[bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue
- From: "My Nickels Worth" <lavendar@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:09:14 -0500
I went ahead and used that button and reported the issue, and reccommended a
rescan when possible.
As I read more and more on my note taker in braille, these "scannos" stick
out even more then they did using speech for me.
Cait
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayrie ReNae
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:29 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue
Hi Cait!
Yes, do use the report book quality button on the book information
page. That's supposed to be the thing to do.
Oh, I know how frustrating that is to read a book that is supposed
to be excellently rated but isn't. Hopefully, oh so hopefully, the new
volunteer manual will change the requirements for proofreading to require a
spell check at the very least, which it doesn't now.
I sympathize with you completely! I've wanted to read books, taken
a look at them, then changed my mind and moved onto something else.
I wish all of the unmotivated proofreaders were on this list so
they'd know how they torture us by being less than thorough!
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of My Nickels Worth
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:07 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Possible book quality issue
Hi,
Ok, I'm wondering how to handle this..
I am currently reading The Wild Rose of Kilgannon by Kathleen Givens for
fun. It's in the collection. It's rated as an excellent scan, but geez,
that's far far from the truth!! There are a *ton* of scanner errors in this
book! It's so distracting it's difficult reading, whether I try in braille
or using speech. Trouble is, now I'm wanting to see how it ends!
Anyway, Do I use the report book quality button on the download page for
this book and report the problems that way? It's * so* tempting to fix
everything as I go, but honestly, if I rescanned everybook I read it'd be in
trouble, not to mention far behind in my course work!(grins)
I really, really hope that the new volunteer manual address book quality
stuff like this as far as submitters and validaters alike goes! Honestly,
if the validater had only spell checked the book and done the bare minimum
the current manual calls for, then that'd explain all these errors. A case
in point why we should read every book from cover to cover. Preaching to
the choir, I know!
Cait
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