Richard, On the page for the kick starter project for the book attachment, there seem to be two levels of support, one for just the book attachment, and the other one that sounds very much like it includes the stand. $25 versus $35. Have you been to that page? And if so, what do you make of the $35 option? Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > I want to try and help clear up what might be some confusion. > > The Book reading attachment is just that, an attachment for the Fopydo > Scanning Stand. The attachment is not of much use without the stand. > > The attachment is designed to primarily help with scanning books by holding > the pages open without having to keep your hands on the book. > It has adjustable sides made out of memory foam that you can move to fit > different sized books and just keep the pages from flopping back closed. It > is really hard to describe it beyond that. > > The Fopydo Scanning Stand is the most portable of the stands on the market > and, in my opinion, the easiest to set up and break down. But, that is only > my opinion. > I have used or own all four of the stands that I know of on the market. > The Fopydo Stand > The ScanJig > The StandScan Pro > And The Giraffe Reader. > > The only one that is going to be really efficient for scanning books is the > Fopydo Stand with the new Book Attachment that he is trying to get funded > through KickStarter. > You can do books with the StandScan Pro, but it is very awkward since you are > working inside a box and have to hold the pages open with at least one hand. > > If you aren't planning to ever scan books or legal sized documents, most of > the stands are just fine. > > The ScanJig is the most durable but you are limited to 8.5 by 11 inch > documents. > > The Fopydo can be raised up to about 14 inches above the desk so you can > easily do legal sized documents or two pages of a book. > > The ScanJig, StandScan, and Giraffe Reader all hold the camera between 11 and > 12 inches maximum away from the page. > > I will paste, once again, my summary of each stand with links to them where > people can research more detail as they wish. > Scanning Stands > > ScanJig, $40.00 plus shipping > > ScanJig is made from hard plastic and is quite durable. It uses room light or > the camera flash for getting a good stand. It measures 9 by 13, by 1.5 inches > when closed. The assembly instructions are good and you can call them to get > help if necessary. > Phone: 800-390-1125 > Web site: www.scanjig.com > > Fopydo Scanning Stand for the Blind and Visually Impaired > > FopyDo stands for Photo-Copy-Document. It is a great new concept in stands. > It measures 11.75 by 9.5 by .5 inches when folded up. It is made from > corrugated plastic and folds up very nicely. Easy to set up and the default > height is 10.5 inches and works great for scanning an 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of > paper. At its tallest setting, it puts the device about 14 inches from the > desk and will work for scanning legal sized documents or both pages of a book > at once. There are two metal legs that have microsuction tape on the ends so > it doesn't slide on slick surfaces. > This new version is now available.� order Fopydo using Pay pal or a credit > card from: Fopydo web site > Or, from Amazon at: Amazon.com Fopydo Scanning Stand Deployment and operation > instructions for fOPYDO > > StandScan Pro Power bundle, $37.95 (StandScan Pro by itself $34.99) > > StandScan Pro is a document scanning stand that turns your mobile phone into > a document scanner. Combined with any of the OCR apps, provides excellent > access to documents for VoiceOver users. With the built-in LED lights, you > don't have to worry about lighting in the room and since the phone is kept > level and at the right height for getting a clear image of the document, the > OCr results are quite excellent. > The Power Bundle includes the following accessories in the price: > > 12V DC power adaptor to power your StandScan PRO, $4.95 > 12V portable battery pack for StandScan Pro (8 AA battery holder), $4.95 > 9 volt battery pack, included with the StandScan Pro. > To read more or to order, go to: > StandScan Power Bundle > Giraffe Reader > > From the Giraffe Reader web page on March 14, 2015: > > iPhone6? I'm afraid to say that the Giraffe Reader does not currently fit the > iPhone6 or 6-plus, but I'm hoping to design one very soon. Please email me to > register your interest, so I know how important this is to you all. It also > doesn't yet fit the iPad, or any Android phones at the moment. Again please > email if you'd like me to do this next. I've not managed it yet both because > the Giraffe width exactly matches the older iPhones, and because the breadth > of the cameras on all smartphones and tablets varies quite a bit. > Introductory price of only $54.50 US, or �32 > Free delivery worldwide for blind people > Easy payment through Paypal > Email us here to order > Giraffe Reader web site > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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