[bksvol-discuss] Re: Volunteer scanned books VS publisher quality submits

  • From: "Andy B." <sonfire11@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:28:37 -0400

They should QC the publishers books like they do ours. I have seen some
interesting books by the publisher.

 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 8:50 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Volunteer scanned books VS publisher quality
submits

 

 

Hi Folks,

 

A book I proofread was replaced with a PQ copy several months after I
uploaded it.  The submitter had done a fabulous job, and I had read it all
the way through and corrected scannos.  has nothing to do with how good a
job we do.  If the publisher submits a copy of what we have done, the PQ
book automatically replaces our work.  I am not going to stop proofing
because of it though.  I hope this doesn't start a thread because I do not
know if it applies to books with picture descriptions.  I hope not.  (smile)

 

Sue S.

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Lori Castner <mailto:loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 6:00 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Volunteer scanned books VS publisher quality
submits

 

Larry, I had the same experience several weeks ago concerning a book I had
proofread.  The PQ book made it into the collection the same night I
submitted my proofread book.

My only suggestion is to check the publisher.  In the case of my book, the
publisher was a subsidiary of Random House one of the publishers that
submits PQ books to Bookshare.

You have my sympathy, but I don't know a solution except to avoide certain
publishers and avoid their subsidiaries.

 

Lori C.

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Larry <mailto:llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Lumpkin 

To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 1:22 PM

Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Volunteer scanned books VS publisher quality
submits

 

I sent the below to Scott.  If I've missed something, someone tell me. 

 

Scott, 

I just had the experience of one of my scan submissions being rejected
because a publisher quality book beat it into the collection.  If I have
missed it somewhere, I appologize, but is there any way of knowing what
books are going to be Pq submitted.  I enjoy scanning books for the site but
feel I am lacking my marching orders.  What should I be scanning, or should
I avoid scanning.  

  _____  


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