[bksvol-discuss] Re: Success, I think, was Re: Re: A Problem With Convert...
- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:40:58 EDT
Alas, if it isn't one problem it's another. I can only say that when I
uploaded it the Bookshare tools said that it had 310 pages which is exactly what
it is supposed to have. I don't use Kurzweil, but the discussion on this
list would lead me to think the problem is in that software, except that it
seems less likely if Word says the same thing.
"I find
capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it
causes war, hypocrisy and competition." Fidel Castro
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http://www.pathfinderpress.com
Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html
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[bksvol-discuss] Re: Success, I think, was Re: Re: A Problem With
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Hi Roger,
I downloaded your book for proofreading. Your book has a definite problem.
I don't know what caused it, but Both Word and Kurzweil show the book as
having
419 pages. Page numbers indicate that there are only supposed to be 311,
or some number thereabouts pages.
I know this is not terribly devoted of me, but I do not have the patience
to fix this book up the way it is. It would not be a difficult task. It
would
just be a matter of merging pages, a very simple task in Kurzweil,
especially since it would just mean merging pages without page numbers at the
top
with
the previous page. It is great that you were so devoted about page
numbering so accurately. . I just have a lot of other projects on my plate and
would
take a long time to finish this.
The book looks, really, really interesting. If I made time to just read,
I'd definitely read this one!
As to how your book got more page breaks than it should have, I have no
idea.
I'm going to release your book for someone with more patience and who could
work on the book more quickly than I will to work on. It really looks like
not a huge deal, I'm just swamped with about a bazillion other deals right
now.
I just wanted you to know what is up with your book. And to say that the
solution for a proofreader using Kurzweil, the problem of extraneous and
magically
inserted page breaks is really not hard to fix.
So, please, someone, have more of a heart than I am (about which I feel
pretty bad) and help Roger out. I think the book will be a really good read!
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Success, I think, was Re: Re: A Problem With
Converting to RTF
Okay, I tried something that I think worked. Several of you suggested that
I convert the file to txt in Word and then convert it to rtf. I do not have
Word, though, so I wondered if I could do the same thing in Open Book. I
converted it to txt and saved it in Open Book. I then converted it to rtf and
saved it in Open Book. It looked okay to me, but I was afraid to move it to
Wordpad, so I tried to upload it to Bookshare directly from Open Book.
Perhaps
it was my ignorance again, but I used the browse feature for a long time
and could not find it, so I went ahead and transferred it to Wordpad and saved
it in my documents. It looked okay again to my cursory examination. I have
now uploaded it to the checkout list again. It is entitled Imago by Amy
Sterling
Casil. I would really appreciate it if an experienced proofreader would
take this. Remember that originally I proofread it myself and only submitted it
as a new submission because it had entered the collection and then was
withdrawn, so, even though I will not claim to have made no mistakes, the hard
part
should be already done. What I am worrying about is that there might be
some other problem related to all this converting and I would like an
experienced
proofreader who will recognize it and be able to discuss it with me to
determine what else has to be done. Also, the person who rejected it last time
gave
not only the reason that minor errors were in every sentence, but also said
that it contained adult material and racist material. Now, I don't think
most
people would claim that it contains "adult" material, but I do know that I
would disagree with anyone who did designate it adult as long as that keeps
anyone from reading it, so I would really appreciate it if the adult
designation that the Bookshare tools put on it be removed. As for racism, I read
it
carefully and I cannot imagine how anyone could find racism in it. Besides,
I am pretty sure that those are not rejectable offenses anyway. So will one
of you download this book for proofreading. It is science fiction.
"I find capitalism
repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war,
hypocrisy and competition." Fidel Castro
The Militant:
http://www.themilitant.com/txtindex.shtml
Pathfinder Press:
http://www.pathfinderpress.com
Granma International:
http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html
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