I always scan the book jacket first, because this is what most readers look at first for a synopsis of the story and a brief blurb about the author. It gives you a chance to assess whether or not you want to read the book. Then next I scan all the title and copyright pages. This is the logical order in my opnion, as it is exactly as the pages appear in the book. I like to replicate as much as possible the full reading experience that a sighted person enjoys. Happy scanning, Brian Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Covers > I always put the dust jacket info in my submissions, just after the title > page and copyright info, which usually appears on the following page. That > is the way NLS does it, and it seems as logical to me as any other method. > But I never considered scanning the outside covers of hardbacks, or the > front covers of paperbacks. What information do they contain that isn't on > the title page, except for perhaps pictures that wouldn't scan anyhow? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie & Miss Mercy" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:32 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Covers > > > Hi, Cindy. I think the same way you do about covers, and that's why, in > books I scan, the cover material is scanned first if > it will scan at all. A sighted reader sees the cover first and often reads > the book jacket as one way of deciding if it's > something they want to read, so it stands to reason, at least to my way of > thinking, that the cover material should be > first...but that's just me and certainly no official rule. <smile> Take > care. > -- > Julie Morales > Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: mercy0421 Please contact me if I may not recognize your contact info > before adding me or I may not add you! > Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Overcast, 62F°(17C°) Wind:SSE > (150°) at 8mph (7KT) > I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. > Created by WeatherSig v1.10 • http://www.weathersig.com > > > Cindy wrote: > > I'm sure someone else is answering this too, but > > I'llput in my two-cents worth. > > > > No, it doesn't matter. In fact, many people don't put > > in cover info. They start with the title page or, in > > the case of paperbacks, other front page material. > > > > When I validate, I put "cover" in brackets and put > > the cover info. As sighted reader, I like to see the > > cover first, although some hardbound have the covers > > mssing. I know "you can't tell a book by it's cover," > > but still...and I figure, even though bookshare > > members download books and know what they're getting, > > they might like to read the cover info--but maybe > > that's just me. smile > > > > Cindy > > > > --- Tony Baechler <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Hi all. I have a quick question. When scanning > >> books, is the condition of the cover important? I'm looking at > >> some books with warn or rubbed covers. If necessary, I can get them > >> with better covers but I'm wondering if it matters. 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