[bksvol-discuss] Re: reading in mp3Re: Re: question: Re: page breaks
- From: "Julie Morales" <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:58:04 -0800
Hi, Pratik. I've validated...or tried to validate...one of these books, so I
know of whom you're speaking, and I did reject that book. Ugh! I haven't
touched another one of those books, either. Take care.
Julie Morales
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When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in
your heart.
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From: Pratik Patel
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Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 3:32 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reading in mp3Re: Re: question: Re: page breaks
For all its contraversy, I agree with Guido. With our new submissions,
Bookshare should not accept books that does not meet certain standards. I
would imagine that More than 20 percent of the current validation list consists
of TXT romances that are submitted by one person and are absolutely horid (in
terms of quality). Yet I find that they are validated without too much
upgrade--please don't get me wrong, I am not blaming the people who validate
these books for doing so without upgrading. They have so much editting to do
that it's absolutely impossible. In many instances, I would rate them even
below fair. I think volunteers should feel free by Bookshare rules to reject
such books. The submitter/s must learn that these books are not acceptable.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guido Corona
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: reading in mp3Re: Re: question: Re: page breaks
I would be rather sad if there were any misunderstanding about the
interpretation of my words.
This is not a matter of being 'nice' to some or of cruelty to some others,
human rights, humane rights, rights of the individual, plight of starving
children, the downtrodden, the lexicographically starved, children of lesser
gods, second class citizenry, the oppressed masses of the world blind, and all
the rest of the worthy likes. This is only a pedestrian publishing standards
issue of a private corporation, which is neither an association, nor it is a
club, and has both the right and the duty of ruling on the matter.
In its youth Bookshare has been rightly rather loose in its
posting/publishing standards, now we have nearly 20K titles in the eStacks and
it is time to tighten those standards up a notch. I am looking forward to some
clearly delignated standards from Benatech staff to which we volunteers can and
will delightedly conform.
Regards,
Guido Dante Corona
IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx.
IBM Research,
Phone: (512) 838-9735
Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
"Gisela Vazquez" <gvazquez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Mary, I am talking about MP3 reading, not txt reading in BC.
it just doesn't seem right that the community should be deprived of good
books simply because of the pagination. I agree with those who say there should
be a note. It isn't fair to the rest of us. If you read in MP3 shouldn't you
be able to book mark them, Guido? If not, don't read them. I know that sounds
cruel but it's crueler to deprive the rest of us simply because a few can't
find a way around the problem.
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