Just realized, you already have Issola, drat, I remember now that I did that one before TPG. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gametech" <voltronalpha at hotmail.com> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:34 AM Subject: Re: Book text search > *raises hand* I scanned and gave you the edited OCR work for The Phoenix > Guards, cut the spine and all, poor wife actually read it like that > afterwards. I also have done the scanning portion of Issola but have not yet > done the proof reading and formatting, which really is what took the longest > the last time. I hope to get on with that before the end of the next month, > but I can't make any firm promises. > > If you are keeping track of work credits for the scans somewhere: > Michael Angelo Tripp-Russo (TPG) > > Also, just so ya'll know I'll be Unsubscribing this address and > Re-subscribing under a new address: > Gametech / Voltronalpha at hotmail.com now = michaelangelo at tripp-russo.com > > - Angelo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b at dd-b.net> > To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:09 PM > Subject: Book text search > > > > I went ahead and put in the book edition information, which > > incidentally also shows you clearly which books are currently indexed > > (only 6 so far). > > > > I believe somebody from the list provided us with the scanned text of > > one of the books, and should be credited for it. If you're still > > around, speak up! > > > > And if anybody has electronic texts of any of the books not currently > > indexed, do please get in touch. *This* use of the electronic text > > appears to be legitemate (Steven approves, and Tor didn't object). My > > experience with the first three Vlad novels was that it took me just > > about 2 hours to scan, OCR, and do enough proofreading, using a > > somewhat slow scanner (chosen for its photo capabilities) and Abby > > Finereader Pro (highly recommended; available in a 15-hour demo > > version). Obviously a Paarfi novel would take longer! (I did use a > > sacrificial copy, cutting the binding off, to make the page handling > > easier; this is a less attractive option for newer books where cheap > > used paperbacks aren't available). > > -- > > David Dyer-Bennet, <dd-b at dd-b.net>, <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> > > RKBA: <noguns-nomoney.com> <www.dd-b.net/carry/> > > Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: > <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> > > Dragaera mailing lists: <dragaera.info/> > > >