[bksvol-discuss] Re: Murder on Monday
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:49:16 -0500
It's because of the team given credit for the book that I'm asking the
question. I'll check the isbns. Thanks for a great idea.
----- Original Message -----
From: Estelnalissi
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:25 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Murder on Monday
Dear Gary, and Booksharian Friends,
More than page count, the accuracy of text is what makes or breaks the
reading experience, especially when you're reading for pleasure, not that I
don't turn inside-out to make sure page numbers are correct when I proofread.
Regarding Murder on Monday, that's the only book in the series I didn't
proofread. I can tell you from experience with the others that for whatever
reason, libraries tend to carry the hardback British editions as opposed to the
trade paperbacks, probably because the hardbacks come out sooner. The
difference in page count could be due to the fact that your wife has a
different edition than the one that was scanned for Bookshare. If the ISBNs
match, then the page numbers should be close, but if not, then...they could be
way different.
I did read Murder on Monday and noticed some mistakes I thought I would have
caught if I had proofread it, but it was quite readable, and I decided not to
overzealously push for a BSO. On the other hand, I'll never be the one to
discourage a BSO if it really means Bookshare gets a better copy of anything!
You've been a pro scanner for years. That book, Dawg Stories, you scanned,
even though the book was over 80 years old and yellow with age, came out
fabulously. Why don't you Check out Murder on Monday and decide if it's worth
the effort of a rescan?
Here's my chance to encourage anyone who's reading this to check out the
Tuesday through Sunday books in the Lois Meade series. by Ann Purser. They're
good cozies, and not silly. Amber has Warning at One, Lois Meade's , latest
adventure well in hand, and my copy has come from Amazon, my back-up when
Amber's ready for me to proofread. My library doesn't carry this series and
Warning at One is so new I had to buy the hardcover, but for Lois Meade, it's
worth it. It's fun to do a new book once in a while. I get more pages for the
money by concentrating on older books which is why most of the books I do
aren't cutting edge.
Always with love,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Petraccaro
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 9:29 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Murder on Monday
I just took a look at Murder on Monday, available from BS. The listing
says over 300 pages. The paperback my wife just got from the library says 282
pages. Is that important enough to do anything about it? and what to do?
Thanks.
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