Another stand option is Fopydo. The designer of this stand says Amazon should have them by next week (maybe the week after). $20 for the smaller stand that was designed for phones; $30 for the one designed for tablets. The only difference is size, and the tablet sized one might be more appropriate for us, given that its bottom, where your document goes, is closer to 8.5X11 and thus pages should be easier to line up. I’m going to be getting one of the tablet sized ones, already have the smaller one. 

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> On Nov 13, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Phil,
> 
> I pinch pennies so tight they squeak.  I swore I never would pay $100 for an 
> iPhone app, and I didn't.  I got the KNFB Reader for $80 and love it.
> 
> Like the one that came out in the PDA and then subsequently on the Nokia 
> phones, alignment is very critical.  I was amazed though at how well it 
> works, even when I took a picture in near darkness.  It brings up the 
> results in about two seconds.
> 
> A couple suggestions if you aren't used to using it:
> 
> 1.  It helps to have good lighting.
> 2.  Use the tilt option, it helps you keep the phone from skewing the print 
> vertically or horizontally but not radially; but accidentally tilting makes 
> a marked difference on results.  That was the hardest thing to train new 
> users on when I sold the Nokia ones.
> 3.  It is designed for reading printed material; any time it can read a 
> screen or a display, that is a bonus.
> 4.  If you are going to do a ton of scanning with it, consider buying a 
> Scanstand, ScanJig, or build your own box that you can put the iPhone on top 
> of so you don't have alignment issues.  A good way to go might be something 
> with Plexiglass that would not block light.
> 
> Steve, K8SP
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Phil Scovell
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:23 PM
> Subject: KNFB iPhone Reader
> 
> 
> Well, I dove in headfirst this afternoon and downloaded the KNFB OCR app for
> blind users.  It definitely takes practice positioning the camera to get a
> good picture before reading much is possible.