[bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
- From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:47:12 -0700
Roger,
What you suggest certainly makes sense and it is a step short of making the
correction. It is unfortunate that we are prohibited from doing the elegant
solution - correcting the mistake that the publisher should have caught.
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey [rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:35 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
I am not sure I understand. I was not suggesting that the spelling be
corrected, only acknowledging it and letting the reader know that it was
left that way on purpose. What I suggested is extraneous material though.
How is it different from inserting a note of a blank page or describing an
illustration by placing such notes in brackets? In both cases it would just
be a clarification of what is already on the page.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
This advice is incorrect. Do not correct spelling or insert extraneous
material.
Spelling mistakes in the body of a book made by publisher and author are not
corrections to be made by Bookshare. Such mistakes are endlessly annoying to
us all however correcting themT is copy editing which is not within our
purview under the Chafee Ammendment
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
[rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:49 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
As long as you place the sic in brackets I would think it would be okay.
After all, we add other things in brackets to clarify what is on the page.
Perhaps it would be good to note that the sic was added by the Bookshare
proofreader. That would also be enclosed in the brackets.
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"Socialism can be built only by free men and women working together to lay
the foundations for a new society and transforming themselves in the
process." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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Pathfinder Press:
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http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:33 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
>I wish we as scanners or proofreaders could at least put in something like
>sic to show that this isn't our error. I have mentioned this to the staff
>with no response.
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> From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:36 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
>
>
>>I know exactly where you're coming from here, and I feel your pain. The
>> temptation to fix typos in the original text can be very hard to resist.
>> And
>> these publishers have people who are paid to proofread the books they
>> publish.
>>
>> It may just be that I'm getting older, but it seems to me that newer
>> books
>> have more misprints than older books do. The pressure to get books out as
>> cheaply as possible may be taking a toll on text quality.
>>
>> Evan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:22 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
>>
>>
>>> Hi, Tracy, boy, do I agree with you! Last time I proofread a book which
>>> was
>>> so well scanned but when I wrote the submitter saying that the sentence
>>> I
>>> was reading needed a "The" inserted, I was sent a message saying "Sorry,
>>> no
>>> can do. The word was not in the text and we have to leave the text as
>>> is."
>>> I'm sure the author probably wouldn't wish to see typos or missing words
>>> in
>>> his/her books. So, you guessed it, I had to leave the word out. Regards,
>>> Kim
>>> Friedman.
>>>
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>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:02 AM
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted: Venus in Copper
>>>
>>> I have just submitted Venus in Copper (A Marcus Didius Falco Novel). I
>>> read
>>> through it and fixed all the errors I found, and fixed all the headings.
>>> The
>>> errors that are left should only be ones that are in the actual book.
>>> Publishers should hire a few Bookshare proofreaders!
>>>
>>> This book follows Shadows in Bronze. Falco is a PI in ancient Rome. I
>>> like
>>> to think of him as Sam Spade in a toga. This time, our boy Marcus is
>>> hired
>>> by a family who think a gold-digger is after one of their members,and
>>> all
>>> her previous husbands have had fatal accidents.
>>>
>>> This should be an easy job for anyone who wants to take it on. British
>>> spelling and punctuation.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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