[bksvol-discuss] Re: page breaks
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:31:58 -0500
E, I doubt if the staff members pay much attention to this list. I wish we
coulld set up an online discussion with them so we could express our
concerns and give feedback to what they say. Just my opinion. <smile>
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:28 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: page breaks
> Let's be honest here. "Somewhat ironic" is an understatement. You and I
> know the kind of wreckage I and Kenneth and others are really talking
> about. We need to all be on the same page and working on this issue
> together. I for one am concerned now when I validate and if the volunteer
> poool has missgivings this is hardly a good sign.
>
> The effect of not having correct page numbers is to make bookshare
products
> seem sloppy. But as blind folks I know we are supposed to be grateful for
> poorly recorded books, late arriving class material, non-existent page
> numbers and other totally preventable chaos.
>
> I may not pay much for this service but I do pay. I get a lot of books
> from bookshare. School systems also buy bookshare subscriptions. Surely
> we ccould figure out how to allot funds and resources for this
> project. As part of the grassroots who started this organization, the
> blind users, I pay for qualyt and expect it. I would pay a surcharge for
> site and book improvement and so might the schools. There is a lot of
good
> will in the community. I suggest we go for quality. I know we are
already
> striving for quantity. Let's keep the good will by producing books we as
> volunteers can be pround of and bookshare can be prouud to have in the
> collection. Book page numbering is a necessity not a luxury for us blind
> folks as well as for our sighted friends.
>
> E.
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