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Hello
My advice:
1 - scan in black and white and test OCR in it.
[Remember that the most work and time spent is in proof reading (and correcting) the OCR result, then re-format all the formatting until you have a document that resembles an original from where you could create a new book (in any format)];
2 - if your OCR results are good enough that you think if one day you will be wanting to do OCR and proof reading out of these scannings, consider these PDFs you are now making to be your using files and your base files. Use them with your netbook;
3 - if not (or for the books that the black and white scanning did not give you quality enough for OCR), scan in grey or color and/or go up with the resolution (400dpi or even 600 dpi) until you get good OCR results - these PDFs are now your base files. From these PDFs make black and white PDF files - these are now your use files, read them in your netbook;
4 - make security copies of all your base files.
Conclusion:
a) you are making PDF files to read now;
b) you are putting aside (backing up) base files that in the future, if you want (or the OCR technology grows to the point of creating perfect results with almost no need of human intervention), you can do it not needing to repeat all the process.
Best regards,
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