[bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviews
- From: "Donna Goodin" <Goodind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:03:13 -0500
Hi all,
I agree with G. Cindy on this one. When I scan a book, I create two versions,
one that's the way I want it, and another for Bookshare. In my personal copy,
one of the first things I do is get rid of those pages where people just rave
about the book.
Cheers,
Donna
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Grandma Cindy"<popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: 1/31/08 1:35:40 AM
>To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We include reviews
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>I was going to say not to bother, but if Guido wants
>them. I don't put reviews from the back cover; if
>reviews of the book have been scanned, as validator I
>leave them, usually. Of course the reviews of the book
>are going to be raves. Guido, do you really find them
>useful, or are you referring to reviews of other books
>by the same author, which I can see would be useful if
>they have info about the book don't just say how
>wonderful the books are.
>
>I've come to realize that authors of the same genre
>will give positive reviews to a fellow author's book
>in that genre, probably because they want the same
>treatment. I have upon occasion, after
>reading/validating a book, wondered how on earth it
>could have been given such a good review. That's what
>made me realize.
>
>G.Cndy
>--- robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Okay it's the inside of the front cover that give me
>> problems. I guess I can rescan them after doing the
>> book since the print is more in bold.
>> Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Guido Corona
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:49 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Do We
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>>
>> Robert, please do put those front advertorials in
>> at the beginning of a book. They are often quite
>> informative. . .
>> I cut them off only when they have been totally
>> mangled by the OCR and cannot be reconstructed.
>> Guido
>>
>>
>> Guido Dante Corona
>> IBM Research,
>> Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
>> Austin Tx.
>> Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
>> Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
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>> ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most
>> certain they were right who were guaranteed to be
>> wrong. And that maybe, just maybe, those who
>> questioned the most were in the end those who came
>> closest to being wise."
>> [David Poyer, The Command]
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>> Do we have to put all the reviews of the book in?
>> We know that what ever the
>> review is it will be good for that book and can we
>> just put in the title
>> page and the copyright page of course? I forgot to
>> put the title and author
>> on night and there are a few junk characters on
>> the first page and fourth
>> page. I set kurzweil or should I say kurzweil sets
>> it's self and if the
>> print is bold at the beginning where the reviews
>> are it's a mess.
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