Hi, everyone! First of all, I want to wish you all a very happy and blessed 2005! I look forward to seeing what this year holds for Bookshare as well. I've found several things that help to make scanning less boring. <Smile> First of all, as Mike and shelley have stated, it's sometimes fun to read the book while I'm scanning it. If I feel like watching a movie, I often log on to Freedom Box, which, by the way, is an excellent on-line network for blind people. They have just launched Freedom Box System Access, a low-cost alternative to current screen readers. Anyway, Freedom box includes a ton of sound-tracks for audio-described movies, so I often watch one while I'm scanning. If I know that I'm going to be on the phone for a while, I will sometimes scan a book while I'm chatting with a friend, especially when I'm to the point where I'm ready to use the Scan Repeatedly feature in K1000 which, by the way, is a God-send! If I don't feel like reading a book, watching a movie, or chatting, sometimes I find it nice to just sit and think while I'm scanning... but that's very rare! <Smile> Having said all that, Rose, I think a long book is quite a daunting task, and I have to be feeling especially brave to undertake it! <Smile> Happy New Year, everyone! Jana ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jana Jackson Inside Sales Specialist Goodkin Border & Associates Toll Free: 800-759-6275, ext. 46 Direct: 615-507-1442 Email: jana@xxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.gbacorp.com "Consultation and Products for People with Low Vision, Blindness, and Learning Disabilities" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about Jana's music ministry, visit her web site at http://www.janajackson.com/.