Hi Freedom the scientific and humanware do such machines. The freedom aside to take option is called Sarah as in scanning and reading appliance and uses a camera. You can also get software solutions and use either an external flat bed scanner all digital camera to capture the text. All the best, Abraham. Sent from my iPhone On 6 Jan 2013, at 15:07, "andrew shipp" <andrew.shipp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Please could anyone tell me of a machine that will read aloud a > printed book? I've just heard this afternoon that such a machine does > exist. also about the price I could expect to pay for one of these such > machines. > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq