Hello Erik, The Fopydo stand with book reading aid is the same one you’ve seen, but it has a base with two foam pads positioned above and below where the spine of the book sits. These foam pads keep the pages open and flat. There are two stiff wires, bent at a right angle, which are inserted into the base and the upright section. These wires can be pushed right in or pulled some way out to adjust the height of the shelf and the distance from the base. The foam pads are also very adjustable, so the size of book you describe will fit easily between the pads, and the height can be adjusted accordingly. It certainly is made of a plasticised kind of cardboard, but it’s more robust than you’d think. It’s also light to carry around, which is useful for a student. I read with the Fopydo on my lap, something that can’t be done with the StandScan Pro, unless I put a tray or rigid board on my lap first. I like being able to sit with the book in front of me, turning the pages as I would if reading with my eyes or the optacon, the latter being something I used to do before I lost some feeling in the fingers of my left hand. Getting older isn’t a bundle of laughs.
Cheers, Anne > On 25 Jan 2016, at 21:57, Erik Burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > > Hi Ann, that should work out for standard hard and paperback books. > Normally its exactly what I would suggest. If the textbooks are 8.5x11 > though, then they open out to 17x11. Books that size need the flip sides > function I think. > > Could you send me a link to your foppydo on amazon? They make a few models > and the only one I actually touched was a cardboard thing like the standsan. > I get the impression yours is a cut above that. > > Thanks > > Erik > > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r> > > On Jan 25, 2016, at 2:48 PM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk > <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: > Hello Erik, > > The Fopydo is highly adjustable so yes, it will cope with that size. > KNFBReader handles multicolumn documents very well which is why it works for > reading books. > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 25 Jan 2016, at 16:48, Erik Burggraaf < e...@erik-burggraaf.com >> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Does foppydo support 8.5x14? This could be important since knfb doesn't yet >> support flipping sides as far as I know. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik >> >> Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r> >> >> On Jan 25, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Anne Robertson < a...@anarchie.org.uk >> <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I can’t speak highly enough of the Fopydo stand with Book Reading Aid and >> KNFBReader. The book reading aid holds the book open and the stand keeps the >> iPhone at exactly the right position to take the perfect photo. KNFBReader >> allows you to add each newly scanned page to a document, and you can export >> to a number of formats, including RTF. >> >> The Fopydo stand with Book Reading Aid costs $35 plus shipping. I know that >> shipping to France costs $12, making the total $47. >> >> I’ve got a StandScan Pro and a Giraffe Reader, but the Fopydo is the one I’d >> recommend above all others because it is so convenient to use and makes >> reading a book a pleasure. I can sit with the Fopydo on my lap and read in >> comfort, turning the page as KNFBReader starts speaking. >> >> Here’s the link: >> < http://www.fopydo.com/bookreadingaid >> <http://www.fopydo.com/bookreadingaid>> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 25 Jan 2016, at 14:34, Erik Burggraaf < e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, I have a 5 mpx eyepal which served me well when I managed a business, >>> but which I no longer have a use for and would be willing to sell. >>> >>> Another good solution would be to buy a scanjig and use that with prismo or >>> knfb reader. 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