[bksvol-discuss] Re: file conversion question, txt file dilemma

  • From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:49:41 -0400

Jamie, it is text files that do not always retain formatting. Rtf
files retain formatting including fonts, bold text, and page breaks.
Page breaks are required for book submissions, and books will be
rejected if they do not contain page breaks. If you convert a text
file into rtf, you will not automatically have page breaks in that
file. In fact, programs like Notepad strip out page breaks from text
files. That is why use of text files is strongly discouraged. You can,
as others have pointed out, convert your text file to rtf and manually
insert page breaks. This is a slow. time-consuming process and can
only work if the text file has page numbers in it to show you where to
put the page break.

For your friend with the books in ark format, the best strategy for
getting them approved quickly is to convert them to rtf files and
submit them that way. Relatively few volunteers can open ark files,
and that is the reason I'm suggesting converting them to rtf. Your
friend can submit ark files to Bookshare if she prefers. However, she
would have to wait much longer to get her books approved. Almost every
volunteer can open an rtf file, and that means more people have the
ability to work on her books.

Hope this helps.


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Monica Willyard
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