Book People Archive

Re: Why proofed and formatted digital text?



Bowerbird wrote:

> the answer to this question is so obvious that
> i'm a bit stunned that anyone would even ask it.

Stunned that I'd ask it?

Considering Daniel P.B. Smith's reply on another group, plus the
occasional "stunning" feedback I've had from a few others the last few
months, I believe it is a good idea to revisit the topic and discuss
it at length to hone the arguments.


> digital text is simply _worth_more_ than pagescans.
> a lot more.   so much more that the cost of digitization
> pales in comparison.   as such, it is rather a no-brainer...

For what particular important uses does proofed/formatted digital text
clearly outshine pagescans+rawOCR+boundingboxinfo, at least to the
point that even the most avowed "page scans are good enough" people
will not be able to argue against?


> put that in your "white-paper", jon...

Can I quote you on this? <smile/>

Jon