Hi Evan,
You could print out pages and use the Opticon with them, couldn't you? My
brother did that with my mom's Opticon, I think. But otherwise, it's an image
pdf intended for sighted volunteers. I was addressing the part of Valerie's
message that asked regarding other sighted volunteers. smile.
Judy
On June 4, 2020 9:05:52 PM CDT, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Judy,
I’m not sure that having an image pdf would do me any good. Unless I am
mistaken, (and I’m sure someone here will tell me if I am), I would
have to have that image OCRed before I can read it. I can do that, but
it may well introduce errors of its own and may not tell me what I want
to know.
Evan
From: Judy
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 9:27 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question for other deranged
perfectionists
So this got sent without the text it was supposed to have, which was:
Finding out there is an option that is free is always nice, isn't it?
*grin*
On June 4, 2020 8:24:41 PM CDT, Judy <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
*grin*
Judy
On June 4, 2020 8:16:44 PM CDT, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Oh well, I didn’t know that.
So I guess my advice to buy the book is kaput. <smile>
Evan
From: Judy
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 9:01 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question for other deranged
perfectionists
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
