I never disassemble my books to scan them. This breaks my heart. I still
get good scans, though, with my Epson Perfection 6500, which cost less
than
$100, and scans a page in less than ten seconds, usually around six
seconds.
Brian M
----- Original Message -----
From: "maithe007" <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:44 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Opticbook 3600... I love it!
Hi Vapour!
Thanks for letting me know. I definitely think this is the scanner I
will
go with. I hate to damage my books...I love my books! *L*
Take care,
Maithe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vapour Wiseblood" <vapour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:39 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Opticbook 3600... I love it!
> The two major differences are the following: The scans are of
> amazing
> quality. Also, because it is a book edge scanner, I can scan just about
> any book without having to remove the binding, and still get the same
> quality of scan if I had. This is great for library books or books that
my
> wife, who is sighted, and I want to keep in our personal print library.
In
> fact, because it is a book edge scanner, I don't really stress the
binding
> much at all.
>
> Vapour Wiseblood: Musician, writer, warrior-priest.
> Check out my band, Arimathea, at: www.myspace.com/arimatheasd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "maithe007" <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 11:26 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Opticbook 3600... I love it!
>
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have a question about this scanner...what is the big difference
between
>> this one and other scanners? I know the scan is better, but is it
really
>> faster? I was reading about it and it said something about being able
to
>> turn the pages without having to move it? Maybe I misunderstood.
>> What
>> is the real difference that you have found?
>>
>> Maithe
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vapour Wiseblood" <vapour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:23 PM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Opticbook 3600... I love it!
>>
>>
>>> I bought it on Amazon for about $230 before tax and shipping. It
was
>>> definitely an expensive purchase, but well worth it. It's pretty
>>> quick
>>> on the scans. Ten seconds or less a scan .
>>>
>>> -Vapour
>>>
>>>
>>> Vapour Wiseblood: Musician, writer, warrior-priest.
>>> Check out my band, Arimathea, at: www.myspace.com/arimatheasd
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 6:44 AM
>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Opticbook 3600... I love it!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Where did you purchase your Opticbook, and if you don't mind my
asking,
>>>> how
>>>> much did it cost?
>>>>
>>>> Also, how fast does it scan?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brian Miller
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Vapour Wiseblood" <vapour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Bookshare Discuss" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 9:08 PM
>>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Opticbook 3600... I love it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>> This is just a quick note to let you all know that I just
>>>>> installed
>>>> the
>>>>> software for my new Opticbook 3600. I am happy to announce that it
>>>>> works
>>>>> very well with Kurzweil 1000 version 7, and I'm getting practically
>>>> perfect
>>>>> scans. I didn't check to see if Sula, by Tony Morrison, was in the
>>>>> collection, but the only thing it had trouble with was the cover of
>>>>> the
>>>>> book. The actual pages of the book were perfect. It should also be
>>>>> noted
>>>>> that this is with default Kurzweil settings. This is one of the
>>>>> best
>>>>> purchases I ever made, even if it was on the pricey side. Well,
>>>>> with
>>>>> all
>>>> the
>>>>> books I am going to scan, it's going to pay for my Bookshare
>>>>> membership
>>>> dues
>>>>> for at least a few years.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Vapour
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Vapour Wiseblood: Musician, writer, warrior-priest.
>>>>> Check out my band, Arimathea, at: www.myspace.com/arimatheasd
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