[projectaon] Re: Scanning the White Warlord
- From: YB-1 <ybi.wen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:42:31 -0500
oh, if only kinkos wouldn't through that copyright stuff at us. :) They have
a fantastic automated system for preparing copies of text books for
professors. they basically rip the binding off a book and run it through a
copier (you don't get to keep this images though, due to the above concerns,
bastages.)
On 3/10/06, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> grobog wrote:
> > The following was sent from the Project Aon contact form
> > Subject: Scanning the White Warlord
> >
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> >
> > I recently found a copy of the white warlord and the scarlet sorcerer in
> a used bookstore here in the U.S.
> > Were there different version made for over here or are they the same as
> the UK versions.
> > If they are the same then I would be happy to start scanning in the
> white warlord as it is already well loved.
> >
> >
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>
> Hi there
>
> Thanks for the offer of help, it's greatly appreciated. Actually, you've
> offered
> at a good time; I have also received an offer to scan in White Warlord
> from
> another volunteer, so if you can also help out, that will halve the work
> for
> both of you. The US and UK editions of the Combat Heroes books are
> identical,
> save for the cover, which isn't a problem.
>
> The current state of the book is listed here:
>
> http://www.projectaon.org/en/Sanctum/Assignments#ww
>
> I have split the book into smaller, more manageable sections for ease of
> coordination. If you would like to start at the end of the book, scanning
> in the
> numbered text sections first, the other volunteer will be starting at the
> front
> of the book, so you shouldn't replicate any work. If you send me your full
> name,
> I can add it to the relevant section.
>
> If you have any OCR software and would like to change the scans of the
> numbered
> sections back into editable text, that would help, but don't worry if you
> don't;
> I can sort that out at this end. I request scans to preferably be in
> greyscale
> JPEG format, at a resolution of 200dpi. And it's probably best to send any
> mail
> with attachments to my gmail address: outspacedOS@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Once again, thank you for your offer of help. White Warlord has been
> waiting to
> be scanned for many months, and it will be nice to get it off the list of
> things
> to do.
>
> For Sommerlund and the Kai!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> --
> Simon Osborne
> (on behalf of Project Aon)
>
>
>
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