Hi, I agree with you Kim. I usually read every single word in a book. It is good to check with the submitter and if you can't reach them, the people on this list are great. I think that the word proofread implies that like when you proofread say if you were an editor and you proofread a book that an author wrote, you read everything or else the book might be horrible. I hope my annalogy made sense but all in all, proofread has the word read in it so it means read. Jackie On 4/20/12, Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, speaking strictly for myself, I don't think one can say a book is > proofread unless the person doing it reads every word of the book from > first to last. If you don't do that, how can you be sure that something > hasn't slipped by your notice. It seems to me this is the only way to be > sure you've done the job properly. I also think it helps to correspond > with the submitter in case you have questions about the text. Sometimes > I need to verify if what I think is correct actually is correct. I'm > very glad that folks are concerned about the quality of the file because > I appreciate having something which is a pleasure to read. I think about > how the book will be readable while I'm proofreading. I want what I do > to enhance what the submitter does so the book will be a joy to read for > anyone choosing to download it. Regards, Kim Friedman. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 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. > > -- Currently Reading: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan and Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 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.