[bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
- From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:09:32 -0400
Hi,
Why doesn't someone involved in this thread change the subject to cook
books? Just curious.
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From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:50 AM
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi Kim!
I think I bought and scanned the Linda Chirinian book before NLS did it,
but I'm not sure. I originally bought two print copies, one for me and one
for a blind friend for her birthday, but, since she didn't have an optacon,
I scanned and corrected it so I could send her an electronic copy so it
would be accessible. I got her the printe book, because I thought I would
be enfringing on copyright if I didn't.
Interesting to hear about your cassette cookbook collection. It wasn't too
technical.
I know people who can't stand the buzzing of the optacon, though it has
never bothered me. Yes, it is slow reading compared to braille, but I love
the access it gives me to all the print I'd ever want to buzz through. The
slate and stylus analogy is a good one.
Debby
At 01:14 AM 10/27/2009, Kim Friedman wrote
>Hi, Debby, the book by Linda Chirinian was recorded for the NLS program and
>that's where I heard it. I have a tape recorder I bought from APH and I
>made
>a duplicate copy of the cookbook. You are right, this is definitely one
>cookbook I like. I have a cookbook collection on cassette comprised of
>cookbooks I copied from RFBandD, NLS recordings, or Braille books which I
>read on to cassettes so I could keep them. My tape recorder has a tone
>index
>button, but I never learned to do voice indexing as I used a four-track
>format for the cassettes and they were recorded at 15/16 IPS. Don't worry,
>the tech stuff stops now. All I'll say is I got to be very creative so that
>each recipe had a tone differentiating it from its fellows. I never had an
>Optacon and I can see how useful it is for you to use it and I think it
>gives you an edge in proofreading, but speaking strictly for myself, I
>could
>do without the buzzing and I couldn't understand how one could read fast if
>you were using just one finger. It sounded to me like the reading
>equivalent
>of using the slate and stylus. I'd love hearing from you again and thanks
>much for writing. Regards, Kim Friedman.
>
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>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson
>Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:57 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
>
>Hi Kim!
>
>I'm with you. I like cookbooks about food people eat and not the ones that
>have recipes that skimp on the good tasting stuff for people trying to lose
>weight or have to have a special diet.
>
>I have scanned and shared several cookbooks with Bookshare since I have
>been
>a member, I think since 2005. I have gotten a lot of them from library
>booksales in the '80's and early '90's as well as buying a few on Amazon
>and
>eBay. Since there are some ethnic cookbooks in the list, you might be
>interested in reading some of them. I eventually want to get all of my
>cookbooks scanned, a first-run proofread for scanos by me with the optacon
>and shared with Bookshare. It's tedious work, but I really enjoy it,
>though
>it's rather time consuming, so they are slow in coming. Here is a list of
>the cookbooks I have shared so far. I searched on Bookshare to be sure
>they
>were up there rather than me just assuming they were.
>
>The Editors of Better Homes and Gardens
>Better Homes And Gardens Barbecues And Picnics
>1963
>06/21/05
>
>Press, Lw
>BBQ Made Easy
>2005
>04/23/07
>
>Holsman, Beverly
>and
>Holsman, Gale T.
>Great Cooking Outdoors
>1980
>04/30/07
>
>This couple goes on camping and canoe trips shares some experiences and
>brings good food in coolers to be able to dine well on them with their
>friends.
>
>Press, Lw
>GREAT GRILLING
>2005
>04/22/07
>
>Press, Lw
>Kingsford Best Barbecues
>1997
>04/22/07
>
>Dawson, Charlotte
>Recreational Vehicle Cookbook
>1970
>06/02/06
>
>She and her husband traveled around the country in their RV and there are
>stories about the people who contributed recipes. There are some
>interesting people.
>
>Chirinian, Linda
>Secrets Of Cooking Armenian/Lebanese/Persian
>1987
>06/21/05
>
>She lived in several countries of the Middle East and shares some of her
>experiences and informs the reader about the ingredients and introduces you
>to people she knew who contributed recipes.
>
>Nathan, Joan
>and
>Sheffer, Nelli
>The Foods Of Israel Today
>2001
>04/11/07
>
>She lived in Israel and she shares her experiences as well as introducing
>you to many people who contributed to the book as she traveled around
>Isreal
>doing a documentary and gathering recipes. There are some touching and sad
>stories in this cookbook, so grab some klenex. I never thought I'd cry
>over
>a cookbook.
>
>The ones I have commented on are very interesting reads as well as having
>interesting recipes.
>
>Debby
>
>At 02:08 PM 10/26/2009, Kim Friedman wrote
> >Hi, Monica, I thank you for your message. This stuff, needless to say,
> >is unknown territory to me. The stuff I found on amazon.com vary in
> >date, but I'll bet you some of them are definitely of recent vintage
> >(not sure though). I thought these would be a change from the usual
> >Weight Watcher stuff of which Bookshare seems to have a great amount. I
> >like ethnic cookbooks and seem to be gravitating to cookbooks about
> >desserts and baking, if only for making me imagine how those desserts
> >might taste. (I'm getting hungry just thinking about this stuff.) I am
> >not saying there shouldn't be books on health, diet, and nutrition, but
> >I lean towards the straight cookbook that concerns itself with what
> >people eat in a particular cuisine, how to get the ingredients, cooking
> >methods, history of cooking in that cuisine, and (I hope) lovely
> >delicious recipe instructions that make me wish I were eating what I'm
> >reading about. Would anybody like me to go into amazon.com and I can
> >send the names of cookbooks that I'm interested in seeing at bookshare,
> >both the ones on my shopping cart (to be bought later) and those on my
> >wish list? I think if anyone is interested in this I should send the
> >lists directly to interested parties on the Bookshare volunteer
> >discussion list. Also they might write me off list so nobody gets in
> >trouble. Regards, Kim.
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> >ists.org [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >Monica Willyard
> >Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:36 AM
> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
> >
> >Hi Kim and Jamie. For what it's worth, I've found that many cookbooks
> >from the 80s and early 90s scan better than brand new cookbooks. I
> >think that's because they were using computers with more standard
> >fonts, and they tend to use real fractions instead of the half symbol in
>ingredient lists.
> >Cookbooks from the 60s, on the other hand, don't scan so well because
> >they often use a font that is sort of decorative or like handwriting,
> >and the paper has yellowed. The Frugal Gourmet books from the late 80s
> >scanned very well. I wish I still had them to submit. I scanned them
> >back when I was using DOS when I scanned them in 1991, and they were
> >almost
>flawless.
> >I couldn't convert them when I started using Windows, and that means
> >scanning them from scratch. I got them from my local library. That
> >means I can get them again. I just need some vacation time to do more
>scanning.
> >The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine is my favorite in that series. Oh no!
> >Now I've made myself hungry from thinking about the Italian gravy
> >recipe in that book.
> >
> >Monica Willyard
> >"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
> >
> >
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