[bksvol-discuss] Re: Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 11:42:42 -0700
good idea; besides we need more books scanned to proof, I think
CIndy
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Jennifer Piening <pienings@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you so much for the information. I think what I'll do is to ask
> a proofreader on this list to proof my book after its been scanned, and then
> if it seems as if I'm missing the boat entirely, I'll ask for a mentor. I
> want to proof eventually, but I think I will try to scan first, since I'm
> more used to doing that.
> Thanks again for clarifying things. It's definitely helped me not to
> feel so overwhelmed! Jenny
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy s.
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 2:06 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
>
> Hi Jenny,
>
> Welcome, to volunteering! Don't let it intimidate you, even though it sure
> can feel intimidating at first. smile. You can ask any question you want
> here, and most of the time you'll get an answer right away. If you make
> mistakes, either a proofreader can fix them. If you feel overwhelmed you
> can also ask the volunteer coordinator, Madeleine, to pair you with a mentor
> to work with you to learn the ropes. Mentors are volunteers with experience
> who are glad to help you out.
>
> It can be helpful, too, to ask here, before you submit a book to be
> proofread, if an experienced proofreader is willing to proofread your book
> and give you feedback on any problems and how you might fix them for your
> next scan. That way you can submit the book with a hold on it for that
> proofreader and work with them until you get more comfortable.
>
> Again, welcome!
>
> Judy s.
>
> On 10/5/2012 1:53 AM, Jennifer Piening wrote:
>
> I am a new volunteer, and all I have to say is wow! This whole
> asterisk issue sounds really overwhelming! I'm going to begin with scanning
> books, and I'm wondering if we make some mistakes along the way, will we get
> penalized or will we be given a chance to get better as we go? Is it OK if
> we don't get all of these rules incorporated into the scans and the
> proofreaders might have to correct some of our mistakes? Before we
> officially had to volunteer, I submitted some scans, and I think one of them
> got rejected, and now I know why. It was because of page breaks. With all
> of these rules, though, I'm feeling a bit intimidated by it all.
> Jenny
>
>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Three asterisks are NOT needed at the beginning =
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many volunteers already do this, which is wonder=
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name. I know there has been a lot of confusion about this. From my=20
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