[bksvol-discuss] Re: Danielle Steel - "Second Chance"
- From: "Jenny Wood" <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:31:25 -0500
This will work fine for me, thanks! I am already working on scanning in two
other books at the moment, and validating one other while I wait on
completion of the Danielle Steel book. Always plenty to be done for
bookshare in the meantime. :)
Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Danielle Steel - "Second Chance"
> Jenny,
>
> Having the right edition and scanning the missing
> pages is much easier for me that trying to find the
> missing text and probably typing it in because it
> wouldn't be the exact pages, so as long as you don't
> mind waiting a bit longer we'll do it that way. I'll
> let you know when I have the book.
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- Jenny Wood <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Cindy,
> >
> > First of all, thank you so much for your assistance.
> > Actually, if it isn't
> > to much trouble, I will just wait until you receive
> > the large print edition.
> > It looks like I am actually just missing pages 231
> > and 232. I'm not sure
> > why I thought there were three pages missing...
> > *shrug* I apologize for the
> > confusion. If for some reason obtaining the large
> > print edition doesn't
> > work out for you, or if it would just be easier for
> > you if I sent the
> > corresponding text as mentioned previously, please
> > let me know.
> >
> > Jenny
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:35 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Danielle Steel -
> > "Second Chance"
> >
> >
> > > Hi, Jenny,
> > >
> > > I just found out (and this is after volunteering
> > for
> > > almost three years) that for people using Daisy,
> > ,
> > > the return symbol at the end of a paragraph
> > indicates
> > > a new paragraph and they don't need either
> > indentation
> > > or line skipping between paragraphs. I'd been told
> > > some time ago that skipping lines between
> > paragraphs
> > > was better for people, and now I'm thinking maybe
> > they
> > > were Braille readers, but that isn't always
> > possible,
> > > especially when there's a lot of dialog on the
> > page.
> > > The end of the page doesn't come out right. At
> > any
> > > rate, don't worry about it.
> > >
> > > Thanks for including the ISBN number. At least two
> > of
> > > my libraries now allow searching by ISBN number,
> > and I
> > > found out that your book is Large Print and the
> > one I
> > > have is the regular edition. But if you can hang
> > on to
> > > the file--keep renewing it--I can get the large
> > print
> > > edition some time next week--maybe even by the
> > weekend
> > > if we're lucky. I've requested it. Otherwise,
> > you'll
> > > have to give me the last lines of the page you
> > have
> > > and the beginning lines of the next page that you
> > have
> > > and I can fill in.
> > >
> > > I found your original message, which I've saved,
> > and
> > > know that you want the second, third and fourth
> > pages
> > > of Chapter 11 -- or the text that would be on
> > those
> > > pages, depending on how you want to do this
> > (smile).
> > >
> > > Cindy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Jenny Wood <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Cindy! Thanks for the response, and your
> > offer
> > > > to help out with scanning
> > > > the three missing pages is greatly appreciated,
> > I
> > > > assure you. BTW, in case
> > > > it will help you, the ISBN is ISBN
> > 0-375-43367-8.
> > > >
> > > > Okay, so now let me show off just how green I am
> > at
> > > > this whole process...
> > > > <grin> I am using Kurzweil 1000 to both scan
> > and
> > > > edit, and looking at the
> > > > margine and font settings in the software, it
> > > > appears that both are
> > > > currently disabled. And well, of course, I have
> > > > absolutely no idea what the
> > > > recommended settings would be. LOL As far as
> > what
> > > > settings were used when
> > > > the book was scanned by the original volunteer,
> > I
> > > > don't have any idea, and
> > > > am not sure how I might find out. Hmmm. There
> > also
> > > > does not appear to be
> > > > any indenting of, or blank lines between
> > paragraphs.
> > > > If there is anything
> > > > what so ever I can do to get more useful
> > information
> > > > for you, please, by all
> > > > means, let me know! Additionally, if you have
> > any
> > > > suggestions or
> > > > recommendations as to what the norm is for
> > settings
> > > > such as the margines,
> > > > font, etc., please feel free to share. :)
> > > >
> > > > Jenny
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:30 AM
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Danielle Steel -
> > > > "Second Chance"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Jenny,
> > > > >
> > > > > My branch of the library supposedly has two
> > copies
> > > > > available, i.e., not checked out. I'm going
> > > > tomorrow
> > > > > and i will get one of he if they're still
> > there. I
> > > > > assume your edition is the 2004 Delacorte
> > Press
> > > > > edition. I'd be happy to send you the missing
> > > > pages,
> > > > > but if you hear from the person who scanned
> > the
> > > > book
> > > > > or form someone else, please let me know. I
> > won't
> > > > be
> > > > > able to do the pages until tomorrow night or
> > Wed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please let me know what font and margins
> > you're
> > > > doing
> > > > > the rest of the book in, and whether you're
> > > > indenting
> > > > > paragraphs or skipping lines between them,
> > and
> > > > the
> > > > > pages I send you will match the rest of your
> > book.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cindy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Jenny Wood <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well, I finally finished validating my first
> > > > > > book...well...almost. It
> > > > > > appears that when the book was originally
> > > > scanned, a
> > > > > > few pages went missing.
> > > > > > For instance, immediately following the
> > first
> > > > page
> > > > > > of chapter 11, were the
> > > > > > first two pages of chapter 12. Then,
> > chapter 11
> > > > > > picks back up again, but
> > > > > > three pages later. In other words, I can
> > easily
> > > > > > remove the two pages that
> > > > > > do not belong, but I am still missing the
> > > > second,
> > > > > > third and fourth pages out
> > > > > > of chapter 11. Does anybody happen to have
> > this
> > > > > > book readily available?
> > > > > > And if so, would you be willing to scan
> > these
> > > > three
> > > > > > pages and send them to
> > > > > > me so I can fill in the gaps (so to speak)?
> > > > > > Unfortunately, while we have
> > > > > > many Danielle Steel books in the house,
> > "Second
> > > > > > Chance" isn't one of them.
> > > > > > And, considering that we are not technically
> > > > > > residents of the city we are
> > > > > > staying in at the moment, I do not have
> > access
> > > > to a
> > > > > > library card to pick up
> > > > > > the book myself any time soon.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jenny
> > > > > >
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