Hi Graham, Just to add further to this debate, although I have K1000, I have just upgraded my Abbyy Fine reader to Version 9 Professional, and it is extremely accessible, and easier to use than previous versions. About 90 quid if you don't have it, and 65 quid to upgrade from a previous version. They even mention accessibility in the manual. I am impressed with this one. http://www.abbyy.com. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Page Sent: 02 December 2007 21:01 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kurzweil 1000 vs. OpenBook Hi Ray. To go with this, here is the link to what's new in OpenBook. While the ability to rerecognise pages that have already been scanned is one improvement, there doesn't seem to be anything in the way of optimisation settings which are a great feature of Kurzweil 1000. The online features of Kurzweil 1000 are also of value. I do agree though that such an expensive OCR package may not be required for everyone. Regards Graham http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_OB80.asp Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:19 PM Subject: [access-uk] Kurzweil 1000 vs. OpenBook There was a brief thread here recently concerning Kurzweil 1000 vs. OpenBookso I thought this link might be of interest: http://www.jbrownell.com/ko.html Actually, think some folks get by pretty nicely without either, but you pays your money.... From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2697 (20071202) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq