[bksvol-discuss] ARK (Arkenstone)?

Hi,
 have been wondering this for a while now.  Shrugged it off as not important 
until I've realized the number of books piling up in this format.  What is ARK 
(Arkenstone)?  What program does one need to open these files?   Are they Open 
Book-related, or something different.  I'm only familiar with Kurzweil and the 
various Windows-related formats.  However this may be something that I just 
missed along the way in learning about.  I wouldn't have wondered about it so 
much except that there are quite a few books up on the validation page in arc 
format that have been there for quite some time.  I'd happily download and 
validate some of these if I knew what the file types were.  If I have the 
program to open them, I can do that, but I think it is some sort of scanning 
software.  I vaguely remember there was a scanning program associated with 
these, but I don't recall which.  Are they easily converted, or must you have 
that specific software.  A lot of those books would be interesting to read 
though, and it'd be good to get them off the download page and onto the site.  
Any thoughts?

Best,
Allison H.

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