[bksvol-discuss] Re: Format Frustration
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:47:12 -0500
Monica,
I can understand your frustration with ARK and WYNN files lingering on the
Step 1 page, but if you stop to think about it, Bookshare can't stop
accepting those formats without excluding KES as well since it wouldn't be
in Bookshare's best interest to choose one company over another.
As Kelly indicated, Bookshare chose to drop support of TXT and HTML for
submissions by volunteers since some volunteers have trouble retaining page
breaks in TXT and because HTML doesn't support page breaks. Bookshare also
decided that any books submitted as DAISY were also best handled in-house
and has chosen to only accept that format from sources whose files they can
easily process.
Also, if you read the Volunteer Home page, you'll see that Bookshare has
added an announcement about the format change which includes a statement
that says that RTF is the preferred format for submissions.
HTH
Gerald
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 11:24 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Format Frustration
>Hi, Kelly. Thanks for explaining. I do understand about the
>problems with text format. My point has more to do with the fact
>that Wyn and Openbook formats are still accepted. Openbook ark
>files actually do not retain the images so that the images could be
>re-recognized at a later date. I can't speak for Wyn as I have
>never met anyone who uses it. I can understand if this is a
>transition. From the wording on Jake's site, it appeared that this
>was the final policy change, the big one we've been waiting
>for. That is what I was objecting to so intensely. I also think
>that I should apologize for calling some of the books boring. I'm
>sure they aren't for the person who scanned them. I will definitely
>leave them for another person who finds them more interesting for
>now. Maybe I'll feel more like helping with them once I've had some
>time to read for fun instead.
Monica Willyard
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