Thanks. Glad to know that. Cindy --- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I personally do not find quote marks a problem or > footnote markings. Cindy > I think this is another case where you may think > this is a problem where it > is not. Warnings do not seem necessary to me at > least. > > E. > wrote: > >Oh, I wasn't planning to change anything. All the > >notes and the bibliography and the idex are at the > end > >of the book. In fact, the book is already in the > >collection rated Excellent. I'm reading a print > copy > >myself because it sounded interesting. But I was > >thinking of writing a brief review for the one in > the > >collection in which I would warn about the > >multitudinous quotation marks and footnote numbers > in > >each chapter. Perhaps there's a way Braille readers > >and/or daisy readers can turn off punctuation and > can > >read the text without those being stated. If I had > to > >hear the numbers every few phrases I think I'd go > >nuts. > > > >Cindy > > > >-- Amy Goldring Tajalli > ><agoldringtajalli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I have often seen books with dual footnotes: > > > informational ones at the > > > bottom of the page, source ones in a list at the > end > > > of the the text of the > > > book Labeled "Footnotes" and consisting > exclusively > > > of sources. Oddly, > > > there is usually another "List of Sources" or > > > "Bibliography" sometimes > > > designated "of Sources" if followed by a > > > "Bibliography for Further > > > Readings". > > > > > > I don't think it would be proper to change > whatever > > > designations there are > > > but after the first source footnote number it > might > > > be acceptable to put a > > > "reader's note" at the bottom of the page > stating > > > that all the footnotes > > > are source notes and are found at the end of the > [or > > > wherever and under what > > > title if any]. That would not be infringing upon > any > > > rights limited to the > > > author or publisher but could be an aide to the > > > blind reader and should not, > > > therefore, be objected to by said author or > > > publisher. Since the question > > > of "rights" is involved you might ask Jim or > John > > > about the legal position > > > in terms of copyright agreements with > publishers. > > > Other than that I can see > > > no objection. I have often found such notations > in > > > RFB&D books. [A copy of > > > the Kipling was donated to me after having been > > > recorded by them and I found > > > typed notes taped in it that had been included > > > orally in the recordings but > > > which I excluded as irrelevvant for the > Bookshare > > > copy.] > > > > > > Amy > > > omsm > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > > > <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 3:04 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Question re "reading" > > > footnote numbers and > > > quotation marks > > > > > > > > > > I'm reading a print book, a copy of which is > in > > > the > > > > bookshare collection. I read another book by > the > > > same > > > > author which was quite readable. This one has > > > > unnumerable footnote numbers (the footnotes > > > themselves > > > > are all iat the end of the book) and quotation > > > > marks--phrase quotes from sources in sentences > and > > > he > > > > notes within and at the end of the sentences. > > > > > > > > At a sighted person I can mentally bypass > them, > > > though > > > > not as well as I'd like, but I'm wondering if > they > > > > would be really annoying to someone reading in > > > Braille > > > > or Daisy. I'm asking because I'm wondering if > I > > > should > > > > write a brief review mentioning this so > readers > > > can be > > > > forewarned. > > > > > > > > Cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Don't pick lemons. > > > > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! 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