Hi All, I am looking into purchasing a scanner. I really like what I've read about the PlusTek 3600, especially how it seems to be able to scan books without them being cut apart. It seems to have some kind of mojo that helps read the lines of print even in where the spine sometimes causes trouble with character recognition. Has anyone been using a 3600 with the FineReader software? In your opinion, how does it work. I 'm looking for a viable alternative to Kurzweil and Open Book because they are a bit spendy for my budget. I have also heard of the OCR software OmniPage 15and then one called Text Bridge or something along that line. I would really appreciate hearing about the software you use in lieu of Kurzweil and Open Book. Thank you for helping this Babe in the woods. Nancy