[bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:00:28 -0500
Hello all,
I was the original submitter of Nickeled and Dimed. I read the book through
completely and it was a perfect--allright almost perfect selection. I'm
not sure what happened to it after that. As I recall, the K1K rating on the
book was 99.9. someone else might have replaced it. I'm not certain
whether I still have a copy. I'll check.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Director, CUNY Assistive Technology Services (CATS)
The City University of New York
pratik.patel@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:41 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
Dear Gerald Jake and everyone,
Jake and Gerald, I understand and appreciate your answers.
I couldn't resist downloading the wyn copy of Nickel and Dimed from the
download page.My curiosity made me do it. Read on only if you are curious,
too
When the file arrived in my validation folder, it was dot zip, as always,
which I still don't understand, but, when I unzipped it, it said f1.txt -
notepad
The text is really mixed up, now with text omitting chunks of every sentence
and resuming who knows where.
I'm not asking for help, this time, just reporting in case inquiring minds
wanted to know.
It's a shame, though, because I read many good reviews of this book which
was a best seller as is the author's second book, both for months. The
first is about the virtual impossibility of living at the poverty level
while working for minimum wage, while the second is about the frightening
disappearance of secure jobs for college grads and unemployed, qualified,
experienced workers.
I hope a scan for this book that one of us can validate turns up in the
future.
Always With Love,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:07 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
> Jake,
>
> Thanks. I know it's special software for scanning books, but I couldn't
> remember who made it. I did notice that Lissi said she'd downloaded the
> DAISY version, but she indicated that she was going to download the WYN
> book
> next to see if she could read it, and my point was to not bother since if
> she doesn't know what it is, then she can't access the book.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Gerald
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jake Brownell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:56 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
>
>
> Hey Gerald,
> I believe Lissi said she downloaded the DAISY version already in the
> collection.
> WYN is a program developed by the LSG group of Freedom Scientific. I
> believe
> its similar to the Kurzweil 3000, but I'm not sure.
>
> HTH,
> Jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:36 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
>
>
>> Lissi,
>>
>> Don't download the Wyn book. It's a special format like Kes or Ark, and
>> if
>> you don't know what it is, then you don't have the software to open it.
>> I
>> tried looking up what it is and couldn't find it. The validation
>> instructions do say that you shouldn't download it unless you have the
>> software to open it.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 4:29 PM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nickel and Dimed
>>
>>
>> More on Nickel and Dimed,
>>
>> I just downloaded and sampled the daisy/hotmail version of Nickel and
>> Dimed
>> already in the collection listed as excellent. The busy Bookshare
>> programs
>> probably missed a few things. If I were processing hundreds of books, I'm
>> sure I'd miss even more details.
>>
>> The text is very strange. Throughout the book are numerous sets of two
>> words
>> stuck together without spaces between. Also the text alternates random
>> length sections of short, double spaced lines with sections of long
>> single
>> spaced lines with no indication I can find of paragraphs.. A rescan of
>> this
>> book really is an excellent idea, but I still don't know if I can work
>> with
>> that wyn extension. Going to experiment but would gladly hear from anyone
>> who already understands extensions.
>>
>> Always With Love,
>>
>> Lissi
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:09 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Nickel and Dimed
>>
>>
>>> Dear Everyone,
>>>
>>> While waiting to hear from someone about my wyn question, I searched
>>> Nickel and Dimed and found it in the collection with an excellent
>>> rating.
>>> I guess my next step is to download it and see if it's really excellent,
>>> because on the step one page it's listed as good, some errors.
>>>
>>> Any explanations for this situation or suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Always With Love,
>>>
>>> Lissi
>>>
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