Yes, I did, and thank you for trying to help, too! My previous e-mail address was linked to a website which no longer exists, and I had no warning when it was going. I suspect I've lost a lot of mail because of it. Oh well... Joanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scannin g > Joannie, > > Thanks for posting again. I see your address has > changed, and I will save it. Did you see and answer > Adrienne's message that was an anwer to your request? > > Cindy > > - CJ Vining <Vining@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Oh, how I miss my Reading Edge for this very reason! > > > > I press the spine down on both pb and hc books. It > > makes scanning hard work, yes, but at least I can be > > fairly certain that I won't have to go back and > > rescan pages a second time. I've become a great fan > > of the public library in the last few months, > > because their books are flexible enough not to need > > their spines pressed. > > > > Some time back, didn't one of you have information > > about a particular new scanner which is designed > > similar to the Reading Edge? I neglected to make a > > note of the name of it, so if anyone knows what this > > is, I'd be grateful if it were posted again. > > > > Joanie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Patti Johnson > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:33 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scannin g > > > > > > I was asking the gentleman at FS today if he > > scanned books and he said no. He said what he knew > > about that was that most paperbacks have cheap > > paper for pages, and the fact you have to hold the > > binding down to get a good scan, so he had never > > tried scanning a book but said he thought he might > > try it. How many of you hold the binding down while > > scanning? Seems to me if you are going to do that > > then you have to sit at the computer/scanner the > > whole time the book is scanning, whether you do it > > in segments but still, that sounds like a lot of > > effort, and wondered if that is what you all do. I > > also wonder if hardback books are easier, if you > > have to hold that binding down as often on a > > hardback book. The gentleman at FS said that was one > > of the things he really had liked about the reading > > edge, that all that effort wasn't necessary because > > of how you had the book positioned on the scanner, > > and the fact you could put it in a farther back > > position, however he said it. Anyway, just curious, > > Patti > > > > Me and my guide dog; > > He does a good job, > > He keeps me safe > > So life is just great > > For me and my guide dog. > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail for Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail >