LOL Debee! And thank you for the warning! I did some searching and really want to get Finereader. I found some great deals (or so I thought) at less than $200. Well, luckily, I noticed these were the "upgrades", not the real deal. Glad I noticed! And I can't seem to find anything second-hand either. So, I doubt I'll be talking my husband into a $400 expenditure anytime soon, so I think I'll have to stick with FreeOCR and limit my scanning submissions. I think I can do children's books fairly easily, but novels would probably be too frustrating. Denise -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:40 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Recommendations for OCR and Scan software Denise, Be very careful when buying OCR software that you get a full version, especially on Ebay. Programs like OmniPage have a "limited" version that often is bundled free with scanners but doesn't OCR as well as the "professional" version. Some marketing folks say version, some say edition. Some programs call the full, complete version professional, or Office, Elite, enterprise, or some other fancy term. Often the limited or Lite edition is referred to simply by the product name, and buyer beware! For another example, when my husband gets a new digital camera it is bundled with a crippled photoshop or other image enhancement program. I've seen these products called XL or Basic, or some other mealy-mouthed term that implies the product is easier to use rather than the truth which is that it's missing crucial features. Like those computers you buy today loaded up with trial-ware. I worked for Caere as the tech support lead for OmniPage at the end of the 1990s and it was so frustrating the way they bundled the crippled product free with everything. Gave the average scanner consumer a completely flawed impression of OCR, which is exactly the opposite of what they were trying to do. But sometimes those arrogant guys in marketing, who have too many degrees and never talk to real customers are so clueless it's a wonder they sell anything at all!!! --Debee To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.