[bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
- From: Ali Al-hajamy <aalhajamy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:59:50 -0400
I agree. I will, when downloading books, actually give books marked as
"good" a chance and try reading them, because a good portion of them are
not horrible, and besides the minor annoyance of scanos and perhaps
headers, depending on the book, they're readable with few problems. That
isn't the case with all of them, of course (for instance, the old,
good-quality copy of Martin Amis' Dead Babies before it got replaced was
pretty decent, except it had large portions that were garbled to the
point of unreadability), but I would guess that most just need someone
to go through them and correct the scanos and remove the headings,
making rescanning not entirely necessary. I once saw a book quality
report for a 966-page collection of short stories that was in excellent
quality, and the only problem the person had with it is that it still
had headers on each page. That's it. But it was rescanned just because
of that, which, to me, doesn't seem right when you could just have
someone go through and take them out. There's no hope for fair quality
books, at all, and I am glad that they only constitute a tiny fraction
of the collection these days.
It would be nice to have at least some of Bookshare's outsourced or
in-house scans available for proofreading. I don't know if that breaks
some sort of rule, or if they've got a specific reason for not doing it,
but usually, when I go to check out a book, when before the influx of
publishers signed a contract with Bookshare I would see anywhere from
two to three hundred books on that list at all times, now I only see
around fifty, maybe, and most of them have holds on them. The low number
of books available is partially affected by the fact that in my
experience, most books will get checked out very shortly after being
submitted, so that number doesn't mean that not many books are being
worked on by volunteers in general, but it does give the people who
don't avidly check that list and who don't have scanner friends who will
put holds on books for them little to proof, and Roger's suggestion
would fix that.
On 11-Jul-12 12:26, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
> I came on board in 2008. I have not seen this, but I have been told
> that at one time before I started volunteering books were scanned at
> the Bookshare offices and then added to the checkout list for
> volunteers to proofread. Well, it was called validate back then and
> considering some of the early books I have downloaded and read I don't
> think there was any real proofreading. The book I am reading right now
> is an example. It is The Exiles Trilogy by Ben Bova and it was added
> in 2002 and it appears to be a raw scan. It is full of scanning errors
> and the page headers are still there. I am digressing though. I meant
> to say that the scans were added to the checkout list for volunteers
> and as long as I have been volunteering I have not seen that happen.
> Are all the books scanned at the Bookshare office now sent to
> outsourcers exclusively? I ask because there is a dearth of books on
> the checkout list now. If any time would be a good one for Bookshare
> to add its own scans this would be a good time. Something else occurs
> to me. When one of those older books in fair or good condition is
> reported with a quality report Bookshare rescans it and replaces it.
> Wouldn't it be better to just dump the good quality ones on the
> checkout list for repair? That one I am reading now really only needs
> a good and thorough proofreading. It is already readable, but there
> are numerous scanning errors to be corrected and the page headers need
> to be removed. However, I have made a quality report on it and
> Bookshare informs me that it will be rescanned and replaced. I would
> not suggest, though, placing the fair quality books on the checkout
> list. Those are beyond proofreading help. They all need to be
> rescanned. It does seem to me , though that some of these suggestions
> could provide more for volunteers to work on.
> On 7/11/2012 11:20 AM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
>> Hi Reggie,
>> I'll shortly be submitting A Girl's Guide To Witchcraft with a hold
>> on it for you! Thanks for being so accommodating and helpful!
>> Happy proofreading, and of course, please contact me if you need any
>> clarification while proofreading!
>> Mayrie
>>
>> *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Regina
>> Alvarado
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:38 AM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
>>
>> I would like either of these, so just put a hold on either one,
>> please. Susan can have first choice. Thanks so very much Mary!
>>
>> Reggie
>>
>> *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mayrie ReNae
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:31 AM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
>>
>> Hi Susan and Reggie,
>>
>> I'm replying to both of your requests for more info about the books
>> for which I'd like proofreaders here. I hope that's all right.
>>
>> The first book that I have available is Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax.
>> Here is the text from the back cover:
>>
>> [From The Back Cover]
>>
>> /On / /the brink of ruin, three very different women discover
>> themselves where they least expect ... at Ten Beach Road . /
>>
>> Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to one another, but they
>> have one thing in common. They each wake up one morning to discover
>> that their life savings have vanished, along with their trusted
>> financial manager ... leaving them with nothing but co-ownership of a
>> ramshackle beachfront house.
>>
>> Madeline Singer is a homemaker coping with empty-nest syndrome and an
>> unemployed husband. Avery Lawford is an architect--or was, until she
>> somehow became the sidekick on her ex-husband's TV show. And
>> professional matchmaker Nikki Grant is trying to recover from her
>> biggest mistake ...
>>
>> No one is going to save them but themselves. Determined to fight
>> back, they throw their lots in together and take on the challenge of
>> restoring the historic beach house to its former glory. But just as
>> they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of
>> friendship, their secrets threaten to tear down their trust, and
>> destroy their lives a second time ...
