Mike, I'm afraid Cindy is right about it being impossible to say how long it takes me to prepare a book for Bookshare. I work on books a little at a time, and depending on what else is going on, I might go weeks without working on anything. Like Cindy, I scan books I want to read, and then edit as I read. I have finished editing several books, but haven't submitted them, because I'm waiting for a sighted person to go over them. Since that process is time consuming, it's hard to motivate family members to do it--though my older children will sometimes proovread for extra money (smile). As far as scanning, if you haven't already purchased software, I highly recommend K1000. It has a number of features, such as Scanning Optimization, that can save you a lot of time and frustration. Regards, Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:05 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good > Paula > > Your approach sort of reminds me of the medieval monks who painstakingly > copied scrolls for preservation for future generations. And, this is how > I've always thought is how one would get ultimately great copies into > scanned etexts particularly if the intent was first and foremost scanning > for the benefit of others. > > Can you give me some idea, for a typical book, how long it takes you to go > through the whole process from laying the first page on the scanner to > finally hitting the submission key on the BookShare site. > I ask the question out of admiration and in no way wish to demean those > who submit stuff they happened to do just for themselves. > > > >