[FRIAM] scanning an old manuscript

[Joe Spinden]

Anybody know about OCR into epub format ?  For me, that is a vastly 
superior format.

Joe



On 12/2/17 4:33 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
>
> Thanks, you guys for all the suggestions.  You guys NEVER fail me.
>
> Nick
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ 
> <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enickthompson/naturaldesigns/>
>
> *From:*Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Roger 
> Critchlow
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 02, 2017 12:40 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] scanning an old manuscript
>
> I've been reading a lot of ebooks from the library, and I'm noticing 
> that some OCR errors keep slipping through.  A character in the book 
> I'm just now reading is rendered as Former and Fortner on facing 
> pages. So don't expect even good OCR to leave you with nothing left to 
> proof read.
>
> -- rec --
>
> On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Stephen Guerin 
> <redfishgroupllc at gmail.com <mailto:redfishgroupllc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     http://bfy.tw/FM9X. :-p
>
>     On Dec 1, 2017 6:22 PM, "Nick Thompson"
>     <nickthompson at earthlink.net <mailto:nickthompson at earthlink.net>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Dear Friammers,
>
>         I have a 400 page type script, double sided that I would like
>         to scan, and then edit. Fedex will scan it for a bit over 100
>         dollars.  They will put it into a word file for free, after
>         that.  No guarantees.    Does anybody know of a better deal in
>         Santa Fe, or if we mailed the type script off anywhere?  The
>         quality of the OCR software is my most urgent concern.  Are
>         there some REALLY GOOD ONES?  Would it be cheaper for me to
>         buy the software myself?
>
>         Lemme know,
>
>         Nick
>
>         Nicholas S. Thompson
>
>         Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
>         Clark University
>
>         http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>         <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enickthompson/naturaldesigns/>
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Joe

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