[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
- From: "Merrill Louise" <STARBASEWILDGOOSE@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 21:09:17 -0400
Mike, it depends how the scan itself goes. Some books are just cleaner. I
typically scan books I need or want to read. I try to correct as I go, but I
usually find I need or want to get on with the reading, then I have to go
back to put the book into shape. I discover there are more errors than I
previously thought. I was working on a book today that will probably be a
long time in coming because it has lots of spurious line breaks in it, blank
space, and stray characters I didn't notice when I was reading for content.
Foreign words and names can also be problematic.
Merrill Louise, Pastor
The Judson Fellowship
Jamestown, New York
cell/office 716.969.2840
"With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am glad because of God my
Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:38 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
> 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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