>>
>> Praise for the novels of Wendy Wax
>>
>> "A definite 'must' for any beach bag this summer."
>>
>> --/Sacramento Book Review /
>>
>> "A beautiful book about loyalty, courage, and pursuing your dreams
>> with a little help from your friends."
>>
>> --Karen White, author of /On/ /Folly/ /Beach /
>>
>> ISBN 978-0-425-24086-1
>>
>> www.penguin.com
>>
>>
>>
>> READERS GUIDE INSIDE
>>
>> ----
>>
>> The second book is A Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky, and
>> here is the text from its back cover:
>>
>> Which is more unlikely? Meeting a single, straight, reasonably
>> attractive, willing-to-commit man? Or Discovering a secret cache of
>> magic books? For good girl Jane Madison, neither has a shot in hell
>> of coming true--until the day she finds a hidden room... Now she's
>> done a bit of experimenting and found a spell that makes her
>> irresistible to men-... more ?even those who have previously ignored
>> her. And another that turns a cat into her witch's familiar (a
>> snarky, critical, self-absorbed man--pretty much a typical male).
>> Though her impulsive acts of magic have brought a warder (sexy,
>> grouchy, elusive and determined to stop her from using magic) down on
>> her, Jane's not willing to let go of this fantastic new life. Though
>> she wonders about having things that aren't "real," she's having too
>> much fun to stop. After all, no one ever said being a witch was easy...
>>
>> ---
>>
>> If either of you is interested in proofreading either of these books,
>> I'll happily put a hold on the book you'd like to proofread for you
>> when I submit the book, which will be almost as soon as you say
>> you're interested in proofreading it.
>>
>> I hope each of you will find a book that is to your liking!
>>
>> Thanks in any case for the offers to proofread the books!
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>> *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Susan Lumpkin
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:58 PM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
>>
>> Hi Mayrie,
>>
>> What is the romance you have for someone to proof? I may be
>> interested in taking it if it hasn’t been spoken for. Thanks.
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mayrie ReNae
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:21 PM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
>>
>> Hi Reggie,
>>
>> Any book labeled PRIORITY is on the check out page by mistake. If you
>> encounter any book with that designation, please don't download it,
>> and notify Carrie at ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> and
>> let her know that the book is on the check out page by mistake. Those
>> books labeled PRIORITY are books that have already been proofread by
>> outsourcers and which have mistakenly ended up on the check out page,
>> rather than in the approval queue.
>>
>> And, Reggie, I will have a few books available for proofreading very
>> soon. All formatting has been done. What remains needing to be done
>> is to read the books through, and to make sure that paragraph marks
>> between dialogue are where they should be. This is what I mean.
>>
>> "I don't want to go to Grandma's house," Max whined. "Why?" his
>> mother asked.
>>
>> As I have written the above, there are two lines of dialogue which
>> have been put together as one. What needs to happen here is for a
>> paragraph mark, (carriage return) to be inserted before the word
>> "Why?" In the books I'd like proofreaders for, the final thing needed
>> will be a final spell check after reading the books.
>>
>> I have one erotica book, one romance/fiction, one fiction, and one
>> teen fiction book that will need a bit more care taken with it.
>>
>> Are you interested in any of these? I can give titles and authors if
>> you prefer later.
>>
>> Sorry for the ramble!
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>> All heading navigation and font stuff is done.
>>
>> *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> <mailto:%5bmailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx%5d> *On Behalf
>> Of *Regina Alvarado
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:40 PM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: need book to proof
>>
>> Hello all:
>>
>> Is there anyone who has finished scanning a book who needs a proofer?
>> I would like anything on animals, history, fiction, romance, mystery
>> and thrillers, nonfiction biography or events. All that is on without
>> a hold is religion. Alternatively, is there anyone who would let me
>> have one of their holds?
>>
>> Another problem. I downloaded what I think is a textbook Priority TX
>> Health and Wellness. I tried to make it into a .doc file, which I
>> normally do as I have Word 2003 and it will not open in my BN. When I
>> opened it on the BN it gave me a message stating “Ipad converter does
>> not recognize this as a word 2007.” I think it was scanned on a later
>> Word. Can someone pick it up and proof? It looks like it was
>> priority. I intended to spend tonight and tomorrow proofing. Instead
>> I had to download something about shells Shelley scanned. Hoping it
>> has pic descriptions as I wonder if it is one of the books that
>> people are working on for descriptions. I cannot help with this. If
>> it is not described and was only let go back to download because of
>> this, can someone let me know, please before I get too far.
>> Appreciate much!
>>
>> Reggie
>>
>> Thanks for any help anyone can give me on any of these problems.
>>
>> *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> <mailto:%5bmailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx%5d> *On Behalf
>> Of *Amber Wallenstein
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2012 8:37 PM
>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: FW: McGill-Queens University Press in
>> Canada Has Signed Our Agreement
>>
>> This is great news!
>>
>> Amber
>>
>> "The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it's a
>> different kind of life." ---
>> buckminster fuller
>>
>
>
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