I always convert mine so that more people can get to them. Allison ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Blanks To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:55 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation That's too bad. And it's not like it would be hard for people who use Openbook to convert their books to .rtf before they submit. I guess if they don't know they can do it, they won't do it. Do the volunteers who join Bookshare, and I'm asking because I can't remember myself, get specific instructions encouraging .rtf submissions whenever possible, including using OpenBook or Kurzweil? Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Silvara To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation Hi Scott: You can't do that because you'd have to resubmit the book and so the original person who submitted it wouldn't get the credit. And also you'd have to reject the ark. Many of the ark file are text books. I really dislike validating those. However, I try to validate 1 text book amonth. I just validated a book about Crumwell. It took some time because it wasn't scanned with 2 page mode, I had to add the page breaks. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Blanks To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:36 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation I'll be honest, I've tried validating, and unless the book is something I like, I don't feel comfortable validating it. That's why I usually scan, and then validate the same book. My question is, could I download an ark file from the step 1 page and convert it to rtf and then put it back on the step 1 page so that someone else might validate it? Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Silvara To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:26 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation I also have openbook. So if there's an ark book on the download page that you're dying to read, let me know and I will validate it. However, it may be after convention since I am going to the NFB convention. BTW, 1 of the books that I am working on is an ark. Lately I've ignored the arks and been doing txt. ----- Original Message ----- From: Cheryl Fogle To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:07 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ark files waiting validation Hi All. I think from the scanning discussions most of us use kurzweil which means all those ark files from openbook can't be validated. I think a good project for someone like Gisela or any other openbook users would be to convert .ark to .rtf so more books can be validated. I have an old version of open book v4.0 I think before switching to Kurzweil a few years ago. I can't convert .ark files from newer versions of openbook. In fact, the only reason I still have my old version is that I'm converting some personal and textbook files to .rtf. I also save kurzweil files as .rtf so I can refer to them within word when writing papers or reports for school and work. Just some thoughts. Cheryl Fogle MA Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology, University of New Mexico ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005