If you have Kurzweil, use the optimize scanning feature. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Teresa Bigelow Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:35 PM To: captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Weight Watchers books I would love to scan some of my cookbooks if someone would give me some hints on how to go about it. I have most of the current WW ones, but my Joy of cooking is the last edition not the newest one. By the by I am a new recruit- eager to start. Teresa <-----Original Message-----> From: GenePoole [captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 2/5/2007 10:59:55 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Weight Watchers books Ya know, it would be really awesome if ten or 12 people got copies of the joy of cooking, last year's edition and worked as a team to make a copy available on bookshare. I would be willing to be a part of this team. Any takers? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <plumlipstick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 11:02 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Weight Watchers books > Hi, Sharon. I'm glad I could give you some encouragement with your > cookbooks. If you have Kurzweil, you might want to use the optimize > scan feature on a page with text, and you may want to use the > Scansoft Accurate engine. If you use Openbook, I've found that it > helps if I turn on color scanning. That setting doesn't seem to > matter with Kurzweil though. I've scanned several of the Weight > Watchers Family Favorites books and their 365-day menu cookbook with > reasonable results. I've also scanned some healthy food books by > Ruth Glick that came out well, especially her book Skinny Italian > Food. If that hadn't been a library book, I'd have asked to see if > anyone would be willing to work with my print copy to help validate > if I mailed it out. I may try that with my new Taste Of Home > Diabetic Cookbook 2006. It seems to be scanning well so far. :) I > feel a little selfish for having some cookbooks scanned and not > sharing them. I guess I'm willing to experiment with my scanned > recipes because I'm the one who will have to eat the > results. Lol. I don't want anyone else to get mixed up though. > > Monica Willyard > > At 10:39 PM 2/4/2007, you wrote: > >Monica, thanks for the heads up on scanning WW books. I'll have to get some. > >I'd pretty much given up on most of my cookbooks. > >Sharon > > 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. . Click to consolidate your debt and lower your monthly expenses _______________________________________________________________ Get the Free email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com Unlimited Email Storage ? POP3 ? Calendar ? SMS ? Translator ? Much More! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.27/671 - Release Date: 2/5/2007 4:48 PM