HI Debby, This isn't the case by any means with all books, but it has been my experience that, many times, when two pages appear to be blank at the beginning of a book, one, in fact contains the title of the book in a funky font that OCR couldn't figure out what to do with, and the other is empty. So, when I think this might be the case, (just by gut instinct, or by asking a sighted person with access to a hard copy of the book) I will put the title of the book on the first of the blank pages and the statement like this: [This page Contains No Text.] on the second blank page. And I number with lower case Roman numerals all preliminary pages. Just what I do. In case it comforts, or enlightens in some way. Happy proofreading! Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:19 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering Hi Cindy! I am blind. No, I don't have a copy of the book and was unfamiliar with it until I downloaded it. On the book description, it said it was Submitted By: Sharon Hughey, so, maybe if you are on the list, Sharon, you could let me know if there are to pages missing along in the book. I have put notes to myself where I think they are, which, of course I will remove before I check in the book. Debby At 02:06 AM 10/26/2009, Cindy wrote >Debby, are you sighted or blind? Do you have the print book to work >from and perhaps a sighted friend or partner who can look at the book >and tell you about the preliminary pages and where the numbering >starts? If not, there are many of us who fortunately are sighted and if >we can get the same edition of the book that uou're proofing will be happy to hslpe you out. >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 Sun, 10/25/09, Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9:50 PM Hi Lori, Cindy and everyone! > > > > I just started proofreading a book for the first time today as I > > just signed up for volunteering yesterday. > > > > It seems like a bit of guess work in determining where a page is > > exactly before the page numbering in the book starts. Do I just > > make my best guess? Also, when I loaded the book into word, I > > discovered there were a few more pages than what is the number of > > pages in the book information page. If the number doesn't come out > > to be exactly the same as what is given in the book information page > > in the end, will the book be rejected? > > > > I'm proofreading "Love on Its Knees" by Dick Eastman, and thoroughly > > enjoying reading as I proofread. > > > > Debby > > > > At 05:53 AM 10/25/2009, Lori wrote > > >That's it exactly. I get so caught up reading I lose > > track of numbering > > >and then have to go back and look at the last number, > > etc. > > > > > >Lori > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:33 PM > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > > > > > > > > >>I don't know of any way. Someone once said Word had > > a way to put the page > > >>numbers in automatically. Either I tried it once > > and it didn't work or I > > >>didn't try it. > > >> > > >>I do what you do. The only problem with that is > > that at times I got so > > >>involved with the story that I either numbered the > > same page twice or > > >>misnumbered, or forgot to put in a number. I found > > out because after I > > >>finish proofing a book by reading I do a final > > spell-check and then a > > >>final page numbering check, by hitting the page up > > and down arrows. > > >>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 Sat, 10/24/09, Lori <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>>From: Lori <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Page numbering > > >>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2:43 PM Hi all, > > >>> > > >>>At this point I have been adding in page > > numbers by hand > > >>>making sure to have a blink line above and > > below. 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