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Re: Apple II developer reference rescanning question
- Subject: Re: Apple II developer reference rescanning question
- From: Slor <semaj@rols.ten>
- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:23:14 -0500
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: SlorNet
- References: <2006092914464375249-sheppy@syndicommcom>
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Despite all prevention efforts, Eric Shepherd <sheppy@syndicomm.com> wrote
in news:2006092914464375249-sheppy@syndicommcom:
> I'm still kicking around starting to rescan all the APDA books I'm
> licensed to resell, but I have a question before I make a final
> decision:
>
> I'd like to get some feeling for how many people would want replacement
> copies if I offered a 70% discount to people who already bought the
> books from me.
>
> If I do rescan the books, I'd gather pristine master copies for as many
> as I can, and buy a new, better scanner with auto-duplex scanning to
> make the work less tedious.
>
> Before I do that, basically, I'm trying to judge how long it would take
> to recoup the expense of the new scanner.
>
> Scanning two-sided originals using a single-sided auto-feed scanner is
> tricky because one mistake and the entire document is out of order.
> And doing that many pages flatbed would be too much work. :)
>
Here I go again, piggybacking on someone else's topic... :) I've looked
through some document archives for a good reference on the IIc+ with no
luck so far. The IIc seems to be different enough that its materials are
not quite sufficient. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
If this is something you have, I might be interested in getting a copy.
Thanks
--
James