I didn't think they would be rejected, but I was just wondering if I should
reject one that is a .txt file. But if - as you say - these files - even if
they don't have page breaks because they weren't scanned with K1000 - can be
fixed up. This is good news. I haven't looked at any .txt files on the
Step One page myself, I just thought I had heard that they didn't have page
breaks. Apparently, as Jake has indicated, the situation is a little more
nuanced than that. <smile>
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What's the Deal with Text Files
I've been taking txt files from the download list to validate and putting in the page breaks. Depending on what the books are--if they're fiction or interestingly written history or biography-- I'd be happy to do that. It isn't always necessar to have the book; sometimes there are spaces between pages even if there aren't hard breaks, and anyone could put in hard breaks.
When books are submitted they go automatically to the download page, so until they're validated and uploaded, or a validator finds too many errors as well as page breaks, they won't be rejected.
Cindy
--- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I noticed that there are a few .txt files on the Step One page. Also, a submitter who I am in communication with says he has some volumes in text format in a series which is incomplete on Bookshare. But if I am not mistaken, .txt files have no page breaks in them. I am unclear as to what I should tell this person, or what I should do if I should want to validate any .txt files in general. My own inclination is to just validate them, because - as I believe the Bookshare site says - if you can read it, then someone else can read it. But I also believe that there is now some kind of policy that books without page breaks should be rejected, instituted last year some time. Not everyone is aware of this, however, or is choosing to abide by it if they are aware of it, as the first book I submitted in January was just one long file without any page breaks - I had been removing them from books I had scanned for my own interest - and it was added to the collection quickly. I had just scanned the book and finished reading it literally the day I joined Bookshare, and wasn't aware that page breaks were a requirement. I have kept them in all my subsequent submissions and validations, though. Anyhow, I don't want to discourage this person from sending up these books, and I myself would like to see them added to the collection, and I am pretty sure their text quality would be good as I know this person does pretty good scans, but on the other hand, I want to make sure everything is cool with the rules and such.
Thanks for any guidance.
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