[bksvol-discuss] Re: PDF Files
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:28:39 -0500
No, I think he is familiar with the rules about where the books come from. I
have forwarded info to him about this so it isn't really a problem I don't
think. *smile*
Cindy
On Aug 14, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Melissa Smith wrote:
> My understanding is that the publisher donated books come in epub format and
> not pdf. I'm wondering if he'd gotten a pdf from another site and was wanting
> to donate it to Bookshare. I don't believe that this is acceptable, though.
>
> Melissa Smith
>
> On 8/14/2010 10:48 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>> A friend of mine asked me about this. I was a little surprised to have the
>> question; that individual doesn't regularly volunteer. Not sure why the
>> individual would even have been doing this, but I think he has his answer
>> now. Thank you.
>> Cindy Lou
>>
>> On Aug 14, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Mayrie ReNae wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Cindy,
>>>
>>> As far as I know, no one is proofreading pdf files from any publisher. Can
>>> you elaborate, please? Where are people getting pdf files to proofread? I
>>> believe that as things stand, what we submit for addition to the Bookshare
>>> collection needs to be a scanned book. Please elaborate on what you're
>>> asking, will you?
>>>
>>> As far as how one would proofread a book without paragraph marks, I'd say
>>> it'd be best to reject such a submission. It would take less work to rescan
>>> the book than it would be to compare an OCRed copy to the hard copy to
>>> insert paragraph marks. Just my opinion though.
>>>
>>> Mayrie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:14 AM
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] PDF Files
>>>
>>> I don'tknow if anyone saw this message or if it even got there. Question is
>>> this: the PDF files from some publishers come out one paragraph. How do we
>>> proofread those? Inquiring minds want know. I, personally, didn't know we
>>> did. *smile* Someone asked me if it had come up before on this list.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cindy Lou Ray
>>> Each day is a new adventure
>>>
>>>
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