Collaborating on Proofing of Scanned Books

lizardcry · 10-06-2008, 04:03 PM

Where do I post to see if someone or more folk would like to collaborate on proofing a large book converted to text via OCR (but w/ all the typical mangling such process carries)? The goal to have a clean ebook.

Thx

BookishDreamer · 10-06-2008, 04:25 PM

You're talking about something like Distributed Proofreaders?

Dreamer

Patricia · 10-06-2008, 05:52 PM

If it's in the public domain then why not offer it to Distributed Proofreaders, if you don't want to correct it yourself?

HarryT · 10-07-2008, 06:51 AM

... and if it's not in the public domain you're probably breaking the law in giving your scans to anyone else.

Sparrow · 10-07-2008, 07:48 AM

DP is good, but it'll take ages.

What's the book? I wouldn't mind lending a hand if it wasn't too onerous.

rlparker · 10-07-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

... What's the book? I wouldn't mind lending a hand if it wasn't too onerous.

I'd like to hear more about the plan too. I've proofed about 100 pages now at DP, but might be willing to contribute to a more "intimate" project. How would it work--e.g. how would you go about distributing the scans and collecting the proofed results?

Regards,
R.L.

Greg Anos · 10-07-2008, 09:15 AM

The thruput of PG US, with TIFF scan, Distributed Proofreading, and file formatting is now pushing 2 years on average. Quite frankly, I have given up on them from a contribution sense. I have 10 volumes that I am going to convert to e-book myself, and post on PG Austrialia, which is less fussy.

Here are excepts from the lastest communique from Greg Weeks at PG US.

"> Who do I need to communicate with for scanning US western historical
> books? I have several (with origial illustrations) that need a better
> P.G. Version than what is currently available.

I don't typicly handle anything outside of children's literature and SF.
If you want to set up an account at www.pgdp.net and post in the forums,
you might find someone interested.

> In addition, I looked at the recent (March 2008) HTML version of
> Abbott's Flatland, and it still didn't have the origial illustration,
> mererly the .txt simulations. Is there any way I can provide the scans
> of the original illustrations for incorporation with the text?

I thought someone was working on this.

Yes, "Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions" is going through PGDP with
the original cover even. It's in the P3 waiting queue. It's waiting for
the final proofing pass and has two formatting passes left. Around a year
probably before it posts."

No complaint about Greg, he doesn't make the system. But it's gotten extremely slow.

Xenophon · 10-07-2008, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

The thruput of PG US, with TIFF scan, Distributed Proofreading, and file formatting is now pushing 2 years on average. Quite frankly, I have given up on them from a contribution sense. I have 10 volumes that I am going to convert to e-book myself, and post on PG Austrialia, which is less fussy.
[[SNIP]]
No complaint about Greg, he doesn't make the system. But it's gotten extremely slow.

Ralph Sir Edward: No no no, you don't understand how radio works!

Their throughput is quite astonishing. It's the latency that's made you give up.

Throughput, in this context, is the rate at which they provide proofed, formatted pages to PG. And that rate is quite high.

Latency, by comparison, is the time it takes any particular book to make it through the entire process. If you want to improve DP's throughput, just get in there and proof pages. But if you want to improve latency for a book, you need to (1) get in there and volunteer; (2) work your way up to a level that lets you contribute to the stage at which the book you care about is stalled; and (3) work on moving that particular book forward. It's quite straight-forward, really, but takes a bit more effort.

Xenophon

P.S. In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that my sister is one of the folks who "runs" DP (inasmuch as such a loosely knit organization can be said to be "run," that is).

Patricia · 10-07-2008, 04:49 PM

The Distributed Proofreaders at PG Canada seem to be relatively quick. And their books are of a very high standard indeed.

But I am intrigued. What is the book that you are interested in, Lizardcry?

10-06-2008, 04:03 PM	#1
lizardcry Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: prs-505	Collaborating on Proofing of Scanned Books Where do I post to see if someone or more folk would like to collaborate on proofing a large book converted to text via OCR (but w/ all the typical mangling such process carries)? The goal to have a clean ebook. Thx

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
reading scanned books on ereader	theta0824	Introduce Yourself	5	05-21-2010 01:42 PM
Small scanned books	Paul Moews	iRex	22	02-05-2009 05:58 PM
Ok I have scanned pdf books....but	DeathtoToasters	Sony Reader	38	11-04-2008 07:51 PM
Scanned books - a rant	FuzzyGamer	Sony Reader	31	04-01-2008 03:39 PM
Huge PDFs and scanned books	janosch	iRex	3	09-19-2006 10:40 AM

10-06-2008, 04:25 PM	#2
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	You're talking about something like Distributed Proofreaders? Dreamer

10-06-2008, 05:52 PM	#3
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	If it's in the public domain then why not offer it to Distributed Proofreaders, if you don't want to correct it yourself?

10-07-2008, 06:51 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	... and if it's not in the public domain you're probably breaking the law in giving your scans to anyone else.

10-07-2008, 07:48 AM	#5
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	DP is good, but it'll take ages. What's the book? I wouldn't mind lending a hand if it wasn't too onerous.

10-07-2008, 09:15 AM	#7
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,489 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	The thruput of PG US, with TIFF scan, Distributed Proofreading, and file formatting is now pushing 2 years on average. Quite frankly, I have given up on them from a contribution sense. I have 10 volumes that I am going to convert to e-book myself, and post on PG Austrialia, which is less fussy. Here are excepts from the lastest communique from Greg Weeks at PG US. "> Who do I need to communicate with for scanning US western historical > books? I have several (with origial illustrations) that need a better > P.G. Version than what is currently available. I don't typicly handle anything outside of children's literature and SF. If you want to set up an account at www.pgdp.net and post in the forums, you might find someone interested. > In addition, I looked at the recent (March 2008) HTML version of > Abbott's Flatland, and it still didn't have the origial illustration, > mererly the .txt simulations. Is there any way I can provide the scans > of the original illustrations for incorporation with the text? I thought someone was working on this. Yes, "Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions" is going through PGDP with the original cover even. It's in the P3 waiting queue. It's waiting for the final proofing pass and has two formatting passes left. Around a year probably before it posts." No complaint about Greg, he doesn't make the system. But it's gotten extremely slow.

10-07-2008, 04:49 PM	#9
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	The Distributed Proofreaders at PG Canada seem to be relatively quick. And their books are of a very high standard indeed. But I am intrigued. What is the book that you are interested in, Lizardcry?

Advert

Advert