[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scannin g
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:31:38 -0700 (PDT)
Mike, I love your answer to Patti. Nicely stated --
Cindy
--- Mike Pietruk <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Patti
>
> I hold all books I scan -- be they hard cover,
> paperback, or in between --
> firmly against the scanner's glass when scanning.
> And as I intend submitting books to BookShare, that
> is my first reason in
> scanning them, I read, edit, rescan pages,
> spellcheck, and all the rest as
> part of the process.
> Sure, it slows things down; sure, it takes a lot of
> time.
> Sure, it can get aggravating at times.
> Sure, sometimes, I fail and end up with something
> less than ideal.
> Is it worth it? That's a matter of personal
> judgment.
> But good things tend to take an effort.
> And if you think that the process is slow, consider
> how long it took a
> Middle Ages monk to hand copy manuscripts for
> preservation.
> Think how long it takes a modern age Braille
> transcriber to produce
> hand-copied Braille books.
> Consider how long it takes -- including prep time --
> for a Talking Book
> narrator to record a finely sounding book.
> When looked in those terms, that time isn't so
> great.
> And if the book makes a collection such as
> BookShare, where others can
> benefit from the book, think how much time you might
> save others in not
> them having to scan the book themselves.
> It's all a matter of perspective and priorities, I
> guess.
> And there is no right or wrong answer as this is
> subjective.
>
>
>
>
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