[bksvol-discuss] Re: please more submits so I can proof read
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:04:37 -0700
Hi Ann,
In case it helps, you don't need to manually remove soft page
breaks. Those only have an effect when actually sending the book to a
printer. I know it helps immensely not to have them to get an accurate page
count. Just thought I'd let you know that you don't need to remove them
unless you can't stand trying to figure out proper page count with them in
the book. I understand if they frustrate you. They do me too, as I get
easily confused keeping count of hard page breaks among soft ones.
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: please more submits so I can proof read
Hi all,
Hmmm, I think rather than naming names, the better idea would be to ask Pavi
if she could please speak with these particular volunteers and impress upon
them that proofing is *not* a twenty-minute job. If it were, I would have
submitted the book I'm doing now a week ago. As it is, this book requires
removal of headers, replacement of page numbers at the top of the pages, and
may require a sighted volunteer to look at the pages. I have also
discovered that this book, even though I have changed the paper size to
Legal, has a huge number of soft page breaks which have to be removed. This
is a tedious process. If she could impress upon them that these things need
to be done to these books, they will become better proofreaders. The most
important thing is to reiterate that the *only* way to be sure that a book
you are proofing is as free from errors as possible is to read it, yes, read
every page, every word. That, IMO is the best way to get the best quality
for Bookshare.
Now, I understand that people have selfish reasons for volunteering, namely
racking up credit against their membership fee. However, here's a nice
little statistic for you. There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a
year, except for leap Year. You have to contribute twenty books in order to
pay for your membership. So, if you divide three hundred and sixty-five by
twenty, you get eighteen and a bit. That's eighteen days, folks, eighteen
days per book. that is almost three weeks, folks. There is absolutely no,
good, reason, for proofing a book in twenty minutes, none at all. Some
children's books may take a day. Some reference books may take six weeks.
Most books should take two to three days at least! I repeat, there is
absolutely no reason for twenty-minute proofing! You've got lots of time,
lots of it, if you space out your books and you're careful about what you're
doing. So, I'd recommend that instead of naming names, Pavi be asked to
speak to these fol
ks and tell them how it is. Tell them we're absolutely willing to help
them when they need it and to work with them to improve their work. We
don't want to lose them. All we want is for them to improve what they are
doing so that everyone benefits, not just the proofer or scanner who gets
the $2.50. You're doing this so that others can read these books. If they
can't read the books, then all your work is for nothing.
Ann P.
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