[stylist] stylist Digest, Vol 60, Issue 23

[Justin Williams]

I agree.  If you are reading, you should be paying attention.

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Kerry Thompson
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:55 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [stylist] stylist Digest, Vol 60, Issue 23

Hi friends,

People often do give twins names that are very similar. Frankly, I see no
reason to pander to a lazy reader. This is all the more true if there is
going to be some strategic use of confusion and mistaken identity later in
the story.

Hmmm... I recall the older set of twins as Nan and Burt while the younger
set was Freddie and Flossie. Wonder when and why Dan got changed to Burt?

About Kindle etc.:

Publishers not being able to provide organizations like NLS, RFB&D and  the
Xavior Society for the Blind with their digital files has been a problem for
some time. This problem must be solved, by legislation if need be. But, for
the rest, it seems to me the problem is not so much with the Copyright
Office but that a coprehensive, industry-wide standard must be established
in the publishing industry itself. Such a standard would protect the
author's' right to be compensated for distribution of their books in
accessible formats while at the same time facilitating such distribution.

Lori,

I've not looked into the matter myself, but rather heard my sister
fulmanating about it. She is, of course, a member of the Authors Guild.
Perhaps the Authors Guild needs to be educated? The idea Sis gave me was
that putting a book on Kindle amounted to republishing it (in accessible
format) without author's permission or fair compensation. Perhaps this is
not true. In any case, what I said above holds, I think. A comprehensive
standard, understood by all parties and including digital-age rights in
contracts, is essential.

Solidarity and Peace,
Kerry

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