[bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
- From: "Gustavo Galindo" <Gustavo.G@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:09:19 -0800
man, talk about a thankless job today.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:40 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
>
> Joanie et al,
> I too am becoming very frustrated with Benetech's unresponsiveness.
I've
> been a member of Bookshare for 2 and a half years, and I can't recall
any
> major improvement to the usability of the website, despite our good
> suggestions. No moving the language indicator to a better place, or
> reorganizing the step1 download page, or the admittedly complex
addition
> of
> more and better categories.
> The only improvement I've seen is in quality, for which I think we
> volunteers can give ourselves a pat on the back.
>
> I think the suggestion of having the stripper be part of the unpack
tool
> is
> a great one, and would satisfy everyone. But will Benetech actually
look
> into it??? A good business listens to its customers, but, too often,
> Benetech's attitude seems to be "My way or the highway."
> Tracy
>
> At 07:02 PM 3/30/05 -0800, you wrote:
> >I also want page numbers in tact, even if that means having titles
> repeated
> >too. These files ARE supposed to reflect the print copy of the book,
and
> it
> >certainly isn't, since vital information is removed. It does seem
that
> most
> >of us--the ones who are using and helping to support Bookshare--do
want
> page
> >numbers, but we aren't being listened to, and I'd like to know why
this
> is.
> >People here have been suggesting changes of various kinds for a long
> time,
> >yet nothing is ever done.
> >
> >Of course I am grateful that the site exists, and that many people
are
> >generous enough to keep it operating, but that doesn't change the
fact
> that
> >so many requests are ignored. How patient and tolerant are we
expected to
> >be?
> >
> >Joanie
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:15 PM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page numbers and student contest
> >
> >
> >> I haven't been following this thread too closely but do we even
know
> why
> >the
> >> print page numbers that we work so hard to preserve when scanning
are
> >later
> >> eliminated?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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