Hi Evan,
You’re right—the pdf would do you no good.
You can find the info about getting these files in the proofing manual, and it
suggests that this is primarily for sighted proofers.
Deborah
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:06 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question for other deranged perfectionists
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 <mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 9:27 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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
<mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
*grin*
Judy
On June 4, 2020 8:16:44 PM CDT, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto: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 <mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 9:01 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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 <mailto: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
<mailto: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
