FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a page from Napster

[Amanda Lee]

They don't require image files.  They will accept image files but will
hold these until they have the proper technology to convert these into an
accessible electronic format.  I questioned their acceptance of Image
files because they are huge and am concerned about their running out of
storage space for these pigs.  I cringe about it but if this is the only
way they can receive a book, in moderation, I suppose this isn't all bad.

Amanda Lee



On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov wrote:

> Hi Gena,
> I thought the cost of k1000 and Openbook Ruby were the same.  I run
> k1000 on a WINDOWS machine and the image files use tiff format.  As far
> as I know Ruby does as well.  I doubt they want image files though I
> haven't read their web page yet.  I assume they want processed text.
>
>      Jim Wantz
> On
> Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Georgina wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Please see my message on the cost of producing these books.  To say that
> > someone with low income can recooperate some or all of their costs is got to
> > be missleading.
> >
> > As you already know my feelings on the cost of K1000 there's no need for me
> > to go into that but if someone can't afford a scanner and K1000 or even Open
> > Book Ruby, how are they going to recooperate some or all of the cost?
> >
> > Surely, corretcing is out of the question too?  Firstly, they'd have to go
> > and buy the book and then be able to compare words and other symbols on the
> > screen with that on the printed pages of the book.
> >
> > Furthermore, that's if they can afford to use Windows to use the above ocr
> > packages.  I understood that the image files were also required, thus only
> > Windows users might and I say might be the only ones to be able to submit
> > scanned material.  What is the required format?
> >
> > It'll be very interesting to see how many people will be in a position to
> > submit material to the project.
> >
> > Gena
> >
> >
> >
> > >Actually, the cost is $50 per year.  First year there is a $25 setup fee.
> > >But as stated, if you contribute by submitting books that you scan,
> > >correct errors and do what they call Publish to submit books already
> > >uploaded and/or do what is known as Basic Publish whereby you clean-up
> > >their database to reflect appropriate information about the entried
> > >therein, you earn fifty cents per title.  To download and correct a book,
> > >you earn $2.50.  Do ten of those per year, you earn half of your annual
> > >membership.
> > >
> > >So, there are ways that a person with limited income resources can benefit
> > >and still use the service.
> > >
> > >Amanda Lee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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