Hi, Patti! I used to think that holding those books down all the time took
a lot of effort. Now, though, I'm so used to it that I don't even think
about it anymore. With the improvements that have been made to OCR
software, I've found the extra effort to be worth it. As Mike says, though,
it's a personal perspective, and there's no right or wrong answer. You will
definitely improve the quality of your scans significantly by holding down
the books, though. Take care!
Jana
Patti
Jake's note reminds me of something else. He puts a lot of effort and time into his submitted books; if you ever validate one of them, this becomes self-evident withing minutes at looking one of them. His doing this, however, pays off:
(1) Validators save time in validating his books as there is little to do.
(2) Others get to read his books quickly as they tend to get through the validation pool quickly.
So, when viewed from a collective standpoint, is it time well spent for Jake to do the extra effort and care? If he were doing the book just for himself, probably not? But, as the book is being done for potentially hundreds or maybe thousands of readers down the road, it is well worth it?
