Let me suggest that you can save yourself that lot of work. The last I
heard, the converter moves the page numbers from the bottom to the top
for you. As for myself, I move the page number from the bottom to the
top too. Somehow that just seems to make it easier to keep track of what
page I am on and if I have to go back to reexamine a page I have gone
past some time ago it is easier to find. It does not strike me as much
work because I scan one page at a time and preproof each one before I go
on to the next one. I just type in the page number at the top and do a
quick delete at the bottom. However, if you do find it to be a lot of
work it is not necessary.
___
Sam Harris
“Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen
yogurt can make a man invisible, and he is likely to require as much evidence
as anyone else, and to be persuaded only to the extent that you give it. Tell
him that the book he keeps by his bed was written by an invisible deity who
will punish him with fire for eternity if he fails to accept its every
incredible claim about the universe, and he seems to require no evidence what
so ever.”
― Sam Harris,
On 2/22/2020 12:58 PM, (Redacted sender t.gorman for DMARC) wrote:
Hi Judy.
Thanks for your response.
Because the greater-than symbol is discussed in the manual as a garbage character (as it can certainly be) I had the impression that the converter couldn’t handle it if it was legitimate so I’m glad to hear I can leave it alone when it is legitimate.
As to page numbers, I always do them manually and never leave them to the converter so I suppose they should be OK as is. They’re at the bottom of the page and I always erase them from there and put them at the top. It’s a lot of work to do that but it makes using the book dependable for the electronic user.
Let’s all convene in Cancun some year; it’s a great place to visit during the cold winter months in the U.S.
*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf Of *Judy
*Sent:* Saturday, February 22, 2020 1:25 AM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: two questions
Hi Terry,
If I'm reading this correctly, are the actual page numbers for chapter 1 as follows: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and so forth? If so, I don't think Bookshare's file conversion tools will correctly find those as page numbers. I suspect this is something you'll have to ask Amanda to help with on how to do it.
However, if they are just 1, 2, 3, 4 and then the next chapter starts over with 1, 2, 3, 4, the software conversion tool will correctly find them and leave them as they are. You will, however, have to total up the pages yourself to correctly fill in the field when you submit a proofread book that asks how many pages are in the book.
On the > symbol, it should be just fine as is. You can leave it alone as it it's supposed to be there like that.
Judy s.
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On 2/19/2020 8:27 PM, (Redacted sender t.gorman for DMARC) wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I’m scanning a book for a college student.
Question 1. Each chapter’s page numbers start with 1 as in 1-1,
1-2 for chapter 1 and 2-1, 2-2, for chapter 2, etc.
When entering the page count during the submission process does
one just total the pages from all the chapters including the blank
ones at the end of each chapter and enter that total as the page
count?
Question 2. The symbol for greater-than (ASCII character 62) > is
used in some tables. It’s not a garbage character but actually the
symbol used in the print text. What should I do with this symbol?
Spell out the word greater-than when it comes up? Replace it with
some other valid symbol and put a note about it?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. We just got back from Cancun. My partner and I and another
blind couple were sitting at a table in a very chic restaurant and
Monica and her husband saw us and came over and introduced
themselves to us. What a nice surprise. Of course we discussed
Bookshare! This is the Monica who just wrote a note of condolence
to Valerie. Incidentally, as a blind user I appreciate the book
Moon Cancun and the Mexican Riviera which I downloaded from
Bookshare. In it I discovered one excellent restaurant and a
German bakery in Playa del Carmen! Before my Bookshare days
(before 2010) I would travel as a passive participant with my
sighted partner picking out where we should go. With Bookshare I
am an active member of the team! Thank you Boookshare!
While sitting at a table in a restaurant, Monica and her husband
came up to us and introduced themselves. What a nice surprise. Of
course we discussed Bookshare!
Monica who just sent in a note to Valerie
