[bksvol-discuss] Re: a numbers update on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:04:47 -0500

Sue,
    The blank lines that Carrie is talking about helps the stripper do its job 
properly, so yes, she is referring to the overzealous and needs to be improved 
or abolished stripper. *grin* can you tell I don't like the thing?

Jake
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: siss52 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:01 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a numbers update on Harry Potter and the 
Half-Blood Prince



  Or maybe it's the stripper????

  Sue S.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carrie Karnos 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:24 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a numbers update on Harry Potter and the 
Half-Blood Prince


  What?? They're missing?  I put all 30 chapter titles on the appropriate pages 
by hand on Saturday morning, since the OCR program ignored them. I can't 
believe they're missing.  Maybe it's that no-blank-line-at-the-top-of-the-page 
problem. Anyway, in my new version, there are blank lines at the top of each 
page including those pages with chapter titles, and there are page numbers at 
the bottom of each page, preceded by a blank line.  I'll let you know when I 
resubmit the book, and if you would be so kind as to download it again, please 
let me know if the chapter titles are in the better improved version of 
HPATHBP.  If not, I will have a word with Gustavo and the 2 of us will put a 
version with chapter titles on the db.  Very frustrating!

  Carrie

  "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    Hey Carry, are the chapter titles going to be in there? Smile, as they are 
    totally and completely missing in the Braille edition. Though a wonderful 
    story, sad at the end, but wonderful.

    Finished it last night.


    Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
    juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
    Graduate Advisory Council
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    stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.

    -- Vance Havner
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Carrie Karnos" 
    To: 
    Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:57 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a numbers update on Harry Potter and the 
    Half-Blood Prince


    First, I need to apologize for the garbage in the new Harry Potter book. I 
    tried to clean it up, but Gustavo said that there were a lot of people 
    waiting for it, so I quick submitted it so he could approve it. I'm 
    planning on making the copy pretty and re-submitting it this weekend, so 
    it'll be better looking.

    Second, I got an email from someone in Argentina BEGGING me for a copy of 
    the book. He swore he wouldn't print it or pass it on to anyone else. Yeah 
    right! He is clearly well-educated, uses excellent English, but has no 
    money for the book? Give me a break. Since only members can see my name as 
    the submitter, a member must have shown him accidentally (or 
intentionally?) 
    my name and email address. No, I'm not sending him a response of any sort, 
    and I suggest that everyone else do the same if you get similar emails. My 
    2 cents. [BTW, Gustavo checked his name, and he's not a member.]

    Third, hi to everyone. Gustavo just put me back on the list today. 
    Anything happen while I was gone the past month?

    Carrie

    Mike Pietruk wrote:
    Those of you who are surprised at the "260" number are forgetting
    something.
    Sure, a whole bunch of people considered important to read HP6 on day one;
    many others don't.
    Secondly, even if someone viewed it essential first day reading, they had
    to know that Bookshare had it on day one.
    As most subscribers are cassual rather than inveterate users, they were
    (and probably still are not) aware of the availability.
    I believe that either Janice or Gustavo last week mentioed that BookShare
    has around 3,000 active user accounts;
    given that as a baseline, 260 in a little over a day represents nearly 10%
    which is an amazing number to retrieve anything.





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