[bksvol-discuss] Re: editing books you are not necessarily interested in reading
- From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:44:01 -0800
Amber, This is exactly why I don't scan books I'm not interested in. Even
doing the steps you mention and running the book through ranked spelling does
not guarantee that there aren't missing words, wrong words, etc. I guess I tend
to take the position that there must be others out there who are interested in
such books, and if not, they don't need to be scanned. I admire those who take
on textbooks and other difficult material, but I feel I contribute enough by
validating books that take a lot more time than would my rescanning the book. I
am willing to do this, however, so that the submitter can get the credit and
hopefully learn how to be a better scanner. Jill
----- Original Message -----
From: Amber Wallenstein
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] editing books you are not necessarily interested in
reading
How do those of you who scan books for the wish list for example, but you
might not be interested in reading yourself, how do you make the copy as good
as you possibly can? So far, I have been removing page headers, and protecting
chapter and page headings, but since I want a really good copy, should I just
read through the books even if they don't necessarily interest me? If this
helps, I have access to Kurzweil, and MS word as well as a Braille display for
reading. I am also running windows XP Home.
Thanks.
Amber
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consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give
you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
John Adams
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