[bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitting a book
- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:07:44 -0500
Hi Jim,
All scans now have to be submitted as rtf files. smile. So all
you'll have to do is save your Word 2003 files as rtf files when
you are ready to submit.
There are quite a few suggestions on to make a truly excellent
scan now documented in the volunteer manual.
The volunteer manual has gone through a major update since last
year. It now includes detailed volunteer-written tips for
producing high quality scans.
You need to be logged in to bookshare to see the manual.
Here's the link to the page with scanning tips in the manual:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/3.+Scanning+a+Book#3.ScanningaBook-ScanningTips
Here's the link directly to a section Mayrie wrote that includes
all the steps she does before submitting a scan for proofreading
using Kurzweil:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/3.+Scanning+a+Book#3.ScanningaBook-TipsforScanningwithKurzweil1000
Here's the link to a section Donna Smith wrote on tips for
scanning with Fine Reader
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/3.+Scanning+a+Book#3.ScanningaBook-TipsforScanningwithFineReader
And here's the link to a section that contains tips for
proofreading using Word (which are similar to those for checking
a scan with Kurzweil and Openbook) that are also helpful for
someone who checks their scanned book with Word before submitting
it):
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.+Proofreading+a+Book#4.ProofreadingaBook-ProofreadingwithMicrosoftWord
I believe the process for actually submitting a book may have
changed since last year, too, so you'll want to read the section
on that:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/3.+Scanning+a+Book#3.ScanningaBook-SubmittingYourScan
And of course, use this list for questions as they come up. smile.
Welcome back, too! I proofread some of your scans in the past
and they were always excellent. smile.
Judy s.
James Nuttall wrote:
I am beginning to scan some books again. Just wondered what differences
in procedures there may be since a year ago.
I save my books and submit them in MS Word 2003 format. Is that still
acceptable?
I also do the following:
Make sure the copyright page is there.
Delete the book headers from the pages.
Make sure all pages are numbered.
Include blank pages with their numbers.
Any other advice is appreciated.
Jim
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