[bksvol-discuss] Re: Poetry Formatting Was RE: Re: If You See Duplicates
- From: Rik James <rixmix2009@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:59:50 -0600
Lori,
what was the book of poetry you mentioned? I would like to download and read it.
And thank you very much for putting all that effort in it. I do really enjoy
reading poetry when they are more easily read.
Thanks.
Rik
From: Lori Castner
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:54 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Poetry Formatting Was RE: Re: If You See
Duplicates
Hi, Jim,
I downloaded the book I just proofread and checked the .brf copy. The line
endings were correctly maintained in the six or seven poems I checked.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Homme, James
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Poetry Formatting Was RE: Re: If You See Duplicates
Hi,
Speaking of poetry, does anyone know if the Bookshare tools still mangle line
endings in poetry?
Thanks.
Jim
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Jim Homme
Usability Services
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james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx
"You can do anything you want to if you put your mind to it" -- Jim Homme Sr.
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:52 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
A lengthy discussion occurred aroundsix months ago about the abolition of
books in the collection when publisher quality books come along. I think the
most harmful loss when a book is replaced by a PQ book is the loss of picture
descriptions. But an almost equal loss is the loss of hours of effort on a
volunteer's part. I just completed proofing a poetry book and verified that
all line endings of the poems were in fact correct by comparing the poems in
the book with versions of the poems from the internet. It took more hours than
any other book I have proofed for bookshare, but in fact was a "labor of love".
And I would mind if that book were replaced by a PQ book.
But the bottom line is that it doesn't matter if I would mind because that is
the agreement made with publishers, so what is is!
And, Bob, I love that umbrella quote. It gave me my first chuckle of the day
and normally I don't chuckle before noon and it's only 7:00 a.m here.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:42 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
Jamie brings up a good point.
However, I think this brings up another question, how literal should we
take this?
One thing I do when I proof a book is to change the font size for chapter
headings so that they are navigable in a daisy format, which, in my opinion,
improves the book for bookshare users. Also, what about all those books for
pre-school kids with wonderful picture descriptions. In my opinion, again,
these are improvements to the bookshare collection rather than changes to the
publisher's intent.
All these changes would be abolished if a book of publisher quality came
along to replace them.
Bob
"A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask
for it back when it begins to rain."
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:05 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If You See Duplicates
Kim, we are not allowed to clean up typographical errors in books either.
If it is in the print book wrong, it has to be in the Bookshare file wrong, too.
--
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading: Miss Julia Hits the Road by Ann B. Ross
See everything I've read this year at: www.michrxtech.com/books.html
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