[nabs-l] Buying a New Scanner

[Rahul Bajaj]

Hi All,

I'm really keen to buy a camera scanner like the Pearl Camera Scanner.
I currently use a normal HP flatbed scanner which is neither as
accurate nor as fast as I'd like it to be. Even though I use Fine
Reader on the scanned material for the purpose of OCR, the text that I
finally get is often riddled with spelling mistakes and weird
punctuation marks. The only thing that's holding me back from
purchasing a camera scanner is the exorbitant cost of such scanners.
Are you guys aware of any private organizations that would be willing
to offer financial assistance for purchasing the scanner to a student
living in India? I have contacted a number of organizations here in
India for this purpose. It is dismaying to note that none of them are
willing to pay even a small portion of the total cost.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best,
Rahul