I am not sure I understand. I was not suggesting that the spelling be corrected, only acknowledging it and letting the reader know that it was left that way on purpose. What I suggested is extraneous material though. How is it different from inserting a note of a blank page or describing an illustration by placing such notes in brackets? In both cases it would just be a clarification of what is already on the page.
_ _ _"Socialism can be built only by free men and women working together to lay the foundations for a new society and transforming themselves in the process." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara
The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 2:26 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in CopperThis advice is incorrect. Do not correct spelling or insert extraneous material.
Spelling mistakes in the body of a book made by publisher and author are not corrections to be made by Bookshare. Such mistakes are endlessly annoying to us all however correcting themT is copy editing which is not within our purview under the Chafee Ammendment
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:49 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper As long as you place the sic in brackets I would think it would be okay. After all, we add other things in brackets to clarify what is on the page. Perhaps it would be good to note that the sic was added by the Bookshare proofreader. That would also be enclosed in the brackets. _ _ _ "Socialism can be built only by free men and women working together to lay the foundations for a new society and transforming themselves in the process." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:33 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in Copper
I wish we as scanners or proofreaders could at least put in something like sic to show that this isn't our error. I have mentioned this to the staff with no response. ----- Original Message ----- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:36 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in CopperI know exactly where you're coming from here, and I feel your pain. The temptation to fix typos in the original text can be very hard to resist. And these publishers have people who are paid to proofread the books they publish. It may just be that I'm getting older, but it seems to me that newer books have more misprints than older books do. The pressure to get books out as cheaply as possible may be taking a toll on text quality. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:22 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in CopperHi, Tracy, boy, do I agree with you! Last time I proofread a book which was so well scanned but when I wrote the submitter saying that the sentence I was reading needed a "The" inserted, I was sent a message saying "Sorry, no can do. The word was not in the text and we have to leave the text as is." I'm sure the author probably wouldn't wish to see typos or missing words in his/her books. So, you guessed it, I had to leave the word out. Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:02 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted: Venus in Copper I have just submitted Venus in Copper (A Marcus Didius Falco Novel). I read through it and fixed all the errors I found, and fixed all the headings. The errors that are left should only be ones that are in the actual book. Publishers should hire a few Bookshare proofreaders! This book follows Shadows in Bronze. Falco is a PI in ancient Rome. I like to think of him as Sam Spade in a toga. This time, our boy Marcus is hired by a family who think a gold-digger is after one of their members,and all her previous husbands have had fatal accidents. This should be an easy job for anyone who wants to take it on. British spelling and punctuation. Tracy 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. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5254 (20100706) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5255 (20100706) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2984 - Release Date: 07/05/10 18:36:00 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.
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