Hi Mayrie,Thanks for sharing about these! I always hate pressing down my books, as I fear that one day I'm going to inadvertently damage a spine, which would just be sacrilege to me. *smile* I may have to save up and get one of these! Are the scanning surfaces large enough to do the coffee table sized books, as well, just out of curiosity?
Thanks much! Warmest, Kim L -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 7:31 PM To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss]
Hi Jackie,The OpticBook scanners are the only scanners that allow you to scan without pressing the book down onto the scanner. One edge of the scannerbed/glass, comes to the edge of the scanner itself, so that you lay a book on the glasswith the edge of the scanner in the gutter or crack in the center of the book. This removes the need to press a book down on a flatbed scanner to make pages scan clearly without junk characters on the margins of pages closest to the gutter. The OpticBooks can be had for around $250.That wasn't a very good description of scanning with what they call a "bookedge". Hopefully you get the idea. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ixchel, Jackie Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 4:17 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [bksvol-discuss] Hi,I'm just curious, but what is the difference between an optic book and say acannon? Also, how much does the optic book cost? Thanks, Jackie On 3/6/12, Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi Sandi, I'm so glad you're happy! I feel exactly the same way about my OpticBook 3600. Guess I'm considering upgrading some time soon! Happy scanning! Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Ryan Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:42 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] [bksvol-discuss] Hi Mayrie, I just wanted to let you know that I have had my Optic Book 3800 for a week, and I am in love! I have always cringed at scanning books that didn't fit crosswise on the scanning bed, because they had to be folded back, and the edges of the pages were always pretty scrambled. Now I can hang one side of the book off the scanner, then flip the bookand hang the other side off.How have I lived this long without this scanner?! Thanks for the recommendation. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: Mayrie <mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> ReNae To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:28 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: FW: Guilford Press Has Become a Partner Hi Cindy, Yes, this notice means that the publisher just brought on board with Bookshare will be donating books now and is on the list of publishersnot to scan if you are bothered by potentially having your books replaced.Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:16 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: FW: Guilford Press Has Become a Partner Wonderful. Does this mean that they are not safe to scan because they'll be in the collection from the publisher? _____ From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 2:45 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: FW: Guilford Press Has Become a Partner That is fantastic; thanks for passing information on! Valerie From: Alisa Moore <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, March 6, 2012 4:07:12 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] FW: Guilford Press Has Become a Partner From: Robin Seaman Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 1:38 PM To: Bookshare Team Subject: Guilford Press Has Signed Our Agreement Guilford Press, headquartered in New York, has signed our agreement, giving us world rights to their distinguished list of academic books in the social and behavioral sciences, education, and mental health. Founded in 1973, Guilford has over 1,400 titles in print (350 of which have been converted to EPUB and are ready to upload) and publishes 90books a year.Many of their books are widely adopted textbooks which will be of particular interest to the community we serve: http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=bestsellers.html&c art_id =361571.32083#Wid They also publish twelve journals in psychology, public health, and social criticism, two newsletters, <http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?type=dir&pattern=scales&ca rt_id= 361571.32083> assessment scales, <http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?type=dir&pattern=videos&ca rt_id= 361571.32083> video productions, and <http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?type=dir&pattern=software&; cart_i d=361571.32083> software programs: http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=home.html&cart_id Robin-- Currently Reading: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan and Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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