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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Speakup mailing list > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
