Well, let me say that The first thing I thought of was front covers.
Actually, I have managed to scan any number of back covers on paperback
books and the back of dust jackets. They seem to be a bit more difficult
than the text and sometimes I have to give up, but there are plenty that
I did not have to give up on. But if we are talking about front covers
Not only have I had no luck with them, but it seems pointless to try if
you know what kind of things are on them. When I was sighted I saw
plenty of them. Mostly they contain artwork or pictures and the title in
very large and often distorted font. Oftentimes the title does not quite
match the title as on the title page. I am talking about covers of
paperback books and the front of dust jackets. On hardcover books the
cover is technically what is underneath the dust jacket. Most often that
is just blank with no artwork nor text of any kind. Frankly, I kind of
wonder why I have even bothered to try to scan front covers at all, but
I have tried and it was never successful.
On 6/30/2016 5:40 PM, Susan Lumpkin wrote:
Hi Roger,
Larry has luck scanning them sometimes. I think it just depends on which program he is using. Maybe he’ll add something to this.
Susan
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I don't think we scan covers. At least I have never had any luck with trying to do so.
On 6/30/2016 12:43 AM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
Thanks, Judy. Does that include the cover? I'll change my ways
instantly and copy the info to my notes
CINDY
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Judy s.
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wrote:
Hi Cindy, you need to go by what Bookshare calls the title
page, not by what Wikipedia says. For Bookshare, the title
page is the page that has the title, the author and the publisher.
On that page, and on that page only according to the Bookshare
proofreading guidelines, the title should be 20 points and
bold. Everywhere else the title appears it is in the same text
format as the rest of the book -- 12 points, without bolding.
Hope that helps!
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On 6/29/2016 11:18 PM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
I, then, have been doing this wrong for lo these many
years. I didn't realize that the title page had not only
the title but the other info, like the publisher, etc., so
I googled and to see what exactly is teh title page of
a book )or thesis,etc. Wikipedia says : "The *title page*
of a book <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book>, thesis
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis> or other written
work is the page at or near the front which displays its
title
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_%28publishing%29>.
This page contains *only* (emphasis here is mine)the
title in a fashion similar to the rest of the text within
the book.
I thought that was the title page but did not think it
should have the title in " in a fashion similar to the
rest of the book. Does that necessarily mean in 12 point?
Or can it mean in the same font, e.g. Times Roman, not
the same size. I've been proofing for years. I've been
putting the title in 20 point Bold both when it's on the
cover and the title page; When the title reappears on
the same page as the publisher info I put it in12
point not bold along with the rest of the page..
Should I now change my ways? I' may be an old dog but I'm
not tooold to learn new tricks smile
Cindy
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Sandra Ryan
<sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Aidee,
Yes, you should put the title standing by itself on
the first page in 12-point. As you clearly understand,
the title page, where it should appear in 20-point
bold, is the page with the title, author, and
publisher on it. The only place the title should
appear in this larger bold font is on the title page.
Sandi
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I'm proofing
Hello All:
This is Aidee, one of the proofreaders. I have another
(hopefully) tiny question. In the book I'm working on,
the very first page of the book is just the title of
the book, in 20 point and bolded. But a few pages
further on, the title of the book appears again. It
looks like this.
LEIGH BARDUGO
SIX OF CROWS
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
NEW YORK
In the file I have, it appears as though the title is
in 20 point and bolded.
My question is this: Should I make the title of the
book on the very first page 12 point, and leave the
title of the book that appears further on at 20 points
and bolded, or vice versa. This is the first time I've
seen something like this in a book I've proofed
(although I've only done a few). I looked through the
list for a similar question, and I saw that a similar
case was directed to have the title on the first page
be 12 points, because it appeared by itself without
the author's name.
I'd really appreciate any help, and I apologize for
any and all inconvenience.
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