Hi Can that type of set up meet their requirements in terms of the required image file? Gena >Oh, I don't know, Gina. Maybe they could use a ten year old scanner, linux >and sane and gocr, like I do. > > >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 >> > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
