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[StartQuote] Yes Bob, it is Many, many years ago I was fortunate to find and purchase a used copy of this book online at a used bookstore. Because of its rareness and cost, it has been on my mind for those same many years to recreate it so it could be converted and duplicated as a digital file. Because of its physical size (9.5” x 12.5” x 1.3”), number of pages (over 500 pages) and many color plates it would be prohibitively expense to reprint and distribute today. The only cost effective alternative to make this book available again, was to publish it on a CD as a “PDF”, Adobe Acrobat Reader file, viewable on a computer. When I first contemplated this project I had it priced by a specialty company that had specialized equipment that could scan hard casement bound books like this one, but this one also complicated the scanning process because the photographs were printed as “bleeds”, where the images prints to the page edge. Also the text had very, very tight margins and gutters, which also printed close to the page edges. These all complicated the scanning process and after receiving a price of many thousands of dollars for scanning only, I decided to pass on vending it out. Instead I decided I would cut up my book and trim down each and every page as close to the edge as I could, making it possible to fit my oversize page scanner. I then proceeded to scan the 500-plus pages at a super high resolution. After words, I manipulate each page scan as required (removing shadows, spots, enhancing the images, and straightening the page) and re-assembled the files into a digital book file. I then OCR’ed it to make it searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The .PDF File can be searched in Acrobat Reader by searching for “Word” or “Phrase”, it will then find each occurrence of the same and open to that page. As time passes and the vets sadly leave us the organization gets smaller. To keep generating funds to keep the two boats and the library a viable organization, I thought this might make a nice revenue source for supporting those items. After receiving a couple of emails today “using the message board for my personal gain” - Let me assure any skeptics, I not making or earning any money on this project, all the work and expenditures including the end result “The Knights of the Sea” PDF CD” was given to headquarters at no cost, with no strings; they will sell in the Ship’s Store. This also holds true for the ECLO drawings DVD and the Higgins Drawing DVD, and the ELCO Cut-away Poster now being sold at Headquarters’ Ship’s Store. PS: As Drew mentioned the original book was big and heavy, as stated above the book was 9.5” x 12.5”, 500-plus pages, and weighted about 7.5 pounds. Dick . . . Some photos below: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Webmaster/KofTS-02.jpg[/image] [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Webmaster/KofTS-03.jpg[/image] [EndQuote]
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