Mike, it depends how the scan itself goes. Some books are just cleaner. I typically scan books I need or want to read. I try to correct as I go, but I usually find I need or want to get on with the reading, then I have to go back to put the book into shape. I discover there are more errors than I previously thought. I was working on a book today that will probably be a long time in coming because it has lots of spurious line breaks in it, blank space, and stray characters I didn't notice when I was reading for content. Foreign words and names can also be problematic. Merrill Louise, Pastor The Judson Fellowship Jamestown, New York cell/office 716.969.2840 "With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am glad because of God my Savior. (Luke 1:46-47) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:38 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good > Mike, > > I'm afraid Cindy is right about it being impossible to say how long it > takes me to prepare a book for Bookshare. I work on books a little at a > time, and depending on what else is going on, I might go weeks without > working on anything. Like Cindy, I scan books I want to read, and then edit > as I read. I have finished editing several books, but haven't submitted > them, because I'm waiting for a sighted person to go over them. Since that > process is time consuming, it's hard to motivate family members to do > it--though my older children will sometimes proovread for extra money > (smile). > > As far as scanning, if you haven't already purchased software, I highly > recommend K1000. It has a number of features, such as Scanning Optimization, > that can save you a lot of time and frustration. > > Regards, > Paula > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:05 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good > > > > Paula > > > > Your approach sort of reminds me of the medieval monks who painstakingly > > copied scrolls for preservation for future generations. And, this is how > > I've always thought is how one would get ultimately great copies into > > scanned etexts particularly if the intent was first and foremost scanning > > for the benefit of others. > > > > Can you give me some idea, for a typical book, how long it takes you to go > > through the whole process from laying the first page on the scanner to > > finally hitting the submission key on the BookShare site. > > I ask the question out of admiration and in no way wish to demean those > > who submit stuff they happened to do just for themselves. > > > > > > > > > > > >