HI Lisa, One other suggestion on this thread. Mj cuts books for me when I need to have them done. A sighted person or blind person if you would like to try it, can cut a book with a razor knife or carpet knife. But yes, most office supply stores will cut them for you for a small cost. Katie Hill You can learn a lot if you are humble enough to listen. Lynn Lewis Warren Email: Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lisa Kidder Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 11:03 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] taking apart a book for scanning Hello All, I am still on leave, and I am trying to scan a book. However, it is over 1000 pages. I lifted the cover off my scanner, and it is hard to press down on the spine to make it flat due to the thickness of the book. Is there a way to take it apart by hand? If so, how is this done. Lisa. 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.