<div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-hb"><span dir="ltr" name="info" class="gmail-g2"></span> </span><div class="gmail-ajy" tabindex="0"><img class="gmail-ajz" id="gmail-:1g9" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt=""></div><div id="gmail-:1hl" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt"><div id="gmail-:1hk" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH gmail-m16084eaa103952ff"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>I
would like to talk with any folks who can collaborate or help
establishing a book scanner in Oakland. I am talking about a complete system,
finished, effective and quick. I myself need to be able to scan
quantities of books several times a month easily. I cannot afford the
total cost maybe $1500 of the base kit, cameras(aprox $100 per) and computer hardware of
full fledged system recommended by</div><div><a href="http://www.diybookscanner.org" target="_blank">http://www.diybookscanner.org</a><br><a href="https://store.diybookscanner.org/collections/frontpage/products/archivist-quill-book-scanner-base-kit" target="_blank">https://store.diybookscanner.<wbr>org/collections/frontpage/<wbr>products/archivist-quill-book-<wbr>scanner-base-kit</a><br></div></div><br>There
are many DIY project designs out there and software great to tinker with. But, what I am interested in is quickly completing setting up a fast stable
system(or getting one donated or purchased) - and working with the projects and
issues that begin at that point: starting with scanning lots of books. I have a huge
number of books I need to scan for personal and political projects which have broader applications. <br><br>I
would prefer working on a system that could serve many people and needs
- and I would be interested in being part of a collective working on
getting books scanned and converted to accessible formats (particularly <a href="http://daisy.org" target="_blank">http://daisy.org</a>)
- but also interested in working on making the system available to more
people and the whole thing accessible for the disabled. I am also
interested in discussing working on the further extensions of accommodating reading
disabilities, books and computer access for the blind. <br><div><div><div><div><br></div><div>I
volunteer at Revolution Books to fight the power and transform the
people for revolution. I have a good basis in literature of art,
politics, history, science and international fiction needing to be read
and made available. I have a reading disability. I have taught TV
production and media in public schools. I live in Oakland. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Jacques</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>