Forget OpenBook and K1000 and all that Windows <expletive deleted> stuff, use scanimage and gocr from the command line. It works. On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Ann Parsons wrote: > Hi all, > > Gena, a couple of misconceptions here. First, one doesn't have to buy > the book in order to scan it. One can request the book from a regular > library and scan it. As for the cost of K1000 or Ruby, yes, these do > cost, and it is a shame that such things have to cost as much as they > do. > > There are scholarships available through various organizations, > apparently. I think what they are trying to do is to get Lions or > something similar to donate the money so that folks who can not afford > the fee will be able to do so. I think they are also looking for > organizations who want to scan books. > > I know it looks like things are sort of skewed, and I know they need > to do more about getting access via Lynx and that, but the idea is > sound. > > I'm not sure what formats they require. I do know that there are > strict rules about not submitting stuff that has been scanned for you, > like text books and all, or propriatary materials from a university. > They're working on all this. It's only a couple of weeks old. > They'll work out the kinks. > > Ann P. > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
