[bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior validator?
- From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:15:38 -0700
Hi, Kathy. If they came as separate books in the print versions, you did the
right thing. Some might prefer the books combined, but if they want that,
they can combine them when they download the books. If the books came
separate in the printed versions, they should be submitted that way, in my
opinion, but I could be wrong. Take care.
Julie Morales
Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:
inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in
your heart.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:17 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior validator?
Hi Cindy,
Tom is my husband. My Guide Dog's name is Desiree. Smile!
Thanks so much for all this info. I'll save it for future reference.
Before I got your message, I went ahead and submitted the book and the study
guide. I did them as separate books. Hope that was ok.
With your info, I'll have a better understanding when I submit my next book.
LOL! Have a good one.
Kathy
A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior validator?
> Hi, Kathy,
>
> BTW (By the way, if you're not yet familiar with
> e-mail shorthand) is Tom your husband or your dog?
>
> Anyway, back to the subject. One of the pages after
> the title page has all the copyright data -- the name
> of the publisher and the publication date; a symbol
> which is a letter c inside a circle is the copyright
> symbol; right next to that is the copyright date;
> either next to that or on another line next to another
> copyright symbol is the name of the person or entity
> holding the copyright. It's usually the author of the
> book but sometimes the publisher. Also, there can be
> more than one copyright date; if a book is a later
> edition than the original, there often will be both
> the original copyright date and the more recent one.
> Bookshare says to use the latest one. I have a problem
> when the illustrator has a separate copyright, because
> only one can go into the space,but I usually put that
> info into the comments section.
>
> The ISBN number is on the same page if there is one.
> Older books often don't have one, and you'll notice
> that the bookshare form says it's optional, so you
> don't have to put it in -- but it's helpful for the
> validator if he or she is using a book to help with
> the validation, so he/she gets the right edition.
>
> If you don't have that page with its information --
> some privately published things might not and some
> paperbacks have the pages and sometimes cover torn off
> -- then you can't submit the book.
>
> The study guide you mentioned --is that a separate
> item? That might be tricky to submit; I would assume
> it doesn't have all that info. Were you planning to
> submit it as a separate document or have you attached
> it to the end of the book, which would by my
> suggestion.
>
> As to the synopsis -- Type in a brief summary of the
> book. Further down, or on the next screen (I can't
> remember) is space for a longer synopsis, which you
> probably don't need , unless you want to describe the
> book and its study guide more fully. What you wrote in
> the discussiona about it would go in nicely there. the
> Comments section is for whoever validates the book --
> any problems they might encounter, or if there were a
> lot of foreign words of dialect that might account for
> a quality rating (though I've noticed that lately the
> automatic quality rater takes that into consideration
> and if those words are the only oddities it gives the
> book a Excellent rating)l You might inlcude your name
> and e-mail address there in case the validator has any
> questions.
>
> I'm not sure if you know the rest of the procedure --
> if you do, forgive my repeating it. After you submit
> the book it instantly goes onto the Download for
> Validation list. Then someone validates it, which
> means proofreads it, which can take a short or long
> time, depending on the quality of the scan, how much
> you've done before submitting it (some people just
> scan and submit so some books are a mess), the length
> of the book, and how much time the validator has.
> Whenthe validator finishes, he/she approves it for the
> collection. The administrators give it a final
> look-over for things and converts it to formats like
> Daisy and BRF, and it's available to members.
>
> If you have any more questions or problems, I'll be
> here all day and wil check my mail frequently. Good
> luck.
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
> --- Kathy and Tom <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Cindy,
>>
>> Question for ya. How do I get and enter the
>> copywriter date, holder, isp
>> number and all the good stuff. Also, There is a
>> synopsis in the file. How
>> do I put it in so there's a synopsis? I think
>> that's it for now. LOL! I
>> think, once I have all this down, I'll be able to
>> submit more books. Thanks
>> so much for your help! Smile!
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>> A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:44 AM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the inferior
>> validator?
>>
>>
>> > I'm not Jana, but I'm up and so I thought I'd
>> answer.
>> >
>> > After you log in, you go to the volunteers' page
>> (I'm
>> > assuming you're not only a member but also a
>> > volunteer; I just found out that members aren't
>> > automatically also volunteers). On the right-hand
>> > side, the last item under the heading Books, is
>> the
>> > word Submit. You click on that and fill out the
>> form
>> > that you'll get. (by the way, the rtf file of your
>> > book should have a dot rtf added, i.e., it should
>> be
>> > Battlefield of the Mind.rtf)
>> >
>> > Below the spaces for title, author, copyright
>> date,
>> > copyright holder, and ISBNnumber is a space asking
>> for
>> > format (I'm not sure that''s the right word, but
>> > something like that). Click on that, scroll down
>> until
>> > you get to rtf and then click on that. The next
>> space
>> > that says browse. Click on browse, find your rtf
>> file
>> > and click on it. Your book file will go into the
>> > space. Then proceed to fill in the the rest of
>> the
>> > spaces. When you're finished, at the bottom of the
>> > page on the left is the word submit. Click on
>> that
>> > and you're done.
>> >
>> > I hope this explanation is both clear and not
>> overly
>> > explanatory.
>> >
>> > Cindy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -- Kathy and Tom <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Jana,
>> >>
>> >> Well, I did it! I converted the file to rtf.
>> It's
>> >> in my general folder in
>> >> Kurzweil. I guess I'm one step closer to
>> submitting
>> >> the book and the study
>> >> guide. So, what's the next step?
>> >>
>> >> Kathy
>> >>
>> >> A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:16 AM
>> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the
>> inferior
>> >> validator?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hi, Kathy! If you want to convert your files
>> to
>> >> RTF, open them in K1000,
>> >> > and then press Alt-f, A. If no file name is
>> >> suggested, or even if one is,
>> >> > you can either keep the suggested name or type
>> in
>> >> another one. If you
>> >> > want
>> >> > to save it in a folder or directly on the hard
>> >> drive, you'll need to type
>> >> > in
>> >> > the full path. Let me know if you're not sure
>> how
>> >> to do this. Make sure
>> >> > that the extension at the end of the file name
>> is
>> >> .rtf. You may want to
>> >> > press the End key and backspace three times to
>> get
>> >> rid of the .kes
>> >> > extension. Then tab once to the list of file
>> >> types, and make sure that
>> >> > the
>> >> > Rich Text Format is selected. if it isn't,
>> type
>> >> the letter R, or use your
>> >> > Up and Down arrow keys to find it. Tab once to
>> >> the Save button, and press
>> >> > Enter. Hope this makes sense! <Smile>
>> >> >
>> >> > Jana
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:31 PM
>> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the
>> inferior
>> >> validator?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi Julie,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Well, I've scanned one book by Joyce Meyer
>> called
>> >> Battle Field Of The
>> >> > Mind.
>> >> >> Plus, I scanned the study guide with it. I
>> >> believe it's in Kes format.
>> >> >> What I need to do really is read the
>> instructions
>> >> as to how to convert
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> upload the book. I'm a real beginner. Grin.
>> It
>> >> is a really good book!
>> >> >> I'd like to be able to share it with everyone.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Julie, Thanks for your encouragement!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Your friend,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Kathy and Desiree
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A day hemmed in prayer, never comes unraveled.
>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 6:26 PM
>> >> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the
>> >> inferior validator?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Hi, Kathy. Do you scan any books for
>> yourself?
>> >> If so, you're already
>> >> >> > halfway
>> >> >> > there. Just make sure you keep blank pages
>> in
>> >> the scan to maintain page
>> >> >> > integrity, except for maybe if there are a
>> few
>> >> blank pages before the
>> >> > book
>> >> >> > starts, and make sure the title pages are
>> >> there. As for blank pages,
>> >> > there
>> >> >> > have been some people who've scanned books
>> >> before they got involved
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > Bookshare and blank pages were not kept.
>> These
>> >> books were still
>> >> > submitted
>> >> >> > and accepted, anyway, so as long as there's
>> >> nothing missing, I guess
>> >> >> > that's
>> >> >> > not even crucial. If you've scanned some
>> things
>> >> for yourself, why not
>> >> >> > submit
>> >> >> > them? Take care.
>> >> >> > Julie Morales
>> >> >> > Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:
>> >> >> > inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > When God puts a tear in your eye, it is
>> because
>> >> He wants to put a
>> >> > rainbow
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > your heart.
>> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> > From: "Kathy and Tom"
>> <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:18 AM
>> >> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the
>> >> inferior validator?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hi Allison,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe I'll
>> try
>> >> it sometime.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Kathy
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > A day hemmed in prayer, never comes
>> unraveled.
>> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> > From: "Allison" <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 1:40 PM
>> >> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Am I the
>> >> inferior validator?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Hi guys,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks for your feedback. I validated two
>> >> books last night, and feel
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> lil
>> >> >> >> better about the work I did. Props to
>> those
>> >> who focus more on
>> >> >> >> formatting,
>> >> >> >> but I do what I can.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Actually, that original message was left
>> >> unfinished cuz I debated
>> >> > sending
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> at all. I thought perhaps it was a little
>> >> too... I dunno, whiny?
>> >> >> >> But
>> >> >> >> I'm
>> >> >> >> glad it was recieved so well by you all.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> My advice to new scanners and validators?
>> Do
>> >> it anyway! I nkow it's
>> >> >> >> kinda
>> >> >> >> a daunting task, but it really does help
>> the
>> >> collection. I mean,
>> >> > what's
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> worst that can happen? Your book is
>> rejected,
>> >> and so? It really
>> >> > doesn't
>> >> >> >> hurt anyone. And most likely the book will
>> be
>> >> accepted, even if it
>> >> > needs
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> little work. The collection grows most cuz
>> of
>> >> the work of each of us.
>> >> >> >> IF
>> >> >> >> you need some tips, write the list, that's
>> >> what we're here for.We
>> >> >> >> don't
>> >> >> >> mind.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Always,
>> >> >> >> Allison
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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