Thread: Have you EVER wanted to scan that old book?
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Old 01-31-2010, 09:20 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas View Post
Unfortunately, I don't have anything old enough to warrant me scanning them. Plus I'm sure if I do, I could always spend a little and get a digital copy of it without me spending countless hours and hundreds of dollars on hardware and software in order to save a few dead-tree books.
I have some books that I may re-read in paper format because I will not pay for it in ebook format. And, yes, I could probably find a pirated copy for free. But I have the book so why bother?

On the other hand I have some old books that cost all of 45 cents. When they were new that is. Some are fiction, science fiction, and hard to find history books. None of them will ever be converted to ebook format.

But you are right, spending a few hundred dollars on hardware to convert them is a bit too much.
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