If anyone comes across books with errors that are PQI thought that we should contact bookshare so that the errors and issues causing the errors can be worked out. I know bookshare staff is working to resolve the errors and give us high quality books.
Laura Ann At 06:13 PM 8/8/2008, you wrote:
I sort of agree with you Larry.I wouldn't say I've seen any downright lousy pq books, but they are not near perfect.As a reader, I would like a to be able to choose whether or not I wanted a scanned book, with the possibility of some descriptions in it, or a publisher quality book which may have fewer mistakes in it. But, if it's a contractual thing... well ... I'm certainly not a lawyer and feel sure bookshare will do its best to insure our reading needs.Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:05 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare & PQ submissionI don't mind a better copy of a book I have scanned replacing mine but some of the PQ books I have downloaded have been very bad and unacceptable.----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Pavi Mehta" <pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Lisa Friendly" <lisaf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 3:08 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare & PQ submissionHi, Cindy. No one likes to have their time wasted or see what they worked on replaced. Having said that, a large number of books currently in the collection are nowhere near perfect. Keeping them for the sake of preserving someone's time isn't fair to the members of Bookshare both because it would create confusion when someone is searching for books and because we don't enjoy reading messed up books unless we have no other choice. Even books rated excellent aren't usually letter perfect, and a significant number have some serious issues. Cindy, you have the ability to grab a book from your library or bookstore and read it whenever you want to. You never have to worry about scannos, and you don't have the distraction of hearing non-words spoken in almost every paragraph. Yet you are the loudest voice asking for Bookshare to keep scanned books when a publisher-quality book is available. Yes, you may validate carefully from the print copy, and that's wonderful. You are not in the majority though, and Bookshare can't just keep books processed by you while getting rid of everyone else's. All of us here have put our money, time, and energy into preparing books for people to read. Yet we do this knowing that someone could come along and do a BSO of our book at any time. In this case, the publisher is doing a BSO, and who is more qualified to provide it than the publisher? You send your emails copied to Lisa and Pavi and would seem to speak for us. You don't speak for many of us because you don't have any concept of what it's like to have scanned books as your only source for reading material. If Bookshare had a magic button where they could replace every book with a perfect publisher quality version, I would celebrate and send the staff some champagne. There are a small number of books with hand-written picture descriptions that might be replaced, and you could contact Bookshare about those. There are literally thousands of books in the Bookshare collection that are barely legible right now. They would become a pleasure to read if replaced. Teachers want extremely clean scans for their students to read. The PQ books provide that and benefit adult readers as well. I just hope they will expand the program and that other publishers will work with Bookshare in the future. -- Monica Willyard Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1599 - Release Date: 8/7/2008 8:49 PMTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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