[bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 17:34:15 -0800
Hhi Evan,
If the proofreader gets a book whose headers have been removed, but
whose chapter titles, or section titles did not scan and/or were not
preserved or inserted by the submitter, there is confusion. Unfortunately,
many submitters do remove headers without making sure that chapter headings
and section titles are indeed always present.
Just my two more cents.
Mayrie
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:16 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
I'm not sure why it would confuse the proofreader or the approver if, as
Shannon said, the blank pages separate parts of the book. I mean, if you see
a blank page, then read something like Part Two, or Chapter X, why would
that be confusing? Of course, if the blank page came in the middle of a
sentence, or if the next page started with perhaps the beginning of a
sentence, but no indication that it was the beginning of a new part or
chapter, maybe that might be confusing. But those pages may not be blank
after all, perhaps having a picture on them. However, in this case, she
clearly says that the blank pages separate parts of the book. So I would
figure that there would be an indication of the beginning of the new section
right after the blank page. Any proofreader who was reading the book, as a
proofreader should, would see that.
Still, I don't suppose it's a really big deal in the larger scheme of
things, to put something like "blank page" on the blank pages, to prevent
any possible confusion. Although I personally don't see why it would be
necessary if the blank page really does separate parts of the book and the
new part is clearly indicated.
Evan
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From: Carrie Karnos <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Well, the problem is that if you leave the pages blank, it confuses
the proofreader and the person approving the book (are those pages supposed
to be blank? maybe she missed something...) but if you put [blank page], it
annoys some readers. Can't win! Personally I would prefer to see [blank
page] because putting that in makes it CRYSTAL CLEAR to everyone - the
proofreader, the approver, the readers - that the page is blank. I imagine
some readers would wonder about the pages too.
My 2 cents, Carrie
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From: solsticesinger <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 4:24:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Those pages were intentionally blank, as they separate parts of the
book. I had my roommate look at the book, and she said that they are totally
blank. So, should I write something like, "this page is intentionally
blank"? I would think that might be annoying to come across when reading the
book, but I can do it, if you think it's best.
Shannon
"The different among us tell our stories because we are all only
human and so much need a witness to the truth,"
Claudia Bepko
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos <mailto:ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Hi Shannon,
I tried to return The Pearl Diver to the processing queue
(I'll explain why later), but when I clicked on the button to return it, I
got a system crash. I've alerted Engineering about this, so hopefully
they'll fix it soon. Until they fix this bug, I can't return the book for
more editing.
The reason I returned it is because there were 6 blank pages
- numbers 35, 36, 207, 208, 235 and 236 (as I recall). The proofreader
thought that text was missing from the pages, but I'm thinking that there
were pictures there, since the surrounding pages do not stop in
mid-sentence.
Ah! Here's a workaround. I'll reject your book, you fix
those pages (either add the missing text or add [blank page] or add [picture
removed] or whatever), and resubmit it. Want to try that?
Carrie
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From: solsticesinger <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 2:44:19 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] The Pearl Diver
Kari,
It says that you proofread the book, and rejected it. Was
there a problem with the scan?
Shannon
"The different among us tell our stories because we are all
only human and so much need a witness to the truth,"
Claudia Bepko
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