[bksvol-discuss] Re: pagination question
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 18:19:07 -0500
I think it was just publishers were lazy and put previously printed books
together to sell again without modifying anything. However, since Bookshare
will renumber for them, you would have to ideally modify the TOC or add a new
page number atop the old one (less preferable.)
Valerie
On May 25, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
> Hi Valerie,
>
> If there is indeed a table of contents, then, yes, I'd make a proofreader's
> note describing the change in numbering. However, if every story in a book
> of short stories starts on page 1, doesn't the table of contents look
> something like this?
> Story First ... 1
> Story Two ... 1
> Story Three ... 1
>
> And if so, what's the point of having a table of contents? That is just
> strange, and seems a little nonsensical to me. But maybe that's just me.
>
> Mayrie
>
>
>
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> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: pagination question
>
> Thanks for the quick reply, Mayrie!
>
> If the tool cannot handle unique pagination, would you then make a note on
> the TOC that the tools changed page numbers and bracket the new ones?
>
> I suspected what you are saying was true, just want to ensure peopel
> learning to navigate with book tools can do it more easily.
>
> Thanks!
> Valerie
>
>
> On May 25, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
>
>> Hi Valerie,
>>
>> I'm pretty sure, given an issue I had recently with a book with
>> strange page numbering, the conversion tools will barf on books with
>> repeating page numbers.
>>
>> Here's what I suggest. I'd renumber all pages in chronological order
>> regardless of the fact that each story in the book starts again on page 1.
>> So, you have a book with the typical page numbering sequence.
>>
>> I recently dealt with a book that the publisher decided to give page
>> numbers in reverse order. The tools can't handle that. So, I don't
>> think they can handle multiple pages with the same number, which is
>> what you'd get when a book has several stories, each beginning on page
>> one. So, in short, and finally shutting up, I'd number the pages in
>> the traditional manner, starting at page 1 and continuing in
>> sequential order until you reach the end of the book.
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie
>> Maples
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:17 PM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: Carrie Karnos
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] pagination question
>>
>> Question for the group;
>>
>> On books that have more than one story and each story starts again at
>> 1, how does the tool handle that so the Table of Contents is true? My
>> kids books like that (more than one story to a book) have no numbers,
>> but it seems all my teen/adult books like that start each story at page 1.
>>
>> Thanks!
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