Thanks so much, Judy and others who responded so quickly. I had no idea they
were saving PDF’s; that is a huge plus for sighted volunteers willing to take
on a more difficult wish list book. I have sent off an email with the request.
Have a great night everyone!
Valerie
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 4, 2020, at 8:01 PM, Judy <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Valerie,
Every wish list book scanned by staff has a pdf available from staff that
contains a scanned image of every page.
Send an email to volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tell them you are proofreading a
wish list book that you'd like to have the PDF for, and list the title and
the author. They will send you a link that lets you view the PDF online, and
that will let you download the PDF as well.
Judy
On June 4, 2020 7:46:44 PM CDT, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
In recent weeks I have picked up a couple of books off the wish list on
checkout. One of them is a YA book set in Hawaii with a lot of dialect. I
have put a ton of work into it already, realizing that the scanning had not
only stripped most of the italics, but had inferred traditional words in
place of dialect words. I guess my question is more often for sighted
volunteers, but how often do people feel the need to have confirmation from
the physical print in trying to achieve high accuracy? I'm debating about
the necessity of paying $6.50 to have the Kindle copy available to continue
making corrections. The first chapter was available as a peek and it made me
realize how much was missing or improperly handled in the scan. Money is
tight, and I hate to spend the money, but I've also already invested so much
in getting this to where it is now that I almost feel compelled.
Everyone's thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Valerie
