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Old 08-12-2011, 07:41 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze View Post
People are still going to have to proof and format the digital copies against the cut-spined originals.
True. I've always found proofing and formatting to be at least 90% of the work.

This scanning service might be a good option for those with only one or two books to scan, but I should think that the break-even point between shipping costs to Japan and the purchase of an inexpensive scanner with a basic bundled OCR application would be reached rather quickly.

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