One thing you can do when you submit a scan that is rate it good or fair (I think poor ones are being rejected) and in the comments state that the book should be proofed by a sighted person who can obtain the print book; then someone like me will take it for proofing (except I can't if it's missing whole pages). Cndy --- On Thu, 7/26/12, Dornetta <dornetta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Dornetta <dornetta@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 8:53 AM > Hey Reggie, > I feel as you. I am considering scanning but am still > somewhat leery. I > would want to get it right and the scans I do for myself are > awful at best. > I already know that a lot of it has to do with my scan > setting for Open Book > and although I am doing the "research" to get corrected > there is still the > problem that exist. > As far as Roger's comment about the "hold fors" on the list; > as a first time > volunteer I felt like this community was cliquish when > I went on the list > to check out a book. There where so many "hold fors" and I > didn't know what > it meant. I have since ditched that impression and decided > to work on > whatever I can. I didn't find anything I was interested in > proffing at first > and just checked out a book to get started with the proofing > process-I have > since ditched that format as well. Now as a volunteer it > takes me what I can > only explain as forever because I am always checking and > re-reading my > proofs to the point that the times that I do not get on > line, my book > expires and with the quickness it gets taken by another > volunteer. I said > this to say that honestly the hold fors don't really bother > that much since > the books that have hold fors on them are not in my interest > anyway. Most of > the books that I am interested in does not seem to be books > that someone on > this list will pick up and that is fine and the reason why I > am considering > scanning. I only hope to develop a relationship with a > proofer that would > like to proof the book for me. > S/N: this stems from a conversation that we have in most of > the book club I > am in. All but 2 of us are blind and the blind/v.i. people > use book share to > get their reading material. There are not many books in one > of the genres we > like to read. > Netta > "Just because you are blind does not mean you lack > vision"-Stevie Wonder > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.