Hi Eric,Since the order form isn't core content you don't even have to include a note that you left it out. You're right. Those scan terribly! I just leave them out, and don't note that they were present, assuming that if someone wants to find a copy of the book, they'll find some place that has it. Just What I do, and not as perfectionistic as I am capable of being. But, ah, alas, I am but human, and lazy.
Peace, Mayrie At 07:16 PM 2/2/2008, you wrote:
How about a compromise? Since the order forms themselves are almost always all but impossible to clean up without either a lot of time or sighted assistance, what about including the synopses or other info about books listed on the page, and then a note to indicate an order form was there but removed? I mean, if a person wants to follow up on a book, there's Amazon.com, or www.abebooks.com, or any number of other possibilities.----- Original Message ----- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviewsNLS includes the dust jacket info, but not the reviews from other authors or places like Publisher's Weekly or Kirkus, nor do they include those coupons or order forms for other books they have available. I don't agree with this practice, as I have said, since I like reading such comments and I think all that stuff should be included if it is at all possible without massive amounts of effort to get it into readable form. I know that that may not always be possible, but I think it should be scanned to at least see how it looks before deciding whether to leave it out. NLS omits reference notes in nonfiction books as well, which I also strongly disagree with.Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindGeek" <yakkoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 6:22 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviewsI've not heard an NLS talking book in a very, very long time, but I don't remember: do they include reviews of books? I believe the answer is yes, but I'm uncertain. If they don't, should we not follow the same trend? Same with coupons and other non-story-related inserts (previews, coupons, etc.)?Understand, I'm not arguing for or against this; I scan them for my own interest. I'll go with whatever consensus rules.----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:38 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviewsBut we are doing the books for everybody, not just ourselves. The print books have a certain amount of text; shouldn't the others have the same that come from Bookshare? Cindy Lou Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure. ----- Original Message ----- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:28 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviews I might agree with you if all books in a certain genre had reviews by authors in the same genre. But many do not have reviews in the book at all, and those that do have them are not all by the same authors. So those that do have reviews - especially by authors that I know and like - are of value to me. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:35 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviewsI was going to say not to bother, but if Guido wants them. I don't put reviews from the back cover; if reviews of the book have been scanned, as validator I leave them, usually. Of course the reviews of the book are going to be raves. Guido, do you really find them useful, or are you referring to reviews of other books by the same author, which I can see would be useful if they have info about the book don't just say how wonderful the books are. I've come to realize that authors of the same genre will give positive reviews to a fellow author's book in that genre, probably because they want the same treatment. I have upon occasion, after reading/validating a book, wondered how on earth it could have been given such a good review. That's what made me realize. G.Cndy --- robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> wrote:Okay it's the inside of the front cover that give me problems. I guess I can rescan them after doing the book since the print is more in bold. Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454 ----- Original Message ----- From: Guido Corona To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:49 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We Robert, please do put those front advertorials in at the beginning of a book. They are often quite informative. . . I cut them off only when they have been totally mangled by the OCR and cannot be reconstructed. Guido Guido Dante Corona IBM Research, Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC) Austin Tx. Phone: 512. 838. 9735. Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.ibm.com/able ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most certain they were right who were guaranteed to be wrong. And that maybe, just maybe, those who questioned the most were in the end those who came closest to being wise." [David Poyer, The Command] "robert tweedy" <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/30/2008 04:11 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [bksvol-discuss] Do We Do we have to put all the reviews of the book in? We know that what ever the review is it will be good for that book and can we just put in the title page and the copyright page of course? I forgot to put the title and author on night and there are a few junk characters on the first page and fourth page. 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