[bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods of Scanning was Re: Re: Wet, Greencandidate for Scott
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 13:47:16 -0500
Hey Scott,
Not Katie, but as a validator and member, whatever you are doing works.
Your scans are great!!!
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Methods of Scanning was Re: Re: Wet,
Greencandidate for Scott
Hey Katie,
I'm not too surprised about the superior text quality in the hc books.
However, I've scanned exclusively paperback since beginning my volunteer
time for Bookshare, and on only two or three occasions has subpar text
quality affected my scans. As a general rule, using Openbook, I get a nearly
flawless scan without adjusting any settings, other than increasing the dots
per inch setting to 400. This holds true for both trade paperbacks as well
as the mass market releases, and also a wide range of books from both large
and small publishers. I also don't use library books because I really
traumatize the spines of the books I buy, thus eliminating the need to press
down on the book. I can literally place a book flat on the scanner, and
because of my ministrations with the spine, I don't even have to close the
scanner ... the book will still be snug enough against the glass to provide
a near-perfect scan.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Katie Hill" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 5:56 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wet, Greencandidate for Scott
> Hi Scott,
>
> That is interesting, I am getting a lot of books from the library these
> days, I tend to like a good hard cover. The text quality appears to be
> better in them than paper backs.
>
> Huggles, Katie
>
> Katie Hill
> You can learn a lot if you are humble enough to listen.
> Lynn Lewis Warren
> Email: Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Blanks
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 5:51 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wet, Greencandidate for Scott
>
> Hey Lissi,
>
> I appreciate your thinking of the horror-hungry on your literary
> excursions
> and browsing adventures. I am going to take myself out of the mix for this
> particular book though, as I has somewhat of a back log of books to wade
> through. I'm also not a fan of hardcover books, just one of my several
> finicky tendencies when it comes to scanning for Bookshare.
>
> If there are no takers on the Epperson book, you could always ship it off
> to
>
> Bookshare.
>
> Thanks again,
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 4:52 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Wet, Greencandidate for Scott
>
>
>>
>> At a library bag sale today I found a book you might be interested in
>> scanning, or have scanned, or, ...
>>
>> I don't remember who's doing what, especially if they are focusing on a
>> category that doesn't interest me. Back to my Find. The book is Green
>> Lake
>
>> by S. K. Epperson, copyright 1996, a hardcover book in excellent
>> condition, 263 pages. and if you have it already or aren't interested in
>> it, it's all right because it didn't cost much. It may not be horrible
>> enough, but horror was mentioned in the book's description below..
>>
>> A suddenly widowed and penniless woman is forced to move into her
>> sister's
>
>> vacation cabin on Green Lake. But instead of quiet and solitude, she
>> finds
>
>> herself immersed in a world of depravity, blackmail
>> and-ultimately-murder.
>>
>> And what should she think of the tall and taciturn native American who
>> lives next door?
>>
>> From one of the most sophisticated novelists utilizing the explosive
>> mating of the terrifying and the deceptively prosaic, comes the
>> hair-raising story of a most unlikely couple to find themselves
>> dangerously alone in an alien world.
>>
>> Epperson has shown a talent for nonsupernatural horror that is involving
>> and often psychologically insightful...original and convincing...Epperson
>> mixes horror and thriller elements-with dashes of realistic romance-into
>> a
>
>> gripping eclectic read.
>>
>> If you, or anyone else is interested in scanning, Green Lake, I'll mail
>> it
>
>> to you.
>>
>> Contact me at
>>
>> airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> It was a productive browsing day. I found several books we don't have
>> yet,
>
>> some mysteries, some sweet stuff, humor, and a big, thick book about
>> Henry's oldest daughter, "Bloody Mary," for the many of you I know who
>> can't get enough of that period in English history.
>>
>> Always with love,
>>
>> Lissi
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