As I already said more than once, I do not intend to insert the word "page" next to each page number. And I am perfectly well aware that some readers of RFB&D books were, and are, not all that great. My point was that I at least, after not very long reading in some books, including novels, found that I had just tuned out the word "page". There were even times when I became absorbed in what I was reading to the extent of losing track of which page I was on. So I was at times even tuning out the page numbers. So I am very doubtful that, for most people, hearing the word "page" when a new page begins would, in and of itself, be such a traumatic experience as some people seem to think. You just get used to it and it becomes part of the background, but when you need it, it's there. And besides, there are a great many books that RFB&D can do that Bookshare just cannot, or at least cannot do justice to for various reasons. Not all of them are textbooks.
It is not about doing things the way RFB&D does. I'm not about to start typing in the word "page" on every page to prevent such an unlikely event as a page number getting confused with a number in the book. On the other hand, I recognize the strengths and weaknessess of each way of doing things. RFB&D has its strengths and weaknesses, and so does Bookshare. I am glad that I can access both so that I can benefit from those strengths.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:55 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How to be a black belt validater?
Ugh! I thought the point of Bookshare was not to do things like RFB&D. I'malmost afraid to joke about that since someone here might think it's a greatidea. Reading their books is more like water torture than reading most of the time. I appreciate their effort, and it was ok for the 1970s. But Idon't want to go back to having books read like that. (shudder) We'd need toinsert some yawns, sneezes, and deep sighs into the daisy files to soundjust right. One guy even blew his nose and scratched while reading. Give mePaul in Kurzweil any day! At least he has manners! Monica Willyard -----Original Message----- From: Ann Parsons Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How to be a black belt validater? Hi all, LOL, Evan, you're funny! Yes, I know that RFB&D does this, but for a novel, it would seriously impact my enjoyment of reading the book. My example was over-the-top deliberately. Ann P. 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.
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