[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
- From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:38:41 -0500
Mike,
I'm afraid Cindy is right about it being impossible to say how long it
takes me to prepare a book for Bookshare. I work on books a little at a
time, and depending on what else is going on, I might go weeks without
working on anything. Like Cindy, I scan books I want to read, and then edit
as I read. I have finished editing several books, but haven't submitted
them, because I'm waiting for a sighted person to go over them. Since that
process is time consuming, it's hard to motivate family members to do
it--though my older children will sometimes proovread for extra money
(smile).
As far as scanning, if you haven't already purchased software, I highly
recommend K1000. It has a number of features, such as Scanning Optimization,
that can save you a lot of time and frustration.
Regards,
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
> Paula
>
> Your approach sort of reminds me of the medieval monks who painstakingly
> copied scrolls for preservation for future generations. And, this is how
> I've always thought is how one would get ultimately great copies into
> scanned etexts particularly if the intent was first and foremost scanning
> for the benefit of others.
>
> Can you give me some idea, for a typical book, how long it takes you to go
> through the whole process from laying the first page on the scanner to
> finally hitting the submission key on the BookShare site.
> I ask the question out of admiration and in no way wish to demean those
> who submit stuff they happened to do just for themselves.
>
>
>
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