[bksvol-discuss] Re: Please don't kill me
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:28:07 -0800 (PST)
No problem, as long as there isn't any hurry. It's a
good excuse for me to read something that I woulnd't
ordinarily, and maybe I'll want to read more by that
author. smile
G.Cindy
--- Eric Troup <yakkoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yep. There've been a couple times when I got lazy
> and just submitted the
> book unread, making sure all pages were there and
> such, only to find I'd get
> an email from the validator asking questions which I
> could've cleared up if
> I'd just taken the time to read the book before
> submitting. So now it's a
> firm policy for me.
>
> So yes, validations of books I've scanned tend to be
> very easy. With the
> exception of this stupid paragraph-breakless book.
> Grrr, it's just
> something I didn't even think to check on until
> after the entire book had
> been scanned.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 6:05 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please don't kill me
>
>
> > Good idea. Do you make corrections as you go and
> > before you submit? That certainly will make the
> > validation eaier and go faster. smile
> >
> > G.Cindy
> >
> > --- Eric Troup <yakkoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Okay. It's a finished scan, but I'm still
> reading
> >> it, and I make it a
> >> policy to not submit a bok to Bookshare till I've
> >> read it myself.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:18 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please don't kill
> me
> >>
> >>
> >> >I read the reviews at Amazon.com and it sounds
> like
> >> a
> >> > fun book, but it's so new--just published in
> >> February,
> >> > that none of my libraries has it yet. However,
> >> when
> >> > you're finished scanning, submit it with a hold
> >> for me
> >> > and I'll validate it when I get the book. No
> >> hurry, as
> >> > I have the Princess books and others to do
> first.
> >> >
> >> > G.Cindy
> >> >
> >> > --- Eric Troup <yakkoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The book is called "The Automatic Detective,"
> by
> >> A.
> >> >> Lee Martinez. It's
> >> >> about a robot who becomes a detective in order
> to
> >> >> find his kidnapped
> >> >> neighbors, the closest thing he has to family.
> >> It's
> >> >> great so far, very
> >> >> "pulpy."
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:27 AM
> >> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please don't
> kill
> >> me
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > What is the book? If it interests me, I'll
> take
> >> it
> >> >> at
> >> >> > some point, but not for a while because I
> have
> >> too
> >> >> > many lined up to do at the moment, i.e., my
> >> five
> >> >> > downloaded and some promised.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If I decide to do it you can put hold for me
> >> and
> >> >> put
> >> >> > in the comments that it needs a sighted
> >> validator.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > G.Cindy
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --- Eric Troup <yakkoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Well, I just scanned a book using the demo
> of
> >> >> >> OpenBook 8. Apparently, it defaults to
> using
> >> an
> >> >> OCR
> >> >> >> recognition language called "Omnipage with
> >> >> Two-way
> >> >> >> Voting." I scanned an entire book,
> thinking
> >> from
> >> >> >> the text that was being read back to me
> that
> >> it
> >> >> was
> >> >> >> fine. Once I started deleting headers and
> >> such,
> >> >> I
> >> >> >> came to a realization: Omnipage with
> two-way
> >> >> voting
> >> >> >> (whatever the hell that means) recognizes
> >> >> characters
> >> >> >> quite well ... but paragraph formatting is
> >> almost
> >> >> >> nonexistent! I mean, hardly any paragraph
> >> breaks
> >> >> at
> >> >> >> all!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Since the text is so clean, I reeeeeeeally
> >> don't
> >> >> >> want to have to rescan it with Finereader
> >> which
> >> >> I'm
> >> >> >> sure would keep the paragraph breaks. I
> >> already
> >> >> >> scanned another book using Finereader with
> >> >> Openbook
> >> >> >> 8, but I guess somewhere my settings got
> >> switched
> >> >> >> back to default.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If I submit this book, will it be rejected
> due
> >> to
> >> >> >> lack of paragraph breaks? <Sigh> I am a
> bit
> >> at
> >> >> a
> >> >> >> loss.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO
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> >>
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> >>
> >
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> >> >> >
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> >> >> >
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