[blindLaw] Openbooks 9.0 by freedom scientific or Kurzweil 1000—for reading and writing

[omar duncan]

Thank you for that Robert.

Totally.

Ye. I have Abby finereader license.

I was looking for a robust solution that is all in one package rather and
allows one to be in an insulated platform for reading rather than doing it
in another platform where some commands might not work or interaction g
with the softwares other features by accident.


Lastly, what do you prefer about K 1000 user interface? And do you see that
the study tools embedded within their voice notes in advance and rotation
make the reading experience a lot better in K 1000 and open books? I think
this is the most important question. I have compared to the others that I
would appreciate  insights and answers on,   And I appreciate attention in
advance.

I am looking for one of these program because  they make reading more
efficient.

K 1000 is better overall I would say, but I really like the exact view
feature that open books has and it’s same command sets as jaws

On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM Robert Jaquiss via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello:
>
>      Personally, I prefer Kurzweil K1000. I like its user interface better
> than Openbook. Neither package has been updated in several years. I believe
> that Kurzweil and Vispero offer 30 day demo packages. If memory serves, you
> cannot have both packages installed at the same time due to a conflict with
> the various components.
> A possible alternative may be Abbyy Finereader. The site is
> www.finereader.com
> Abbyy does offer a free trial, but you can only scan a few pages. The
> information I have read indicates that FineReader will work directly with
> scanners.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Robert
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Openbooks 9.0 by freedom scientific or Kurzweil
> 1000—for reading and writing
>
> Both of these products have not been developed in a long time with e age
> of AI .
>
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> Subject: [blindLaw] Openbooks 9.0 by freedom scientific or Kurzweil
> 1000—for reading and writing
>
> Hello does anyone know if openbooks 9.0 by freedom Scientific is better or
> Kurzweil 1000
>
> What has better ocr, better scanning and speed, better human like  voices
> and better features overall.
>
> Also, when it comes to using openbooks or Kurzweil 1000 as a writing  tool
> for typing, are there any program  that are better than the other in these
> areas?
>
> Also,  what is better in the overall department?
>
> More importantly, for the purposes of law school, which software is better
> suited for handling law school workload like casebook reading and other
> books or handouts?
>
> Lastly, which one is better for low vision use—partially sighted user.
>
> I appreciate anyone feedback and insight here.
>
>
> Thanks for everyone attention
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