[bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbers?
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:26:35 -0700 (PDT)
I've had the ssame experience many times, Lori. When I finish proofing a book,
which I proof by reading, I do a final spell-check and a final pagination
check. I've found that I either forgot to number a page or numbered one twice
--this has happened enough times, usually because I got so interested in
reading the book that I forgot to notice the page number, that no matter how
long the book and how dreary the task facing me seems, I don't skip it, but
heave a sigh and do it.
Cindy
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--- On Tue, 6/2/09, Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbers?
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 6:58 AM
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> Rick, I agree with all you have said.
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> I recently submitted a book and before uploading it I
> went through the file
> page by page to be sure all pages were present, numbered
> and accounted
> for. To my surprise, I had missed scanning pages 50
> and 51. When I
> read through the book I did not notice the missing pages
> because page 49 ended
> with a complete sentence and page 52 began with a new
> heading. Only by
> checking all the page numbers did I realize that the two
> pages were
> missing. I was able to add them to the file before
> uploading.
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> Also, the way that blank pages are treated (being part
> of the paginated
> book or not) is an issue. Submitters have to
> carefully handle these issues
> to help the proofreader.
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> Cat Lover Lori
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> ----- Original Message
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> From:
> Rik James
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> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Sent: Monday, June
> 01, 2009 11:30
> PM
> Subject:
> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page
> numbers?
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> The first book I ever submitted I did not know or
> ever even consider
> about page numbers. I got a nice email from someone who
> was proofing asking me
> what about pages such and such? I wondered to
> myself at first,
> what's the big deal, the text is all good, and so
> on. Then soon I
> discovered she was correct, there was some missing and
> some duplicates. So lesson learned. It
> was quite a learning
> experience, and ever since I have paid close attention to
> the page numbers as
> I scan a book and then look it over to see that it
> all is there before I
> submit it. The person who actually has the book in
> hand can save a lot
> of worry and problem solving by getting it right at the
> front end of the
> project, I believe.
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> One thing I do now is to also look at the page
> numbers listed in the
> Table of Contents when the book has one. To check
> to see if the page
> numbers for the corresponding chapters fall on that page
> and that there is a
> page number. Sometimes there is a blank page at the
> end of a chapter or
> between them and it will not have a page number printed
> but it is part of the
> pagination.
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> All of the business of how
> many pages your file
> has in your unit, that gets sort of strange, and I always
> just look right away
> (so to speak, using speech or whatever) to see where
> pagination begins in the
> book, with roman numerals, or whatever. They are not
> always marked, yet may be
> reflected in the table of contents. So I make sure as
> best I can that the
> pagination works all like it is supposed to.
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> And I do move page numbers
> to the top even if
> they are at the bottom myself. I know someone said they
> thought that might be
> changing too much from the original. I have to say I do
> not think it
> does. In fact as a reader, if I hear that the page
> number is at the end
> of a page I am usually fooled and am thinking I am
> starting on the next
> page. Some good number of books from
> Bookshare have two page
> numbers that do not match together in the text. I
> don't know what is the
> reason this happens. I do get used to it, but it is
> a bit confusing and I
> think, unnecessary if we who submit take on those tasks
> early on and just pay
> attention as we go before submitting.
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> If I am out of line, sorry.
> Just going off what
> I have experienced thus far in this little wee world of
> book
> scanning.
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> Thanks.
> Rik
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> From: Mayrie ReNae
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> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:19 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page
> numbers?
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> Hi Megan,
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> I
> have noticed that when Amazon gives a page count, it
> often includes
> preliminary pages. Perhaps your page count will
> match if you add the
> number of preliminary pages, and the number of pages of
> actual text?
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> Good
> luck!
>
> Mayrie
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> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Megmil85@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday,
> June 01, 2009 7:11 PM
> To:
> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page
> numbers?
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> Yes, that's the one. It seems that the text
> portion has 164 pages, that's
> the page count word and my BrailleNote gave me for the
> part without the front
> matter but Amazon.com says it should have 176 so I'm
> not sure what the
> inconsistency is related to. The book scanned great, no
> duplications or
> omissions so I don't know if I should just insert
> page numbers at the top of
> each page even though it'll come out shorter than it
> supposedly should be or
> if we could/should go through and see what each page
> starts with.
> I'm new at this,
> especially the page number
> policy, so just tell me what I should do.
> Oh, can you do me two
> favors? Can you tell me what was on the title page, they
> told me I needed to
> insert one before the copyright when I tried to submit it
> this morning, how
> many Roman Numerals there are and how many pages? I want
> to make sure I get
> the title page right and maybe Amazon got the page count
> wrong. Thanks!
> I loved this book, I have to
> say. I was surprised
> and had just gotten it thinking it'd be an easy read,
> but I really enjoyed
> it.
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> In a message dated 6/1/2009 6:52:44 P.M. Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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> I think I scanned the book you
> are referring to, if
> it's Halloween Rain. I have the book if there
> are any problems.
> I submitted it before BKS's page number
> policy.
> Amber
> Book blog:
> http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
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