Heck, it can take me almost 8 hours to scan a paperback, and that is with a 2 page scan. I guess I have a slow scanner too! Patti If you don't want to be accused of having a narrow mind, then stop blaming everything on the dog. ----- Original Message ----- From: maithe007 To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:28 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: question about scanning Hi Shane! It takes me about 2.5-3.0 hours to scan a book. The textbooks can take me all night long. I think I am going to have to buy a new and faster scanner. To me, my previous scanner was faster than this one. Anybody have suggestions for very fast scanners? Maithe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Christenson" <drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 6:20 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: question about scanning > Hi there. I'm not sure what kind of scanner you have, but on average, it > takes about 20 seconds or so to scan a page, sometimes faster or slower, > depending on the scanner and software. Also, if you have a relatively > thick book, sometimes it can just take a while to scan. If I scan a book > non-stop from start to finish, it takes me about an hour and a half to 2 > hours depending on the number of pages in the book. Please don't let this > discourage you. Smiles. The only other thing I can suggest is to buy a > faster scanner than what you might currently have. There are many good and > fast ones out there, and very affordable too. > > Shane > At 04:28 PM 9/6/2007, you wrote: >>Hi! >> >>I am new here, but have been with Bookshare for two years now. I >>literally have hundreds of books to scan, but find that it takes me too >>long to scan just one book. Is there a faster way for me to do it? It >>could be that my scanner is too slow or that I am not doing this right. >>My scans are pretty good....most of it is clear and concise. Please let >>me know how I can do this in a faster manner. >> >>Thanks a bunch, >> >>Maithe >><mailto:maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>__________ NOD32 2510 (20070906) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > 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. > 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: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.6/991 - Release Date: 9/5/2007 2:55 PM