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  <div class="vevent"> <h1 class="summary">Workshop: Building a High Speed DIY Book Scanner</h1> <div class='date'><abbr class="dtstart" title="2012-01-29T11:00:00">Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 11am</abbr>–<abbr class="dtend" title="2012-01-29T16:00:00">4pm</abbr></div> <div class="location vcard"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202392003'><span class='fn org'>BrainSilo</span></a> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2119 N. Kerby Ave. Suite C-2</div> <span class="locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code">97227</span> <div class='country-name'>US</div> (<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2119+N.+Kerby+Ave.+Suite+C-2%2C+Portland+OR+97227+US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description"> <p>Wish you could study faster, search through all your books in seconds like Google does (even when unavailable on Google), and get digital editions of those books currently unavailable through Amazon, Barnes and Nobles' or other online providers? Come learn how!</p> <p>We will teach you to build your own high-speed (2000 pages per hour) book scanner from inexpensive parts! Daniel Reetz, the hardware guru who started the DIY book scanning project, will lead the discussion and assembly. We will donate one of the assembled scanners to Portland State University's Disability Resource Center (DRC). Any donations to our organization are tax free.</p> <p>The Paper Upgrade Project, a 501(c)(3) IRS tax exempt public charity, is sponsoring this event (below for details).</p> <p>FREE TEXTBOOK DIGITIZING FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC</p> <p>Tired of lugging around 50+ pounds of textbooks? Wish you could "Google" JUST YOUR materials? Want access on PC,Mac,iPhone,Android,Kindle,etc?</p> <p>Public charity scans your materials for FREE! ● Textbooks ● Coursepacks ● Handouts ● Notes</p> <p>We scan up to 3 of your (already purchased) academic materials -- textbooks, coursepacks, notebooks, etc. – (1,000 pages and 1 request max) per student per term into searchable PDF files FOR FREE! ($10 suggested donation per book). NOTE: Our services are for personal academic use ONLY. We also provide free education to search, highlight, and annotate the results using free software.</p> <p>Our organization is a nonprofit public charity. Its IRS 501(C)(3) status makes your donations tax deductible. We aim to improve the education of university students and to reduce paper consumption.</p> <p>NOTE: We are looking for volunteers! Contact us <a href="mailto:info@paperupgrade.org">info@paperupgrade.org</a></p> <p>Free textbook scanning for PC,Mac,iPad,iPhone,Android</p> <p>Blog Post: <a href="http://goo.gl/TQG0b">http://goo.gl/TQG0b</a></p> <p>Facebook Event: <a href="http://goo.gl/Ulgkm">http://goo.gl/Ulgkm</a></p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.paperupgrade.org" class="url">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>