Hi Sue,
Judy beat me to it. What she says is exactly what you enter.
Evan
From: Sue Stevens
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:09 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A reminder about asterisks
Evan,
Do you have to spell those words out in search and replace? I’m a dummy, so
could you please type exactly what you enter in the find and replace for this?
Thanks,
Sue S.
From: Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:55 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A reminder about asterisks
Hi Madeleine,
I think it’s my book. If it is, you don’t need to send me an email as I already
got the message.
And it’s a simple matter to remove all those asterisks with one search and
replace.
Search for new line asterisk new line
Replace with new line new line
That will get rid of all of them but leave in any lines with three stars in
them that indicate scene changes or whatever.
Evan
From: Madeleine Linares
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 12:45 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A reminder about asterisks
Hi Lori,
No it won’t. It’s not preferable to have all those asterisks but it is allowed
(many old books will have that. Scanners shouldn’t be doing that anymore,
though, so if you can send me the name of the book I’d be happy to email the
scanner directly.
Best,
Madeleine
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:43 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A reminder about asterisks
In the book I am currently proofreading, the submitter diligently placed an
asterisk on the blank lines which preceded and followed every subheading. I
have proofread eighty pages of this book and have left these asterisks in
place, as in the past.
Will this book be returned to me for further editing if I leave the asterisks
in place in this book?
Thank you.
Lori C.
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madeleine Linares
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 3:34 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A reminder about asterisks
Hi everyone,
I wanted to give everyone a reminder about how to handle asterisks because it
can get confusing about when to use them and when not to use them.
Asterisks should be used to signify breaks in the text, but they are not always
helpful or useful for EVERY extra blank line. For example, I’d never add
asterisks into the copyright page where there are blank lines. On the copyright
page, you don’t lose anything if you remove the blank lines. I only would use
an asterisk when there is a doodad or huge break in the text that’s put there
to signify a change in scene or narrator. The way I approach it is: if I remove
this blank line, is the text suddenly confusing? If not, then I don’t add an
asterisk. If yes, I add an asterisk.
I know this is a bit of a change from the idea of preserving the book exactly
as it is, but we always have to work to make the book both as close to the
author’s original intent, and make sure the quality of the reading experience
is as good as possible. We also do not ask our vendors/outsourcers or staff to
do this anymore.
We also no longer need to “preserve” page breaks with asterisks on either side
of page breaks. We don’t need to add them to show new chapters (on either side
of chapters) either, as the word “chapter” followed by a number is usually
enough of a clue for anyone to figure out that there’s a new chapter.
Questions? Concerns? Comments??
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
