[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ok, I'm confused! What's next?

  • From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:31:06 -0700

Thanks, John.


On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:44 AM, john.falter <john.falter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>      Hi BookShare friends:
> When I read and used the training material, it instructed me to bold and
> make author at 18.
> When I looked at the proofreading instructions,at
> https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.+Proofread+a+book
> no mention was made of author.
> Users of JAWS can identify bolded and or italicized material with the
> JAWS skim reading function.
>
>  On 8/19/2014 1:08 AM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
>
>   There was a comment  about Bolds and italics on pages; I've had books
> kicked back to me because there were Bold words in the text  that didn't
> belong (according to the administrator); also  because chapter titles
> weren't all there and in order; now before I upload a book I've proofed I
> double check the pages looking for bold words (I know of no way to do it
> other than by looking visually; I don't think one can do a Find Bold words
> in general); and I no longer assume that the submitter, no matter how
> perfect I know her or him to be  has all the chapter titles present and in
> correct order  chapter titles
>  Cindy
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>   Oh O.K. I'll try to remember; I can make th change in the book I'm
>> working on since it's only in one place -- but hat about on the cover?  At
>> the moment I have both title and author in 20 point Bold
>>   Cindy
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Valerie Maples <vlmaples1@xxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Judy;
>>>
>>>  I only skim messages these days.  When did things change asking
>>> authors to be 18 pt?  I thought that was reserved for sections in tomes and
>>> cookbooks etc.?  I somehow missed that memo and have not ever given authors
>>> any enlarging, although I bold if done in print (common). Why is it
>>> preferred to enlarge author name and if it is, does this mean illustrators,
>>> too?  Doing lots of kids books, they often have equal billing.
>>>
>>>  Thanks!
>>>
>>> Valerie
>>>
>>>  On Aug 17, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The author's name being in 18 point and bold on the title page is
>>> something that has been added to the suggested standards in the last two or
>>> so years. A book isn't going to get kicked back for more work if the
>>> author's name isn't done that way, but it's what's preferred currently.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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