I have read novels with the Optacon. I just don't have time to do it any more. I do sometimes start novels. What I do read is stuff from reference books, books on cat care for example. Something I read for a long time was the daily page that a person reads if they follow a program such as Al-Anon. One of the respondents follows her diet plan using the Optacon. I apologize if anybody got the idea that no one reads books with the Optacon. All I menat to imply was that reading books is not the primary use that most people make of the Optacon which the manufacturer had believed reading books would be. Ctherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Catherine Thomas braille@xxxxxxxxx / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.