Hi Mike, I'm glad my scans are living up to the high standards I want them to. Generally I scan just for BookShare, lots of these kids books I would not scan for personal use. I see it as time well spent if people someday read the finished product. Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scannin g > Patti > > Jake's note reminds me of something else. He puts a lot of effort and > time into his submitted books; if you ever validate one of them, this > becomes self-evident withing minutes at looking one of them. > His doing this, however, pays off: > > (1) Validators save time in validating his books as there is little to > do. > > (2) Others get to read his books quickly as they tend to get through the > validation pool quickly. > > So, when viewed from a collective standpoint, is it time well spent for > Jake to do the extra effort and care? If he were doing the book just for > himself, probably not? > But, as the book is being done for potentially hundreds or maybe thousands > of readers down the road, > it is well worth it? > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.13/47 - Release Date: 7/12/2005 >