[bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
- From: "gwen tweedy" <gstweedy@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:05:16 -0500
I don't know about that I'm sure having troubles *smile*
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Castner
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:47 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi, Kim,
Actually for the most part scanning is just as effortless as your family
thinks it is.
I use Openbook, not Kurtzweil, so there may be some settings that would help
you; I hope Kurzweil users will comment.
Also, with the Cannon most books lay on the flatbed, but it may be necessary
to scan one page at a time.
I did use Kurtzweil at work many years ago, but did not do books or anything
I would want to keep.
Why don't you either start with justa letter, a short document or a short
book to see how it goes. Once you have done some scanning, you will better
know what questions to ask.
With encouragement,
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kim Friedman
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi, Lori, what intimidates me is that I've never had a scanner before and I
don't know the first thing about scanning anything. I have stuff that might be
wider than the scanner's bed. Will the book still scan in that case? When I got
Kurzweil 1000 version 11.0, I called the Tech Support folks and they helped me
set up Kurzweil and I've read some of the manual, but manuals and me don't get
along, I.e., I hear what I'm reading, but whatever knowledge that is there
isn't absorbed by me as it goes right over my head. I am not the greatest
problem solver in the world and have no idea of the questions I ought to be
asking and resolving to scan something. I have family members who assume that
all one does is slap something down on the scanner, it scans automatically,
Kurzweil reads it automatically, and voila! instant images ready to be read,
etc. I'm wondering if it's really all that simple. I've never seen anything in
my life, so have no way to gauge what's occurring. Let's face it, I'm scared. I
know it's irrational and unreasonable, but there it is. I don't know anybody
living nearby who can walk me through using the thing. That's It pure and
simple. I've put something on the scanner and have apparently had no results
due to my total lack of knowledge, possible non-willingness to persevere, and
fear. Regards, Kim the scannerphobe.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:21 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Kim what intimidates you about the cannon scanner? My husband uses one and
has had very good luck.
Lori C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kim Friedman
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:15 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi, Monica, if you are interested The Cake Bible is in the NLS program.
In fact, I got the recording and duplicated it for my personal use. Rose Levy
Beranbaum has other cookbooks and one of them is The Pastry Bible. I think her
books may be tough because her ingredients lists are written using weight
measurements as well as the cups and spoons measurements we're used to. Along
with that, she uses sidebars which have commentary. I imagine there are a lot
of illustrations in her books. I have heard of Taste of Home, but haven't read
the magazines they produce. I'm getting Bon Appétit and I used to get Gourmet.
I have found some neat cookbooks. I've got some cookbooks in print that I'd
definitely love to see in the Bookshare collection. I have a Canon LIDE90
scanner but am unsure and intimidated about using it. It's a flatbed scanner
and is longer than it is wide. It's sitting there on my desk and is plugged
into the computer with a USB cable. Anyhow, thanks for writing back. Regards,
Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:31 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Kim, you and I have similar interests in cookbooks. (smile) I'd like to
see the list of cookbooks you'd like to have access to. I can help with
scanning if they are at my library. I also have just been given a stack of
cookbooks today, and I'll work on adding those too. Many of them are from
Better Homes and Gardens or Taste Of Home. I don't know how well they'll scan.
The Taste Of Home books seem to be doing well so far. The Better Homes and
Gardens books are thinner but are also done in columns. I'll tackle one soon
and see how well it works out.
I did send a book called The Cake Bible to the Bookshare office with the
hope that Carrie's proofreaders could work on it. I don't know if they are able
to process it though. I hope so because there are a lot of good cake recipes in
there. My mom used to read it to me.
Monica Willyard
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 3:08 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi, Monica, I thank you for your message. This stuff, needless to say, is
unknown territory to me. The stuff I found on amazon.com vary in date, but I'll
bet you some of them are definitely of recent vintage (not sure though). I
thought these would be a change from the usual Weight Watcher stuff of which
Bookshare seems to have a great amount. I like ethnic cookbooks and seem to be
gravitating to cookbooks about desserts and baking, if only for making me
imagine how those desserts might taste. (I'm getting hungry just thinking about
this stuff.) I am not saying there shouldn't be books on health, diet, and
nutrition, but I lean towards the straight cookbook that concerns itself with
what people eat in a particular cuisine, how to get the ingredients, cooking
methods, history of cooking in that cuisine, and (I hope) lovely delicious
recipe instructions that make me wish I were eating what I'm reading about.
Would anybody like me to go into amazon.com and I can send the names of
cookbooks that I'm interested in seeing at bookshare, both the ones on my
shopping cart (to be bought later) and those on my wish list? I think if anyone
is interested in this I should send the lists directly to interested parties on
the Bookshare volunteer discussion list. Also they might write me off list so
nobody gets in trouble. Regards, Kim. ksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:36 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi Kim and Jamie. For what it's worth, I've found that many cookbooks
from the 80s and early 90s scan better than brand new cookbooks. I think that's
because they were using computers with more standard fonts, and they tend to
use real fractions instead of the half symbol in ingredient lists. Cookbooks
from the 60s, on the other hand, don't scan so well because they often use a
font that is sort of decorative or like handwriting, and the paper has
yellowed. The Frugal Gourmet books from the late 80s scanned very well. I wish
I still had them to submit. I scanned them back when I was using DOS when I
scanned them in 1991, and they were almost flawless. I couldn't convert them
when I started using Windows, and that means scanning them from scratch. I got
them from my local library. That means I can get them again. I just need some
vacation time to do more scanning. The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine is my
favorite in that series. Oh no! Now I've made myself hungry from thinking about
the Italian gravy recipe in that book.
Monica Willyard
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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