Hi, Why doesn't someone involved in this thread change the subject to cook books? Just curious. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:50 AM To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks Hi Kim! I think I bought and scanned the Linda Chirinian book before NLS did it, but I'm not sure. I originally bought two print copies, one for me and one for a blind friend for her birthday, but, since she didn't have an optacon, I scanned and corrected it so I could send her an electronic copy so it would be accessible. I got her the printe book, because I thought I would be enfringing on copyright if I didn't. Interesting to hear about your cassette cookbook collection. It wasn't too technical. I know people who can't stand the buzzing of the optacon, though it has never bothered me. Yes, it is slow reading compared to braille, but I love the access it gives me to all the print I'd ever want to buzz through. The slate and stylus analogy is a good one. Debby At 01:14 AM 10/27/2009, Kim Friedman wrote >Hi, Debby, the book by Linda Chirinian was recorded for the NLS program and >that's where I heard it. I have a tape recorder I bought from APH and I >made >a duplicate copy of the cookbook. You are right, this is definitely one >cookbook I like. I have a cookbook collection on cassette comprised of >cookbooks I copied from RFBandD, NLS recordings, or Braille books which I >read on to cassettes so I could keep them. My tape recorder has a tone >index >button, but I never learned to do voice indexing as I used a four-track >format for the cassettes and they were recorded at 15/16 IPS. Don't worry, >the tech stuff stops now. All I'll say is I got to be very creative so that >each recipe had a tone differentiating it from its fellows. I never had an >Optacon and I can see how useful it is for you to use it and I think it >gives you an edge in proofreading, but speaking strictly for myself, I >could >do without the buzzing and I couldn't understand how one could read fast if >you were using just one finger. It sounded to me like the reading >equivalent >of using the slate and stylus. I'd love hearing from you again and thanks >much for writing. Regards, Kim Friedman. > >-----Original Message----- >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson >Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:57 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks > >Hi Kim! > >I'm with you. I like cookbooks about food people eat and not the ones that >have recipes that skimp on the good tasting stuff for people trying to lose >weight or have to have a special diet. > >I have scanned and shared several cookbooks with Bookshare since I have >been >a member, I think since 2005. I have gotten a lot of them from library >booksales in the '80's and early '90's as well as buying a few on Amazon >and >eBay. Since there are some ethnic cookbooks in the list, you might be >interested in reading some of them. I eventually want to get all of my >cookbooks scanned, a first-run proofread for scanos by me with the optacon >and shared with Bookshare. It's tedious work, but I really enjoy it, >though >it's rather time consuming, so they are slow in coming. Here is a list of >the cookbooks I have shared so far. I searched on Bookshare to be sure >they >were up there rather than me just assuming they were. > >The Editors of Better Homes and Gardens >Better Homes And Gardens Barbecues And Picnics >1963 >06/21/05 > >Press, Lw >BBQ Made Easy >2005 >04/23/07 > >Holsman, Beverly >and >Holsman, Gale T. >Great Cooking Outdoors >1980 >04/30/07 > >This couple goes on camping and canoe trips shares some experiences and >brings good food in coolers to be able to dine well on them with their >friends. > >Press, Lw >GREAT GRILLING >2005 >04/22/07 > >Press, Lw >Kingsford Best Barbecues >1997 >04/22/07 > >Dawson, Charlotte >Recreational Vehicle Cookbook >1970 >06/02/06 > >She and her husband traveled around the country in their RV and there are >stories about the people who contributed recipes. There are some >interesting people. > >Chirinian, Linda >Secrets Of Cooking Armenian/Lebanese/Persian >1987 >06/21/05 > >She lived in several countries of the Middle East and shares some of her >experiences and informs the reader about the ingredients and introduces you >to people she knew who contributed recipes. > >Nathan, Joan >and >Sheffer, Nelli >The Foods Of Israel Today >2001 >04/11/07 > >She lived in Israel and she shares her experiences as well as introducing >you to many people who contributed to the book as she traveled around >Isreal >doing a documentary and gathering recipes. There are some touching and sad >stories in this cookbook, so grab some klenex. I never thought I'd cry >over >a cookbook. > >The ones I have commented on are very interesting reads as well as having >interesting recipes. > >Debby > >At 02:08 PM 10/26/2009, Kim Friedman wrote > >Hi, Monica, I thank you for your message. This stuff, needless to say, > >is unknown territory to me. The stuff I found on amazon.com vary in > >date, but I'll bet you some of them are definitely of recent vintage > >(not sure though). I thought these would be a change from the usual > >Weight Watcher stuff of which Bookshare seems to have a great amount. I > >like ethnic cookbooks and seem to be gravitating to cookbooks about > >desserts and baking, if only for making me imagine how those desserts > >might taste. (I'm getting hungry just thinking about this stuff.) I am > >not saying there shouldn't be books on health, diet, and nutrition, but > >I lean towards the straight cookbook that concerns itself with what > >people eat in a particular cuisine, how to get the ingredients, cooking > >methods, history of cooking in that cuisine, and (I hope) lovely > >delicious recipe instructions that make me wish I were eating what I'm > >reading about. Would anybody like me to go into amazon.com and I can > >send the names of cookbooks that I'm interested in seeing at bookshare, > >both the ones on my shopping cart (to be bought later) and those on my > >wish list? I think if anyone is interested in this I should send the > >lists directly to interested parties on the Bookshare volunteer > >discussion list. Also they might write me off list so nobody gets in > >trouble. Regards, Kim. > ><mailto:.bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>ksvol-discuss-bounce@freel > >ists.org [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > >Monica Willyard > >Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:36 AM > >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks > > > >Hi Kim and Jamie. For what it's worth, I've found that many cookbooks > >from the 80s and early 90s scan better than brand new cookbooks. I > >think that's because they were using computers with more standard > >fonts, and they tend to use real fractions instead of the half symbol in >ingredient lists. > >Cookbooks from the 60s, on the other hand, don't scan so well because > >they often use a font that is sort of decorative or like handwriting, > >and the paper has yellowed. The Frugal Gourmet books from the late 80s > >scanned very well. I wish I still had them to submit. I scanned them > >back when I was using DOS when I scanned them in 1991, and they were > >almost >flawless. > >I couldn't convert them when I started using Windows, and that means > >scanning them from scratch. I got them from my local library. That > >means I can get them again. I just need some vacation time to do more >scanning. > >The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine is my favorite in that series. Oh no! > >Now I've made myself hungry from thinking about the Italian gravy > >recipe in that book. > > > >Monica Willyard > >"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker > > > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >signature database 4537 (20091023) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >signature database 4537 (20091023) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >signature database 4545 (20091026) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >signature database 4545 (20091026) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.32/2460 - Release Date: > >10/26/09 03:10:00 > > >-- >Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. 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