[bksvol-discuss] my take on the Jiffy proofers
- From: "Jamie Prater" <jdprater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:13:21 -0500
Hi, all, I didn't catch on to this until today, but I don't believe what I'm
hearing/reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you mean to tell me somebody'd have the
audacity to download a book of any size--particularly the larger ones, and
almost immediately check it back in? Even if somebody didn't do anything but
spellcheck their checked out books, and it's taken more than that even for the
easiest books, it should take more than a few minutes, so how are they getting
by with not cleaning books up? I don't see how anybody properly proofreads a
book without reading it, so I'm outraged and shocked that people would do this.
Dr. Seus or something easy, just maybe, but I still have my doubts, but a book
of more than 50 pages, where do they get off? I've always gotten feedback if a
book has been accepted or rejected, or needs fixing, so how are they getting
away with this and how do they get their proofreading accepted when I've worked
on a book for a couple of hours at least and sometimes that's fine and
sometimes--such as in the case of Little Prince know-it-all, it got taken away
and it's still on the proofer's list. With the long list of things awaiting
approval, how are they getting away with this at all? I thought bookshare was
raising their standards higher, not lowering them. I wouldn't do a thing like
this, trust me, but if I did, I don't see how their submissions pass supposed
inspections based on the feedback I've gotten and the potential problems with
turning in a book too quick? What are they accomplishing that makes the books
pass through so quickly, and how can they live with theirselves? Do they just
sit around and wait for new books so they can do this and get credits they've
not earned? I've worked hard over the past few weeks on books even though I've
been stumped by page issues in some of my submissions, and this makes me
really, really sick at heart and I feel for anybody trying to read something
that is proofread so quickly and improperly. Everybody who's doing what
they're supposed to do, keep up the great work and have a blessed day.
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