[bksvol-discuss] Re: Art of Detection
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:01:07 -0700
Hi Christina!
I'm right there with you on EVERYTHING you said! I feel EXACTLY the
same way.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christina
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:01 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Art of Detection
That's very sweet of you, Cindy. I don't like to put up books with lots of
errors; I'm barely comfortable with submitting books that I haven't read
through first. There are many good validators out there, you and me among
them, but I want people to enjoy validating my books and I don't want to
take the chance that some less conscientious person will validate one of my
submissions.
I also just plain want to do good work and, to me, that means providing
excellent submissions.
Christina
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:43 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Art of Detection
> You conscientious submitters are absolutely wonderful, but you don't have
> to do everything yourself. smile. That's what we validators are for--not
> to clean up books that sloppy noncaring submitters submit, but we sighted
> validators, especially, are here to validate problem books, e.g., books
> with different fonts, side bars (not my favorites, but doable), charts and
> diagrams (likewise), illustrations (if I can I'll let others volunteer
> first, but I'll do them if no one else does), books that have quotation
> marks that should be footnote numbers--whatever. Personally, I feel that
> validating problem books or books that have content that others don't care
> to read is my primary purpose. Books on the download list that look really
> interesting to me that are purportedly Excellent, I feel you members
> should do. I can always read the print book, but those of you who can't, I
> think should have the opportunity of validating them so they don't affect
> your quota.
> smile
>
> So don't worry ab out the fonts, Christina or Mayrie. Just go ahead and
> scan and when you submit indicate the problem and that it should be
> validated by a sighted person. smile
>
> Cindy
>
> Cindy
>
>>
>> Thought I'd warn you. "The Art of Detection"
>> by Laurie R. King is a
>> book I started to work on and kind of bailed on. It is
>> written in two
>> separate fonts. So, just when you think you've got
>> your scanner settings
>> set right, the font will change, and you'll need to
>> readjust. It isn't
>> unmanageable, if you scan and read a few pages at a time as
>> you scan.
>> You'll end up, probably, with two sets of scanning
>> settings that will work
>> and have to switch between them. I just wasn't patient
>> enough to do the
>> work. Just thought I'd tell you what you can expect
>> with that one, so that
>> you can be prepared for the kind of work it will take.
>>
>> I really like that series of books, so will be thrilled
>> and pay
>> homage to your patience once that one is in the collection!
>> Thanks for
>> taking on a bear of a book! You're awesome!
>>
>> Mayrie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> Christina
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:30 PM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Planning to Scan
>>
>> Hello, everyone. I have some very good friends who are
>> letting me borrow
>> some of their books to scan and add to Bookshare. I plan
>> to scan the
>> following:
>> Guardians of the West by David Eddings
>> Player of Games by Iain Banks
>> The Tides of Time by John Brunner
>> Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold
>> The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
>> The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance
>> Night's Daughter by Tanith Lee
>> A Dirty Job by Christopher
>> Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn.
>>
>> It's obviously going to take me a while to get through
>> all of these so if
>> any of you want to validate any of these or want to read
>> any of them right
>> away, please let me know and I'll do those first.
>> Thanks.
>> Christina
>>
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