[bksvol-discuss] Re: e-books and validation
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:52:04 -0600
Lea,
I believe this would be a proprietary book which Bookshare does not accept
unless they get them directly from the publisher. My advice is to write
Gustavo at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and explain the issue. It would help him if
you would provide more information like the book's title, author, and
publisher, as well as the name of the submitter if you have it.
HTH
Gerald
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Pascha Lea
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 11:42 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] e-books and validation
Hello all,
It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been happily validating in the
background since I've joined Bookshare.
I have run accross a book that has raised in issue for me, and I'm not sure
if I fully understand the information listed in the validation document
regarding this issue - so I'm hoping that some of you may be able to shed
some light on this for me.
I've downloaded a book that is obviously an e-book. It has the following
paragraph at the beginning of it:
The e-text contained in this computer file serves as an alternate format to
print for a person with a disability. E-text permits those who would be
denied or limited access to the print version of the book to read the book.
Any use of the e-text for purposes other than disability accessi bility is
prohibited by copyright laws.
Print to E-text Conversion Note: Each chapter, unit, or section is tagged
with five colons (::::J to mark the beginning of the chapter/unit/section.
Print page numbers are inserted in the text. No descriptions of non-text
portions of the print book such as graphics and illustrations are provided.
Not all elements of the print book were converted to e-text.
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Should I attempt to validate this ? Or is this type of book not allowed to
be used by Bookshare?
Thanks in advance,
Lea
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