[bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian book)
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:20:40 -0600
Count me out, Allison, sorry, I am one of those who does not have Kurzweil.
If people want their books validated they should convert to the preferred
format as defined by bookshare.org. The staff should noot have to convert
files. They have enough to do.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison Hilliker" <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:16 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian book)
I think the reason this book wasn't converted was that it just didn't occur
to him. It didn't to me at the time either although though now I know
better. <smile>. It just seems that a lot of people have Kurzweil so why
not leave it in that format.
So, c'mon, is no one going to take this book?
Allison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian book)
I know you're right; it's just that I can't figure any reason why they don't
convert other than not knowing how and perhaps being too embarrassed to ask.
Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Ray
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian book)
If people are using software such as OpenBook or Kurzweil, then it is not
up to Bookshare to teach them how to use it. The software has manuals and,
in my experience, fairly intuitive menus. But if that's not so, there are
plenty of people using lots of various software who can help with it and who
are subscribed to the list. I shouldn't think that they ought to be in the
business of teaching us how to use the software.
Cindy Lou Ray
Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill O'Connell
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian book)
Is there anywhere in the submit manual a description of how to convert a
file to RTF? I have wondered if these people submitting in other than RTF
formats just don't know how to convert. Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: Monica Willyard
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Please rescue this book! (Christian
book)
Hi, Misha. According to the Bookshare staff, Bookshare's server runs
on a flavor of UNIX. They do not have a file converter that can process ark,
kes, and wyn files when they come in. Files are simply zipped upon receipt
and are placed in the step 1 area. For these reasons, I'm in favor of making
rtf the only format for submitting books. Alas, the answer to that
suggestion has been no. A girl can still hope though. (smile)
Monica Willyard
Misha wrote:
I've only been volunteering for a few months, but I've wondered why
the bookshare staff couldn't make the conversion. If rtf is their preferred
format, why not allow submitting in kes and ark, but they would convert
those to rtf before putting them on step 1 (or do submitted files
automatically appear on step 1 immediately?
Misha
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