Yes -- and as far as I know, txt files that are downloaded have to be uploaded as txt files. When they're changed at that point to rtf files bookshare does not accept them. I kept getting an Error and had to ask why. Cindy --- Silvara <silvara@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Even if txt has the capability of saving formatting > attributes such as page > breaks, as a validator I have not seen people using > such capabilities. The > reality is that we see txt files without any > formatting attributes. There is > a difference between actuality and reality. > Additionally, even though > bookshare accepts other formats, the preferred > format is rtf. Also if a > submitter's txt file is capable of saving formatting > he or she should > consider that the validator may not be able to do > the same, and save the txt > as rtf for bookshare. I understand that this is not > an absolute requirement, > but I have come across many txt files that left a > lot to be desired. > > Just my $0.02, for whatever its worth. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 10:01 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Advance copies of > books > > > > Hi Cindy, > > > > Some of these txt books that are showing up are > because I and others are > > probably going through our old collections of > scans looking for suitable > > books for submissions. > > Before Bookshare came along, and before I got a > newer copy of Openbook, I > > always saved to txt and wasn't too worried about > the publisher's info, > book > > jacket, and maintaining format. > > What I do now from time to time is go back through > my collection and try > to > > fill out series if I have a book that has the > necessary info and isn't in > > bad shape. > > I know a lot of people don't like txt files, > because there is a > > misconception that txt files don't maintain page > breaks, italics, > > etc. They can in fact contain these attributes, > but it is a factor of > what > > you are using to edit the file. I.e. word > processors are notoriously bad > > at keeping them, because they want to compel you > to use their native > > format, and don't want to spend too much time on > imported formats. The > > best way to validate a txt file is to find a text > editor for your computer > > platform that maintains these attributes, and > doesn't immediately reformat > > the file to some other format like RTF. > > > > HTH > > > > Dave > > > > At 09:51 PM 10/1/2004, you wrote: > > >-Marissa, > > > > > >You bring up a good point that to my knowledge > (and > > >I've been here about one and one-half or two > years, I > > >think) hasn't been mentioned here before. Maybe > it > > >just doesn't come up very often. That is, that > advance > > >copies (proof, or preview) of books can't be > sold. I > > >gather from your post that that would hold true > for > > >Bookshare as well as for any bookstore. > > > > > >Since I live in L.A., I we get donations of > advance > > >copies of books that were sent to movie producers > and > > >agents, and we can't sell them. Also, I've > noticed on > > >paperbacks the notice that book with the covers > torn > > >off aren't supposed to be sold; they supposedly > were > > >extras that should have been returned to the > publisher > > >and for which, presumably, the bookseller was > > >re-imbursed. I wonder if some of those books have > been > > >scanned and that's why sometimes scanners have > trouble > > >finding the publisher and copyright info. > > > > > >Cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com