As long as you place the sic in brackets I would think it would be okay. After all, we add other things in brackets to clarify what is on the page. Perhaps it would be good to note that the sic was added by the Bookshare proofreader. That would also be enclosed in the brackets.
_ _ _"Socialism can be built only by free men and women working together to lay the foundations for a new society and transforming themselves in the process." - Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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I wish we as scanners or proofreaders could at least put in something like sic to show that this isn't our error. I have mentioned this to the staff with no response. ----- Original Message ----- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:36 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in CopperI know exactly where you're coming from here, and I feel your pain. Thetemptation to fix typos in the original text can be very hard to resist. Andthese publishers have people who are paid to proofread the books they publish.It may just be that I'm getting older, but it seems to me that newer bookshave more misprints than older books do. The pressure to get books out as cheaply as possible may be taking a toll on text quality. Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:22 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitted: Venus in CopperHi, Tracy, boy, do I agree with you! Last time I proofread a book which wasso well scanned but when I wrote the submitter saying that the sentence Iwas reading needed a "The" inserted, I was sent a message saying "Sorry, nocan do. The word was not in the text and we have to leave the text as is."I'm sure the author probably wouldn't wish to see typos or missing words in his/her books. So, you guessed it, I had to leave the word out. Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:02 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted: Venus in Copper I have just submitted Venus in Copper (A Marcus Didius Falco Novel). I read through it and fixed all the errors I found, and fixed all the headings. The errors that are left should only be ones that are in the actual book. Publishers should hire a few Bookshare proofreaders! This book follows Shadows in Bronze. Falco is a PI in ancient Rome. I like to think of him as Sam Spade in a toga. This time, our boy Marcus is hiredby a family who think a gold-digger is after one of their members,and allher previous husbands have had fatal accidents. This should be an easy job for anyone who wants to take it on. British spelling and punctuation. Tracy 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. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5254 (20100706) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5255 (20100706) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com 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 listof 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2984 - Release Date: 07/05/10 18:36:00To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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