Hi, Gisela. I always use Kurzweil's Optimize feature for something like this, but I don't know what to suggest for OpenBook. The Janette Oke books I'm working on are paperbacks, and that's how I've found the best setting for them. Take care. Julie Morales inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Windows/MSN Messenger (but not email): mercy0421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gisela Vazquez To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 8:44 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] paper back scans I'm trying to scan a couple of Mary Higgens Clark novels: On the Street where you live and A cry in the Night They are scanning very poorly, at least for my tastes. They're paper backsand I'm using openbook7.02 to scan. I've tried using fine reader and omnipage. I've tried playing with the settings and I can't get a clean scan. They're readable enough but would be a nightmare to clean up. Suggestions? Should I continue or not? Ideas? gisela