I like voluntary impoverment, smile. And believe me have been down that road, a time or two before, smile. Ah, well, if Kelpie is willing to Validate, and edit I am willing to scan, is of course if I can find his books to scan. Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free. - Helen Keller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:35 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Kelby's Books Hi all, I suspect that Kelby is suffering from financial debilitation. Un Unfortunately if one suffers from this condition, $200 for a scanner plus a good $800 for a decent OCR program makes scanning a bit out of reach. There are cheaper OCR programs, but I don't know much about those. Now, if money grew on trees...I think Kelby could indeed learn to scan. Problem is getting the materials. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring NEW EMAIL ADDRESS EFFECTIVE NOW: AKP@xxxxxxxxxxx OLD EMAIL, EFFECTIVE TILL 09/30/07: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.25/1018 - Release Date: 9/19/2007 3:59 PM To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-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.