28:38 -0600
Al,
Bookshare staff and contractors produce accessible versions of print
books through scanning and proofing of books needed by students in
classes at American educational institutions and those books on the
New York times bestseller list. Students and teachers request the
books not in the Bookshare collection. Realize the Ny times tracks
books with rapid bursts of sales at bookstores in affluent urban
neighborhoods who have customers with sophisticated tastes. It does
not track the highest selling books overall based on point of sale bar
code scans. This data is from Nielson research, which Bookshare does
not use.
Kelly
On 1/30/14, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> #
> The Bookshare collection has many more books in it that were submitted
> by publishers than it has books that were supplied by volunteers. The
> books submitted by publishers is not determined by high demand though.
> It is a matter of which publishers have signed an agreement with
> Bookshare to supply their books.
> On 1/15/2014 3:30 AM, Sensation Experience Official wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> So, first of all, a proofer who is unable to fix too many scannos will
>> reject the book. Does Book Share ever get books directly from the
>> author and or publisher if there is high demand for that given book? I
>> will say this from previous experience. When I was scanning with my
>> T.V.I, I would usually be able to enjoy reading the book I was not
>> able to find on Bookshare or anywhere else like BARD or Learning Ally,
>> but that would mean only I would get to enjoy it and I would not be
>> able to share my enthusiasm with the Bookshare community.
>> Also, I love using Bookshare a lot because it uses text-based reading,
>> which BARD only provides in Braille, and everything else is
>> audio-based. Think about the time you read an audio file and you found
>> a word you didn't know how to spell. In audio, you wouldn't be able to
>> figure it out except maybe by using phonetics. In text, it's way, way
>> different and it's so much more easier to do.
>> Anyhow, I'll submit my first scan some time this week after I fix what
>> I can.
>> Also, why does Bookshare have two scanning quality options if the
>> scanned file may have more than two errors? Do proofers usually have a
>> hard copy or electronic e Pub of the book to compare the print with
>> the scanned file?
>> I guess I have a lot of questions, and more keep coming up as I write.
>> Warm regards,
>> -Al
>> On 1/14/2014 7:41 PM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
>>> Excellent! On 2 counts. Scanners are not required to pre-proof but it
>>> is much appreciated and makes the proofer's job go more quickly, and
>>> if the submitted book has too many errors (not just a few minor
>>> scannos (aka misprinted words) the proofer will reject it. But also
>>> excellent because there are many more proofers than there are
>>> scanners and sometimes there are not enough books available to be
>>> proofread. (Some of us are physically unable to scan, much as we'd
>>> like to
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Sensation Experience Official
>>> <sensationexperience.official@xxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:sensationexperience.official@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I am able to scan. I am actually proofing a book before I submit
>>> it, and yes, I already know scanners are not expected to proof
>>> before they submit, but I'd like to try it and see what I can fix
>>> for my first attempt.
>>> On 1/14/2014 3:30 PM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
>>>> a heartfelt Welcome, Al. Are you only interested in proofing,
>>>> or are you also able to scan?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Sensation Experience Official
>>>> <sensationexperience.official@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> <mailto:sensationexperience.official@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> My name is Al (sometimes I can be seen as Ulysses), and I
>>>> recently joined Bookshare Volunteering, although I have done
>>>> some work in the past with a teacher of the visually
>>>> impaired until I graduated from high school two years ago.
>>>> I have a blog at http://sensationexperience.wordpress.com/
>>>> I look forward to helping improve books as far as
>>>> accessibility is concerned. I once asked, can blind
>>>> volunteers join, and I received an answer saying that indeed
>>>> they can, and that there are several ways to proofread using
>>>> accessible technology.
>>>> I use Non-Visual Desktop Access with Docu Scan Plus along
>>>> with a demo version of Microsoft Word 2007 on a Windows
>>>> Seven Home Premium Mac Book Pro using Boot Camp.
>>>> Again, thanks for letting me be a part of the Bookshare
>>>> volunteering community.
>>>> Best,
>>>> -Al
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