For me, on the other hand, I'd rather fix globally and then read so I can enjoy the book as much as possible. To each his own. ----- Original Message ----- From: Julia To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:10 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: less than excellent submits languishing on step 1 Hmmm, I like that idea. I usually scan the book, then do a rank spelling on it, but I think your way is better because then I can catch the errors as I go. Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Schwab" <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 4:09 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: less than excellent submits languishing on step 1 > Scanning takes a long time if it's done right. I read fifty pages and > then go back over them and get the title and author deleted and check out > all the page numbers. I also make any corrrections I hear as I scan and > read. Then I do another fifty pages and do the same to them until the > book is finished. Then I do a spell check and take care of as many of > those as is possible considering all the accents in speech and > intentional poor grammar. So I can't give you a figure in hours as to how > long it takes because it depends on the length of the book and whether > it's a poor paperback. So if it's done right it takes hours and hours. > > I'm sure all scanners do it in different ways, but that's basically how I > do it. > > Bud > > At 12:07 PM 12/14/2008, you wrote: >>Good day validators and submitters, >> >>How long does it take to scan a book? Validating one well takes a long >>time. It takes a particularly long time if a lot of correcting is needed. >>Then proof reading becomes much more work. >> >>If your submit is on step 1 and you know it has a less than excellent >>rating, please consider replacing it with an excellent copy. >>All you have to do is download your poorer copy from step 1 reject it and >>put up your new improved copy. >>You cannot validate your own submit but you can reject your own submit and >>replace it with a better spell checked copy if that will improve its >>rating. >> >>We validators (now proof readers) will praise you for caring about your >>submits. Those poor quality scans living in step 1 land will leave step 1 >>more rapidly for a smoother trip to the collection. >> >>I too will do my part by evaluating some of the less than excellent >>submits languishing on step 1. Anybody want to join in? >> >>all the best, >>E. >> >> >>To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list >>of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > Bud Schwab > W 6 Z Y P > Malibu, California > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.