[bksvol-discuss] Re: Publisher Quality
- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:37:14 EDT
Is it really necessary to scan publisher donated books. Publishers have
almost all of their books in electronic format any more and that is transmitted
to their printing presses saving on a lot of labor. It seems to me that if a
publisher were to donate books to Bookshare then they should be able to
transfer them directly to Bookshare electronically. In a message dated
8/1/2008
9:03:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
If Random House is donating books, especially Modern Library editions,
please think of me when it is time to scan. Modern Library editions include
some
of the best translations of classics which may be in Bookshare but with
other, less definitive, translations. Same is true with some of Penguin
Classics.
I had hoped to scan some of those specifically because of the translations
and the notes therewith.
Amy
omsm
--
It if be now, 'tis not to come,
If it be not to come, it will be now,
If it be now now, Yet it will come.
The readiness is all.
Wm. Shakespeare
-------------- Original message from "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>:
--------------
> If Random House is also donating books. That's great, but it would be
> helpful to get a list of books so that we don't duplicate work. It takes
> time and effort to get a book scanned and validated.
> ***
> Grace
>
> Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com
>
> http://silvara.paperbackswap.com/profile/index.php
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:21 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publisher Quality
>
>
> >I know you're right that the book has been submitted by the publisher.
> >Whether or not it's in electronic format I don't know. It's true that it
> >does not have to be validated, but people who have downloaded some of
those
> >books have found extraneous characters and, in some cases, no page
> >numbers--possibly no page breaks, but that I can't remember. The
bookshare
> >staff supposedly is fixing up the books before adding them to the
> >collection--I think. Unfortunately, I think they're replacing books that
> >volunteers have already scanned and validated in some cases, and in those
> >cases they are not better. I keep hoping that they won't replace them but
> >will sit alongside them in the collection. Public libraries have more
than
> >one copy of a book; why can't bookshare? We do have a list of books
donated
> >by HarperCollins so people can check that list and not scan or validate a
> >book on that list, but I think some are being donated by Random House. I
> >must ask.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 7/30/08, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >> From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Publisher Quality
> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 8:52 PM
> >> I am just curious about this one. What does publisher
> >> quality mean? If I may
> >> guess I would think that the book is submitted by the
> >> publisher in
> >> electronic format and so it does not have to be validated.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring.
> >> Sign up for
> >> FanHouse Fantasy Football today.
> >> (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to
> > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list
> > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject
line.
> >
> >
>
> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to
> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of
> available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>
**************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?
Read reviews on AOL Autos.
(http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017
)
Other related posts:
