[icon-discuss] Re: Bookshare on the Icon
- From: Roger Smith <snakeguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:13:46 -0400
Hi,
I haven't seen that many titles and authors on the bp from bookshare. If I
did,
I would bring that particular book down on the pc, clean it up, and put it into
the bookshelf as
a text file. I can take the page numbers but not many titles and authors.
Rp
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:38:09 -0700, Richard Turner wrote:
>Hi susan,
>I'm aware of that. I've both validated and submitted books to
>Bookshare.
>Frankly, people have way too high of expectations for the final scanned
>product when hundreds of people are scanning books with different
>scanning
>programs and with different ideas of what is acceptable and what isn't.
>My personal approach is, if the scanning errors bother me enough, I stop
>reading the book. I then either find it in another source, or if I want
>to
>read it badly enough, I scan it myself.
>I'm picky enough that I no longer down load any books from bookshare
>without
>an excellent quality rating.
>
>I've been a bookshare member almost from day one and don't plan to stop
>as
>it is a tremendous resource and service. I only wish I had more time to
>scan books and/or validate, but this business of having to work for a
>living
>just gets in the way of reading, grin.
>
>Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:17 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Bookshare on the Icon
>
>Richard,
>
>For those of us who validate for Bookshare, it is suggested we remove
>headers and footers if they are inconsistent. However, as is obvious,
>not
>everyone does this. Those who choose to correct the scanned books can do
>as
>little or as much as they wish to. .
>
>Susan
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:07 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Bookshare on the Icon
>
>The Shadow says that the author and title problem is caused by the way
>the
>book was scanned since, yes, publishers think that sighted people need
>the
>author's name and title of the book (or at least the chapter) on every
>page.
>When the book is scanned, and the scanner leaves the heading and usually
>the
>page number, Bookshare tries to filter that out, but, sadly, it doesn't
>always work.
>
>The world of scanned books has not yet reached perfection, but we can
>keep
>hoping.
>
>Richard
>
>---***---
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Esak
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:08 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Bookshare on the Icon
>
>Heheh. Okay, I won't throw myself off the cliff just yet.... but yes, it
>is
>the title and author not so much the page number being announced every
>page
>turn that drives me crazy..
>
>Maybe I'll just throw myself off a little hill... and work my way up....
>:-)
>
>John
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-
>>bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Crystal French
>>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:29 PM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Bookshare on the Icon
>>
>>Say it ain't so...
>>Sorry, John, I think we're doomed.
>>
>>I just mentally filter the book as I read.
>>
>>Page numbers do not bother me that much.
>>
>>What is really annoying is the title, and, sometimes, the author, too,
>>being announced right along with the page numbers.
>>
>>It makes me wonder if the publishers think we are all so stupid that
>>we have to check the title and author every time we turn the page to
>>be sure we know we are reading the right book.
>>
>>And, John, don't throw yourself off that cliff yet. Maybe, The Shadow
>>knows.
>>
>>Crystal
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