[bksvol-discuss] Re: editing books you are not necessarily interested in reading
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- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:07:37 -0500
Hi,
I don't scan. I validate, but sometimes feel guilty when I see books I know
have been out there waiting for someone to read for a while. Does anyone
have advice for validators about this. I usually like to read the books I
validate all the way through. It helps to be interested in them.
Jim
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Amber, This is exactly why I don't scan books I'm not interested in. Even
doing the steps you mention and running the book through ranked spelling
does not guarantee that there aren't missing words, wrong words, etc. I
guess I tend to take the position that there must be others out there who
are interested in such books, and if not, they don't need to be scanned. I
admire those who take on textbooks and other difficult material, but I feel
I contribute enough by validating books that take a lot more time than
would my rescanning the book. I am willing to do this, however, so that the
submitter can get the credit and hopefully learn how to be a better
scanner. Jill
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From: Amber Wallenstein
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:05 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] editing books you are not necessarily interested
in reading
How do those of you who scan books for the wish list for example, but you
might not be interested in reading yourself, how do you make the copy as
good as you possibly can? So far, I have been removing page headers, and
protecting chapter and page headings, but since I want a really good copy,
should I just read through the books even if they don't necessarily
interest me? If this helps, I have access to Kurzweil, and MS word as well
as a Braille display for reading. I am also running windows XP Home.
Thanks.
Amber
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