[bksvol-discuss] Re: released book(s)
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:53:15 -0800 (PST)
Thanks Gerald, I'll do that.
You're doing a great job as list monitor! (smile)
Thank goodness you remember these things.
Cindy
--- Gerald Hovas <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy,
>
> Kaitlyn posted the following earlier to say she'll
> be taking a break from
> the list but to contact her if she's needed.
>
> Gerald
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Well, with the 50 to 60 e-mails that come into the
> list a day keeping up
> with the list is taking away from time I have for
> reading and validating. I?
> m still around and will continue to scan and
> validate just may not be
> posting much. If anyone needs to get my attention
> email at
> Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> or give me a call at
> 503-358-3547.
>
> Huggles, Kaitlyn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:52 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] released book(s)
>
>
> I think Kaitlyn is one of our list members, so maybe
> she will tell us if she wants it back. True, Mike,
> it
> was only 5 days from one time to another, but the
> last
> one did say time elapsed.
>
> Another problem with re-scanning sometimes, I think,
> is the book itself--and who does the re-scan, i.e.,
> with what equipment. The book I'm almost finished
> with
> now is a paperback with yellowed pages. Unless one
> has
> a really good scanner--and probably that's the
> Kurzweil-- a recan might not come out any better.
>
> I have another question about the K, brought about
> by
> The Last Express, which I recently fixed and
> uploaded.
> Does ranked spelling catch words that are spelled
> correctly but are not the right words for the
> context,
> e.g., "lap" instead of "lab" or "he" when the word
> should be "the", or the ubiquitous (correct word?)
> rn
> for m as morn for mom? Also, does it catch words
> with
> spaces in the middle where they should not be, e.g.,
> no thing instead of nothing or con verse instead of
> converse? If not, a 99.7 ranked spelling doesn't
> necessarily mean excellent. The Whistling Hangman
> had
> a lot of those errors, as did Cass Timberlane;
> otherwise, the text had very few scannos.
>
> I'll wait awhile to see if anyone takes Transit of
> Venus to reject and rescan--or if Kaitlyn is still
> working on it and takes it back. Otherwise I'll take
> it; if it's too bad and Im not enjoying it, I'll
> reject and anounce here so someone can re-scan if
> they
> want.
>
> In the meantime, by just providing a couple of
> missing
> pages, or missing lines, I'm finding books that are
> so
> interesting (so far, Mickey, I'm enjoying the
> Lamplighter, though the philosophy professor's
> lexture
> chapter wasn't so interesting) that I'm keeping the
> books to read myself. Ijust picked up Mao's Last
> Dancer which the librarian told me has received
> excellent reviews, and which looks very readable,
> just
> fromlooking at a few insdie pages.
>
> So many books, so little time--I better start
> exercising and eating better so I can live long
> enough
> to read them all (smile).
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
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