[bksvol-discuss] Re: My two Cents about Proofreading
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:26:40 -0700 (PDT)
I not only read the book but I spell-check afterward, and check the paginate
afterward. I've found that, because I'm sighted, I sometimes see what I expect
to see, and the spell-check has caught things I've missed; also, sometimes I've
become so involved in what I'm reading reading, I've missed a page break or
numbered two pages the same number, The only things I don't read are the index
and bibliographies in nonfiction; I rely on the spell-check to catch errors,
though when I do the pagination check I skim the pages to catch errors the
spell check might have not realized were errors,.
Cindy
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> From: "Ixchel, Jackie" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 9:16 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: My two Cents about Proofreading
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>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
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>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.
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