[bksvol-discuss] Reasons for releasing a book, was Re: Re: my two cents worth
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Oftentimes a proofer will release a book back to the checkout list just
because he or she finds out that he or she is uninterested in it, not because
anything is wrong with it.
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[bksvol-discuss] Re: my two cents worth so far on proofreadingRE: Re:
questions please and thank you delete if don't like how I write.
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11/18/2009 8:08:15 AM Eastern Standard Time
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I think this is good.I think a scanner ought to know what is going on at
all times if possible. Sometimes it's just the not knowing that can be
frustrating.I
don't care how long a book takes as long as I know what is happening and
what I can do to make it better.Contrary to what a lot of people have
gathered,
I'd rather be told about my book than be left hanging, that drives me
crazy to be left hanging.I'd rather have a flat out rejection than the hanging
or
even if somebody can't do it for whatever reason, say so, don't let me go
on my book months later and find them just sitting there just because
somebody
couldn't tell me, reject it get it o ut of the way, but I'd rather not be
left hanging nor my books be left hanging.Working on them is one thing, but
taking
them, and never letting me know why they were put back,if I were a proofer
I wouldn't do that.I'd let you know such and so was wrong, right now I
couldn't
do it, gonna let somebody else take it any reason will do, but limbo I
can't handle. ----- Original Message ----- From:
Kim Friedman
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cents worth so far on proofreadingRE: Re: questions please and thank you
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if don't like how I write.Hi, Lynn, Gwen, and anybody else who reads this,
I know I don't have a lot of experience, but one thing I didn't do on my
last
book was use the spell-checker. I don't know why that was, but I thought
I'd listen to the text and follow along using my BrailleNote. One thing I
decided
to do was be cautious in what I did. What I decided to do was take note of
names, words, etc. and if I saw a word spelled the same way more than once
and
if I could conclude that the spelling was what was supposed to be there, I
wouldn't mess with it. This is especially true when you're reading science
fiction
or fantasy literature. Proper names, names for things, plants, etc. were
bound to be out of the common way and the computer wouldn't know about that. I
think there's where it helps for the proofreader to write the submitter to
verify if the surmise is correct. Maybe my way is slower, but I think I
prefer
to read every word of a text and communicate with a submitter to make sure
that what I'm reading is what is supposed to be in the text. Regards, a
cautious
Kim Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynn ISent: Tuesday,
November 17, 2009 8:49 AMTo:
bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
[bksvol-discuss] Re: questions please and thank you delete if don't like
how I write.Hi Gwen! In answer to your first question, initially people could
scan and proofread their own books. However, I think the policy of having
someone else proofread is a good one. I sometimes tend to be a contextual
reader.
I believe having someone else proofread allows for an opportunity to catch
things I did not. *smile* My only negative experience with this policy has
been
when a proofreader relied on spell check and changed spellings of proper
names and some terms that were intended to be spelled as they
were. Blessings. Lynnsky
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gwen tweedySent:
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bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: [bksvol-discuss] questions please and
thank you delete if don't like how I write.I'm wondering if there are people
who have no trouble submitting books their books are always excepted no
matter what.Why couldn't they be allowed to scan and proof their own books if
they so desired?Question 2:Why can't a scanner at least be allowed to clear
their book lists so they can start over with no books
pending?ThanksGwen No
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