[bksvol-discuss] Re: books with less than excellent ratings
- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:34:36 -0400
Dear Booksharians,
This is a question, not a tantrum, but why are fair books approved at all?
Unless it's a textbook someone has to have, why not rejecct fair books? When
I'm reading, the errors in fair books distract me. I'm a little embarrassed
for Bookshare and consumed with the need to fix them. I know I can fix them
on the braille note, but haven't been able to correct mistakes in the HTML
files I listen to. I want to spare other readers from tripping over the
mistakes. One of the options is to rescan going the BSO route, but why
approve fair books in the first place? The volunteers whose fair books are
approved may be comfortable to continue careless scanning because approval
means fair is good enough. For some, cranking out scans to earn their
memberships with the least effort, no accountability, is a green light to
keep doing it that way.
Approving a fair book because it is rare and the only available copy is
yellowed or because a book has busy background or elaborate fonts, and
doesn't scan well, might be justifiable.
Any clarifications or opinions?
Always with love,
Lissi
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