[bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
- From: "Jackie M." <xercon@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:50:59 -0700
A much cheaper option for reading Web Braille books is to download and use
the National Federation for the Blind's NFBTrans software. It's not
perfect, but does quite a good job of translating the web braille files into
text, so they can be read by any screen reading software. Who can afford a
braille display?
- Jackie McCraw
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> Hi, Shannon. You can read books from Web braille if you have a program
like
> Kurzweil...I'm sure OpenBook does, too...but if you have a program that
can
> open .brf files, you can read them on the computer. Take care.
> Julie Morales
> Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:
> inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow
in
> your heart.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "shannon work" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 8:51 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
>
>
> Tiffany,
> I apologise for the goose chase. I really thought that there was something
> missing. They don't usually leav you standing on your ear like that. She
> usually does a little bit at the end to sum up the loose ends. This one
kind
> of left me hanging.
>
> I appreciate your help. Again I am sorry for the goose chase.
>
> I don't know anything about Web Brail. I don't know how to read brail so I
> have never looked into that site. Are they books like bookshare's that I
can
> read them on the computer if I don't have one of those brail displays?
> Shannon
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:54 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
>
>
> > Hello.
> > This afternoon I downloaded the copy of the book from bookshare, as well
> as
> > getting the book from the library, and apparently the book does end that
> > way.
> > I have not read closely through the bookshare copy to see if maybe there
> is
> > a page missing about this money you spoke of earlier, but both the print
> and
> > bookshare copies end with the exact same sentence which goes:
> >
> >
> > I followed them out onto the deck. We sat in the dark, just the three of
> us,
> > sipping wine and chatting, listening to the surf rumble on the beach
until
> > Jonah arrived.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am not able to read the print with my eyes, but I am able to look at
the
> > page and see that the print ends partially through the page, and all the
> > other pages in the book are blank.
> >
> > As for each of the other books in the series ending with the same quote,
I
> > honestly have no explanation for the difference.
> >
> > Back to the issue of not knowing what happened to the money, when I have
> > time tomorrow I will try to look more closely at the scanned copy to see
> if
> > there is a page missing maybe before the end, but it's definitely not
the
> > last page.
> >
> > Oh, and by the way, did you know that almost all of these books are
> > available through web braille? I know bookshare gets books quite a bit
> > faster, but if you're wanting to read these books, some of which are
> older,
> > they are so nice and neatly edited. Just another note, I believe web
> braille
> > does have this P book. All the way through R as well.
> >
> > Tiffany
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:32 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> >
> >
> > > Yes I did. They have all been good.
> > > Shannon
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Louise" <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 11:44 AM
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> > >
> > >
> > > > Did you read Q is for Quarry?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:02 AM
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Tiffany,
> > > > >
> > > > > I would be indebted to you if you could. My curiosity is killing
me.
> > > > > Smile
> > > > >
> > > > > The text of the copy on the site is really pretty good. Just that
> one
> > > > little
> > > > > thing called the end is missing.
> > > > > Would you, if you decide to do the amendment post it here on the
> list
> > so
> > > I
> > > > > can finish this book?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks so much for this
> > > > > Shannon
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:52 AM
> > > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > If I don't have to rescan the whole book, and can simply paste
in
> > the
> > > > > > missing pages, I'm more than willing to do so. could I then,
> simply
> > > > > download
> > > > > > the book which is already up there, paste in the pages, and
> resubmit
> > > it?
> > > > > > I have resubmitted better copies of books which I have scanned
> > myself,
> > > > or
> > > > > in
> > > > > > other cases submitted books which I was the original submitter
and
> > > > simply
> > > > > > cleaned them up, but is it permissible for me to follow through
> with
> > > the
> > > > > > steps I listed above? I know typically they will not accept a
> book
> > > not
> > > > > > scanned by you.
> > > > > > Tiff
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 9:38 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Sue Grafton-"P is For Parrel"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello guys,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't know how many of you read her books but this one on
the
> > site
> > > > > seams
> > > > > > > to be missing something.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Usually her books end with a brief synopsis by the lead
> character
> > > and
> > > > > she
> > > > > > > ties up all the loose ends in the story. and usually ends with
> the
> > > > > phrase
> > > > > > > "respectfully submitted"
> > > > > > > Those lines are not in this particular book. I wonder if
anyone
> > > could
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > the last part of this book and amend the copy on the site?
> > > > > > > Most of this copy is great. Not too many goofs at all except
> that
> > > the
> > > > > end
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > missing. Whom ever validated this probably didn't know how all
> the
> > > > other
> > > > > > > books end and didn't realize that there probably should be
more.
> > > There
> > > > > is
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > synopsis of the story on the end of this book but it is the
sort
> > off
> > > > the
> > > > > > > back of the book, not actually text of the story itself.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If anyone is at all interested in finding the end of this
story
> I
> > > > would
> > > > > > > appreciate it. I am kind of dangling here. I cant stand the
> > > suspense.
> > > > I
> > > > > > want
> > > > > > > to know where the money went? smile and how did they think
they
> > were
> > > > > going
> > > > > > > to get away with the Medicare scam?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Shannon
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